2021 Minneapolis municipal election

2021 Minneapolis municipal election

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A general election was held in

Mayor

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State legislative elections Senate elections 1890 1894 1898 1902 1906 1910 1976 1980 1982 1986 1990 1992 1996 2000 2002 2006 2010 2012 2016 2020 2022 2026 House of Representatives elections 1910 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Special elections Senate House of Representatives
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Incumbent

sought re-election to a second term among a field of 16 candidates. He won with 56% of the vote in the second round of the rank-choice ballot.

City Council

All 13 seats on the

's first representative elected to the Minneapolis City Council.

Park and Recreation Board

All 9 seats on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board were up for election in 2021. This includes 6 district commissioners and 3 at-large commissioners. Park commissioners run as nonpartisan.

Results

At-Large

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Commissioner at-large seats, 2021
Affiliation		Candidate	FPV (%)	Votes per round							Status
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Non-partisan	Meg Forney	29.64	31,612	31,629	26,663[2]	Elected
	Non-partisan	Tom Olsen	19.41	20,702	20,710	21,094	21,935	23,456	27,775	26,664[2]	Elected
	Non-partisan	Alicia D. Smith	12.00	12,799	12,806	13,517	15,138	17,317	19,298	19,657	Elected
	Non-partisan	Mary McKelvey	11.32	12,074	12,079	13,441	14,936	16,869	18,298	18,458	Lost
	Non-partisan	Londel French	11.12	11,906	11,916	12,134	12,505	13,394	Eliminated
	Non-partisan	Charles Rucker	9.11	9,711	9,720	10,128	10,761	Eliminated
	Non-partisan	Katherine Kelly	6.82	7,270	7,272	7,575	Eliminated
	Write-ins	—	0.54	578	Eliminated
Exhausted ballots					518	2,099	4,712	8,982	14,616	15,208
Total votes				106,650
Threshold				26,663
Undervotes				38,687
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[3]

District 1

Running unopposed, Commissioner Billy Menz from District 1 was elected in the first round.[4]

First round, District 1

Candidate		Votes	%
Billy Menz		1,297	84.33
Write-in		281	1.91

Commissioner Becka Thompson was elected after the second round.^[5]

Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1	Round 2	% Final	Status
Becka Thompson	41.4%	4,479	5,280	48.8%	Elected
Mike Shelton	29.7%	3,212	4,136	38.3%	Lost
Eric Moran	28.2%	3,047	Eliminated
Write-in	0.7%	73	Eliminated
Exhausted ballots			1,395
Total votes		10,811
Threshold		5,406
Undervotes		4,534
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[5]

Commissioner Becky Alper was elected for the third district in the first round.^[6]

First round, District 3

Candidate		Votes	%
Becky Alper		9,073	59.5%
AK Hassan		3,163	19.4%
Mohamoud Hassan		2,953	19.4%
Write-in		65	0.4%

Commissioner Elizabeth Shaffer was elected for the fourth district in the first round, unseating sitting MPRB president Jono Cowgill.^[7][8]

First round, District 4

Candidate		Votes	%
Elizabeth Shaffer		11,900	61.5%
Jono Cowgill		7,312	37.8%
Write-in		134	0.7%

Steffanie Musich received enough votes after two rounds to be elected for District 5.^[9]

Final round, District 5

Candidate		Votes	%
Steffanie Musich		13,331	60.6%
Charles Rodgers		5,886	26.8%
Justin Cermak		2,668	12.1%
Write-in		105	0.5%

Commissioner Cathy Abene was elected to District 6 after the third round.^[10]

Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	% Final	Status
Cathy Abene	26.3%	6,445	8,126	11,621	47.4%	Elected
Bob Fine	25.3%	6,211	7,408	8,222	33.5%	Lost
Risa Hustad	26.8%	6,560	7,239	Eliminated
Barb Schlaefer	21.4%	5,244	Eliminated
Write-in	0.3%	62	Eliminated
Exhausted ballots			1,749	4,679
Total votes		24,522
Threshold		12,262
Undervotes		5,955
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[10]

The two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation were up for election. Steve Brandt and Samantha Pree-Stinson were elected from one citywide, at-large district via the single transferable vote.

Party		Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	% Final
	Non-partisan	Steve Brandt	44.62%	42,672	44,340	31,876[2]	33.33%
	Green Party	Samantha Pree-Stinson	26.77%	25,597	26,194	29,493	30.84%
	Non-partisan	Pine Salica	21.74%	20,786	21,521	24,137	25.84%
	Non-partisan	Kevin Nikiforakis	6.08%	5,815	Eliminated
	Write-in	N/A	0.09%	755	Eliminated
Exhausted ballots					2,973	10,116	10.58%
Valid votes				95,625
Threshold				31,876
Undervotes				49,712
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[11]

Question 1 would change the form of government of Minneapolis to an Executive Mayor-Legislative Council. It passed with 52% of the vote.

Question 1: Government structure^[12]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	74,037	52.41
No	67,228	47.59
Total votes	141,265	100.00

Question 2 results

Results by precinct Results by ward Yes:   70%–80%   60%–70%   50%–60% No:   50%–60%   60%–70%   70%–80%   80%–90%

On November 2, 2021, voters in Minneapolis rejected the ballot measure with 80,506 or 56.2 percent of votes cast for "no" versus 62,813 or 43.8% of votes for "yes".^[13]

Question 2: Public safety^[12]

Choice	Votes	%
No	80,506	56.2
Yes	62,813	43.8
Total votes	143,319	100.00

Question 3 permitted the Minneapolis City Council to enact rent control on private residential property. It passed with 53% of the vote.

Question 3: Rent control^[12]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	75,598	53.21
No	66,468	46.79
Total votes	142,066	100.00

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