2021 Minneapolis municipal election
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A general election was held in Minneapolis on November 2, 2021. Minneapolis's mayor was up for election as well as all the seats on the City Council, the two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the seats on the Park and Recreation Board. Voters were able to rank up to three candidates for each office in order of preference. Additionally, there were three ballot measures on the ballot related to government structure, public safety, and rent control.[1]
Mayor
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Incumbent Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Mayor Jacob Frey 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
[edit]All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council were up for election. Each resident of Minneapolis could elect one city councilor in a single-member district. Because of re-districting, members were only elected for a two-year term instead of the usual four-year term. The DFL retained their supermajority, winning 12 of the 13 wards and over 85% of total votes cast. Cam Gordon, the council's sole Green Party member, lost to newcomer Robin Wonsley Worlobah. She became the DSA's first representative elected to the Minneapolis City Council.
Park and Recreation Board
[edit]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
[edit]At-Large
[edit]| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Commissioner at-large seats, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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
[edit]Running unopposed, Commissioner Billy Menz from District 1 was elected in the first round.[4]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Menz | 1,297 | 84.33 | |
| Write-in | 281 | 1.91 | |
District 2
[edit]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] | |||||||
District 3
[edit]Commissioner Becky Alper was elected for the third district in the first round.[6]
| 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% | |
District 4
[edit]Commissioner Elizabeth Shaffer was elected for the fourth district in the first round, unseating sitting MPRB president Jono Cowgill.[7][8]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Shaffer | 11,900 | 61.5% | |
| Jono Cowgill | 7,312 | 37.8% | |
| Write-in | 134 | 0.7% | |
District 5
[edit]Steffanie Musich received enough votes after two rounds to be elected for District 5.[9]
| 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% | |
District 6
[edit]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 |
| Rita 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] | ||||||
Board of Estimate and Taxation
[edit]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.
Results
[edit]| 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] | |||||||
Ballot measures
[edit]Question 1
[edit]Question 1 would change the form of government of Minneapolis to an Executive Mayor-Legislative Council. It passed with 52% of the vote.
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes
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74,037 | 52.41 |
| No | 67,228 | 47.59 |
| Total votes | 141,265 | 100.00 |
Question 2
[edit]  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]
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 No
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80,506 | 56.2 |
| Yes | 62,813 | 43.8 |
| Total votes | 143,319 | 100.00 |
Question 3
[edit]Question 3 permitted the Minneapolis City Council to enact rent control on private residential property. It passed with 53% of the vote.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes
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75,598 | 53.21 |
| No | 66,468 | 46.79 |
| Total votes | 142,066 | 100.00 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Minneapolis, City of. "What's on the ballot". vote.minneapolismn.gov.
- ^ a b c Elected in previous round; reduction in votes is distributed surplus.
- ^ Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Parks & Recreation Commissioner At Large results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Park Board District 1 results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Park Board District 2 results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Park Board District 3 results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Park Board District 4 results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Rybak, Charlie (January 11, 2022). "Exit Interview: Former Park Board President Jono Cowgill". Southwest Voices. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Park Board District 5 results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Park Board District 6 results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Ballot Questions". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Minneapolis voters reject plan to overhaul city policing". Minnesota Public Radio. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.