2021 Minneapolis municipal election

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]

2021 Minneapolis municipal election

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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

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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

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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 Elected
Non-partisan Tom Olsen 19.41 20,702 20,710 21,094 21,935 23,456 Elected
Non-partisan Alicia D. Smith 12.00 12,799 12,806 13,517 15,138 17,317 19,298 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
Undervotes 38,687
Total votes 106,650
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[2]

Board of Estimate and Taxation

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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

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Party Candidate % 1st
Choice
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 % Final
Non-partisan Steve Brandt 44.62% 42,672 44,340 31,876[3] 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
Write-in N/A 0.09% 755
Exhausted ballots 2,973 10,116 10.58%
Valid votes 95,625
Threshold 31,876
Undervotes 49,712
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[4]

Ballot measures

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Question 1

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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[5]
Choice Votes %
  Yes 74,037 52.41
No 67,228 47.59
Total votes 141,265 100.00

Question 2

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Question 2 results
 
 

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".[6]

Question 2: Public safety[5]
Choice Votes %
  No 80,506 56.2
Yes 62,813 43.8
Total votes 143,319 100.00

Question 3

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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[5]
Choice Votes %
  Yes 75,598 53.21
No 66,468 46.79
Total votes 142,066 100.00

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Minneapolis, City of. "What's on the ballot". vote.minneapolismn.gov.
  2. ^ Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Parks & Recreation Commissioner At Large results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Elected in round 2; reduction in votes is distributed surplus.
  4. ^ Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Minneapolis, City of (November 2, 2021). "2021 Ballot Questions". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Minneapolis voters reject plan to overhaul city policing". Minnesota Public Radio. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.