The 2017 Minneapolis mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Minneapolis. This was the third mayoral election in the city's history to use ranked-choice voting. Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.
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No candidate achieved a majority in the first round of ballot counting on election night. Jacob Frey was declared the winner the next day after several rounds of vote tabulations.
Background
edit2013 election
editBetsy Hodges was elected mayor of Minneapolis on November 5, 2013, out of a field of 35 candidates, with her term beginning on January 2, 2014. In response to the large candidate field, the Minneapolis Charter Commission approved a referendum increasing the filing fee from $20 to $500.[1] The proposal was approved by voters on November 4, 2014.[2]
Campaign
editIn a blog letter dated November 7, 2016, a housing activist and longtime Minneapolis resident known as Captain Jack Sparrow announced his candidacy for mayor in the 2017 election; this was his third election campaign for office in the past 6 years.[3] Nekima Levy-Pounds, an attorney, civil rights activist, and former president of the Minneapolis NAACP, was one of the first candidates to begin their campaign, with an announcement on November 14, 2016. Hodges announced her re-election campaign on December 15, 2016. City Council member Jacob Frey and filmmaker Aswar Rahman entered in early January, while State Representative Raymond Dehn and theatre executive Tom Hoch announced their campaigns in February.[4][5][6] David John Wilson, an active member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) party, entered the race during the candidate filing period in August 2017, but he declined to identify by party affiliation in favor of the stated principle "Rainbows Butterflies Unicorns".[7] Ian Simpson ran under the platform of the Idea Party, which asks the citizens of Minneapolis to pitch in their own creative solutions for change.[8][9]
Formal candidate filing began on August 1, 2017. Political parties held caucuses and conventions in the spring and summer, deciding whether to endorse a candidate for election. The DFL did not endorse a Minneapolis mayoral candidate at its July 2017 convention.[10]
On October 27, the Star Tribune editorial staff endorsed Jacob Frey for mayor.[11] This was followed by an endorsement of Frey by the Minnesota Daily on October 30.[12]
Candidates
editDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
edit- Raymond Dehn, State Representative (District 59B)[13][14]
- Al Flowers, community activist[15][16][17]
- Jacob Frey, City Council member (Third Ward)[18]
- Tom Hoch, former president of the Hennepin Theatre Trust, former deputy executive director of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority[19][20]
- Betsy Hodges, incumbent mayor[21][22]
- Nekima Levy-Pounds, civil rights activist, former president of the Minneapolis NAACP, founding director of the Community Justice Project at the University of St. Thomas law school[23][24][25]
- Jeffrey Sterling Olson[16]
- Aswar Rahman, filmmaker, businessman[26][13]
- Suspended campaign on November 2, 2017, and subsequently endorsed Jacob Frey.[27]
- Gregg Iverson, retired employee of Minnesota Department of Transportation[28][29]
Independent
editFarmer Labor
edit- Troy Benjegerdes[33]
Basic Income Guarantee
editSocialist Workers Party
edit- David Rosenfeld[34]
Libertarian
edit- Charlie Gers[29]
Rainbow, Butterflies, Unicorns
editThe Idea Party
editGallery
edit-
Troy Benjegerdes -
Raymond Dehn -
Al Flowers -
Jacob Frey -
Charlie Gers -
Tom Hoch -
Betsy Hodges -
Gregg Iverson -
Nekima Levy-Pounds -
Aswar Rahman -
Ian Simpson -
Captain Jack Sparrow -
David John Wilson "Dave Unicorn"
- Not pictured: Jeffrey Sterling Olson, David Rosenfeld L.A. Nik
Results
editNo candidate achieved a majority in the first round on election night. Several rounds of vote transfers were necessary to determine a winner, a process which did not start until the next day.[36]
Candidates whose total votes in all ranked positions are less than the highest votes in first rank are immediately eliminated. In 2017 five candidates remained for the sequential elimination process.
| Candidate/Votes by rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Frey | 24.97% | 19.90% | 14.39% | 59.26% |
| Tom Hoch | 19.27% | 18.67% | 13.22% | 51.16% |
| Betsy Hodges (incumbent) | 18.08% | 16.57% | 21.57% | 56.22% |
| Raymond Dehn | 17.34% | 16.51% | 14.04% | 47.89% |
| Nekima Levy-Pounds | 15.06% | 17.43% | 16.31% | 48.80% |
| Other or none | 5.28% | 10.92% | 20.47% |
With four rounds of elimination, Jacob Frey was announced as the winner on Wednesday, November 8, at 2 pm, 18 hours after the polls closed.[38]
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| votes (% of active) |
transfer | votes (% of active) |
transfer | votes (% of active) |
transfer | votes (% of active) |
transfer | votes (% of active) | ||||||
| Jacob Frey | 26,116 | 25.0% | +634 | 26,750 | 26.3% | +2,730 | 29,480 | 29.5% | +9,888 | 39,368 | 42.1% | +7,348 | 46,716 | 57.2% |
| Raymond Dehn | 18,101 | 17.3% | +473 | 18,574 | 18.2% | +5,454 | 24,028 | 24.1% | +3,330 | 27,358 | 29.2% | +7,613 | 34,971 | 42.8% |
| Betsy Hodges (incumbent) | 18,915 | 18.1% | +552 | 19,467 | 19.1% | +4,044 | 23,511 | 23.6% | +3,364 | 26,875 | 28.7% | −26,875 | ||
| Tom Hoch | 20,125 | 19.3% | +787 | 20,912 | 20.5% | +1,842 | 22,754 | 22.8% | −22,754 | |||||
| Nekima Levy-Pounds | 15,716 | 15.0% | +473 | 16,189 | 15.9% | −16,189 | ||||||||
| Charlie Gers | 1,233 | 1.2% | −1,233 | |||||||||||
| Aswar Rahman | 756 | 0.7% | −756 | |||||||||||
| Al Flowers | 711 | 0.7% | −711 | |||||||||||
| L.A. Nik | 612 | 0.6% | −612 | |||||||||||
| David Rosenfeld | 477 | 0.5% | −477 | |||||||||||
| Captain Jack Sparrow | 438 | 0.4% | −438 | |||||||||||
| Gregg A. Iverson | 335 | 0.3% | −335 | |||||||||||
| Ronald Lischeid | 325 | 0.3% | −325 | |||||||||||
| David John Wilson | 220 | 0.2% | −220 | |||||||||||
| Troy Benjegerdes | 184 | 0.2% | −184 | |||||||||||
| Undeclared Write-ins | 138 | 0.1% | −138 | |||||||||||
| Ian Simpson | 119 | 0.1% | −119 | |||||||||||
| Christopher Robin Zimmerman | 1 | 0.0% | −1 | |||||||||||
| Theron Preston Washington | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||||||||||
| Active Ballots (% of Valid) | 104,522 | 100% | 101,892 | 97.5% | 99,773 | 95.5% | 93,601 | 89.6% | 81,687 | 78.2% | ||||
| Exhausted Ballots (% of Valid) | 0 | 0.0% | +2,630 | 2,630 | 2.5% | +2,119 | 4,749 | 4.5% | +6,172 | 10,921 | 10.4% | +11,914 | 22,835 | 21.8% |
| Total Valid Ballots | 104,522 | 104,522 | 104,522 | 104,522 | 104,522 | |||||||||
- Turnout: 105,928
- Undervotes: 1,406 (1.3%)
- Valid ballots: 104,522
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[40]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rao, Maya (July 3, 2014). "Minneapolis residents to vote on $500 fee to run for mayor". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ Golden, Erin (November 4, 2014). "Minneapolis voters scrap alcohol ratios, raise filing fees". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Letter to Residents of Minneapolis Regarding My Campaign for Mayor of Minneapolis in 2017". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Council Member Jacob Frey Announces Bid for Mayor of Minneapolis". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ "With an Eye on the Budget, Young Filmmaker Joins Mayor's Race". Southwest Journal. January 6, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ "Tom Hoch Enters Race for Minneapolis Mayor". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Wilson, David John (October 3, 2017). "Why is David John Wilson Running for Minneapolis Mayor". Retrieved October 3, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "HOME". ideaparty.org. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ a b TEGNA. "Ian Simpson". KARE. Retrieved October 26, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minneapolis DFLers fail to endorse mayoral candidate". startribune.com.
- ^ "Editorial endorsement: Jacob Frey for Minneapolis mayor". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ "Editorial: The Minnesota Daily's Endorsement for Minneapolis Mayor". Minnesota Daily. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ a b Belz, Adam (December 21, 2016). "State Rep. Raymond Dehn to Run for Mayor of Minneapolis". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "Home". Raymond Dehn for Minneapolis. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ "July 27: Arrest of Minneapolis community activist Al Flowers stirs anger". startribune.com.
- ^ a b "Minneapolis DFL". mpls.dfl.org. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ "Al Flowers for Minneapolis Mayor | Bringing Truth to the People". truthtothepeople.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ Belz, Adam (January 3, 2017). "Council Member Jacob Frey Announces Bid for Mayor of Minneapolis". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Tom Hoch Joins Mayor's Race". Southwest Journal. February 21, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ Belz, Adam (February 21, 2017). "Tom Hoch Enters Race for Minneapolis Mayor". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ Nelson, Emma (December 15, 2016). "Hodges Announces Re-election Bid as Mayor of Minneapolis". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "Mayor Betsy Hodges for Minneapolis | Deliberate, Intentional Leadership". Mayor Betsy Hodges for Minneapolis. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ Furst, Randy (November 16, 2016). "Civil rights Activist Nekima Levy-Pounds to Run for Mayor of Minneapolis". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "NAACP Head Nekima Levy-Pounds to Leave St. Thomas Law School". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Nekima Levy-Pounds for Mayor of Minneapolis". Nekima Levy-Pounds For Mayor of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ Rahman, Aswar (October 3, 2017). "Aswar Rahman". linkedin.com.
- ^ Belz, Adam (November 2, 2017). "Aswar Rahman Suspends Campaign for Minneapolis Mayor, Endorses Jacob Frey". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "Gregg A. Iverson". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Belz, Adam; Jessie, Van Berkel (August 15, 2017). "23 Candidates File to Run for Mayor in Minneapolis, St. Paul". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Zurowski, Cory (August 17, 2017). "L.A. Nik, 'Mayor of Minneapolis After Dark' Seeks Day Job as Actual Mayor". City Pages. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Horgan, Tom (November 24, 2011). "Nightlife: LA Nik at night". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ "KQRS' Tom Barnard enters National Radio Hall of Fame, praised for 'no B.S. swagger'". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ Kritzer, Naomi (September 12, 2017). "Mpls Mayoral Race: Benjegerdes, Dehn, Fry, Flowers". Naomi Kritzer's Blog. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Socialist Workers Party Steps Up Campaigning Across the Country". The Militant. www.themilitant.com. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ Unicorns, David John Wilson for Minneapolis Mayor 2017 - Rainbow Butterflies. "Candidate for Mayor Election 2017 Rainbows Butterflies Unicorns, 2017 Election - Rainbows, Butterflies and Unicorns - Minneapolis, Minnesota | David John Wilson for Minneapolis Mayor 2017 - Rainbow Butterflies Unicorns". David John Wilson for Minneapolis Mayor 2017 - Rainbow Butterflies Unicorns. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
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- ^ "Home - Election Results". electionresults.sos.state.mn.us. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Jacob Frey wins mayor election in Minneapolis". startribune.com.
- ^ "2017 Mayor Election Results Tabulation - Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services". vote.minneapolismn.gov.
- ^ "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Mayor Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary". Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2017.