Overview
- Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services declared Frey the unofficial winner after the final tabulation, and Omar Fateh conceded; City Council certification is expected Monday.
- Final unofficial tally showed Frey just over the majority threshold with about 50.03% to Fateh’s roughly 44.37% after second‑ and third‑choice transfers.
- The city recorded its highest municipal turnout, with more than 147,000 ballots cast, representing about 55% of registered voters.
- Fateh, DeWayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton urged supporters to rank one another to block the incumbent, but the coordinated ranked‑choice strategy fell short.
- The race featured sharp contrasts on affordable housing, homelessness policy, and police reform, with endorsements split between party leaders backing Frey and progressive figures supporting Fateh.