Overview

• The Minneapolis DFL granted its first mayoral endorsement since 2009 to State Sen. Omar Fateh after he won support from more than 60% of convention delegates.
• Electronic voting failures forced organizers to revert to paper ballots and a show-of-badges tally that Mayor Frey’s team decries as flawed and irregular.
• Frey’s campaign has lodged an appeal with the state party, arguing that the convention process disenfranchised citywide voters.
• Fateh’s platform spotlights progressive measures such as raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour by 2028, enacting rent stabilization and overhauling public safety.
• Both contenders are refocusing on the November 4 general election under Minneapolis’s ranked-choice system, where the DFL backing provides key volunteer networks and voter data.