Overview
- If no one wins a first-choice majority, officials plan to start elimination rounds and reallocations on Wednesday.
- Fifteen candidates are on the ballot under ranked-choice rules that let voters list up to three preferences.
- Jacob Frey seeks a third term with a fundraising advantage and endorsements from Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, while Omar Fateh runs as a democratic socialist backed by Rep. Ilhan Omar.
- Fateh, DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton have urged supporters to rank one another to limit Frey’s path to 50 percent.
- St. Paul also chooses a mayor today, and two special state Senate elections could affect Democrats’ one-seat majority.