Overview
- Polls are open until 8 p.m., with anyone in line by that time allowed to vote.
- Minneapolis’ 15-candidate mayoral race features incumbent Jacob Frey and chief challenger Omar Fateh under ranked-choice rules.
- All 13 Minneapolis City Council seats are on the ballot, with three incumbents not seeking reelection and at least three newcomers guaranteed.
- Special elections in Senate Districts 29 and 47 will fill vacancies for the late Bruce Anderson and for Nicole Mitchell, with Michael Holmstrom Jr. vs. Louis McNutt in SD 29 and Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger vs. Dwight Dorau in SD 47.
- St. Paul voters are choosing a mayor, with Melvin Carter seeking a third term and Kaohly Her considered his top challenger, and they are weighing a referendum and an administrative-citations charter change as 70 school districts seek funding approvals with tax and program stakes.