Overview
- In Minneapolis, two-term Mayor Jacob Frey and state Sen. Omar Fateh are widely viewed as the leading contenders in a 15-candidate field that will be decided by ranked-choice voting.
- Campaigns in both cities flooded parks, markets and doorsteps with tailored outreach to Hmong, East African, Latino and senior voters to boost turnout.
- In St. Paul, incumbent Melvin Carter and challenger Kaohly Her rallied volunteers and canvassed neighborhoods as they made closing arguments to voters.
- Frey emphasized experience and a public-safety approach that pairs adding officers with community-based responses developed during his tenure.
- Fateh campaigned on progressive economic policies and alternative responses to 911 calls while pledging to meet the charter’s sworn-officer floor, and he teamed with DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton to seek transfer votes after losing a DFL endorsement earlier.