Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey secured a third term, fending off Democratic Socialist State Sen. Omar Fateh.
Minneapolis uses ranked-choice voting, which means a candidate must receive 50% or more of the vote.
Frey came up with 42% of the vote after the first round, with Fateh in second with 32%.
Fateh and two other challengers asked their supporters “to rank one another but not Frey, in order to make it harder for the incumbent to win.”
It did not work.
The votes counted today ended with Frey receiving 73,723 votes, putting him barely above the 50% threshold at 50.03%.
Fateh ended up with 65,377 votes.
Minneapolis could have ended up with its own Zohran Mamdani.
Fateh is a proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America. His platform mirrored Mamdani: Free everything, rent control, increase minimum wage, etc.
Fateh also wanted to make Minneapolis a “safe-haven” for abortions and “gender-affirming care.” He even described those as essential healthcare services.
Minneapolis has many socialists in its government, especially through the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party.
Three socialists won seats on the Minneapolis City Council in 2021.
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