Becka Thompson

Becka Thompson

Nonpartisan

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 2

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor: Kale Severson (Nonpartisan)

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Last election

November 4, 2025

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Becka Thompson is a member of the City of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in Minnesota, representing District 2. She assumed office on January 3, 2022. Her term ended on January 2, 2026.

Thompson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 12 in Minnesota. She lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, but the Minneapolis City Charter allows mayoral and city council candidates to choose a party label to appear below their name on the official ballot. Ballotpedia includes candidates' party or principle to best reflect what voters will see on their ballot.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2025)

General election

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Note: The vote totals below are from the first round of ranked-choice voting. If voting goes beyond the first round, Ballotpedia will include additional rounds of voting after results from the final round become available.

General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 12

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Aurin Chowdhury in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Aurin Chowdhury	62.0	10,216	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	Becka Thompson	32.2	5,302	0	1
		Edward Bear Stops	5.5	904	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.3	48	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 16,470
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thompson in this election.

2021

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)

General election

General election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 2

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Becka Thompson in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Becka Thompson	56.1	5,280	801	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mike Shelton	43.9	4,136	924	2
		Eric Moran	0.0	0	-3,047	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Becka Thompson	41.4	4,479	0	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mike Shelton	29.7	3,212	0	2
		Eric Moran	28.2	3,047	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.7	73	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,811
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2025

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2021

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Preceded by Kale Severson	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, District 2 2022 - Present	Succeeded by NA