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Bob Sullentrop
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Bob Sullentrop (Republican Party) is running for election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 8 in Minnesota. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]
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.[1]
Biography
Sullentrop earned a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota.[2]
At the time of his 2017 run for office, Sullentrop was the vice president of ITCO Allied Engineering Co. His experience also includes work for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and service in the U.S. Marine Corps and as the treasurer of his local Senate District Republicans, the 8th Ward Republican chair, a member of the Minneapolis Republican Committee, and a Republican State, Congressional District 5, and State Central Committee delegate.[2]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2025)
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 8
Josh Bassais, Soren Stevenson, Bob Sullentrop, and Philip Galberth are running in the general election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Josh Bassais (D) | ||
 | Soren Stevenson (D) | |
| Bob Sullentrop (R) | ||
| Philip Galberth (Unaffiliated) | ||
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2024
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 62B
Anquam Mahamoud defeated Bob Sullentrop in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 62B on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anquam Mahamoud (D) | 87.2 | 14,747 |
| Bob Sullentrop (R) | 12.4 | 2,093 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 16,906 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Anquam Mahamoud advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 62B.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Bob Sullentrop advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 62B.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sullentrop in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2023)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 8
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Andrea Jenkins 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.
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Total votes: 8,059 |
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Endorsements
Sullentrop received the following endorsements.
2021
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 8
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Andrea Jenkins in round 1 .
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Total votes: 10,614 |
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2017
Minneapolis, Minnesota, held a general election for mayor, all 13 seats on the city council, both elected members of the board of estimate and taxation, and all nine members of the park and recreation board on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 15, 2017.
Incumbents ran for re-election to all but two of the city council seats. Ward 3 Councilman Jacob Frey filed to run for mayor instead, and Ward 8 Councilwoman Elizabeth Glidden opted not to run for re-election.[3]
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-Large, 2017, Round 4 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Meg Forney (i) - Winner | 29.1% | 22,506 | 1,440 |
| Russ Henry - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −11,014 |
| Devin Hogan | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Londel French - Winner | 23.2% | 17,947 | 3,639 |
| Mike Derus | 18.1% | 13,970 | 1,121 |
| Jonathan Honerbrink | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sullentrop | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| LaTrisha Vetaw - Winner | 29.5% | 22,827 | 2,298 |
| Charlie Casserly | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Vreeland (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 7,097 | 2,516 | |
| Total Votes | 84,347 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-Large, 2017, Round 3 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Meg Forney (i) - Most votes | 26.4% | 21,066 | 700 |
| Russ Henry | 13.8% | 11,014 | 1,199 |
| Devin Hogan - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −6,735 |
| Londel French - Most votes | 17.9% | 14,308 | 1,493 |
| Mike Derus | 16.1% | 12,849 | 514 |
| Jonathan Honerbrink | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sullentrop | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| LaTrisha Vetaw - Most votes | 25.7% | 20,529 | 1,387 |
| Charlie Casserly | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Vreeland (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 4,581 | 1,442 | |
| Total Votes | 84,347 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-Large, 2017, Round 2 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Meg Forney (i) - Most votes | 25.1% | 20,366 | 1,356 |
| Russ Henry | 12.1% | 9,815 | 759 |
| Devin Hogan | 8.3% | 6,735 | 489 |
| Londel French - Most votes | 15.8% | 12,815 | 410 |
| Mike Derus | 15.2% | 12,335 | 1,656 |
| Jonathan Honerbrink - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −2,617 |
| Bob Sullentrop - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −1,659 |
| LaTrisha Vetaw - Most votes | 23.6% | 19,142 | 616 |
| Charlie Casserly - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −3,756 |
| Scott Vreeland (Write-in) - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −3 |
| Undeclared Write-ins - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −390 |
| Exhausted | 3,139 | 3,139 | |
| Total Votes | 84,347 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-Large, 2017, Round 1 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Meg Forney (i) - Most votes | 22.5% | 19,010 | |
| Russ Henry | 10.7% | 9,056 | |
| Devin Hogan | 7.4% | 6,246 | |
| Londel French - Most votes | 14.7% | 12,405 | |
| Mike Derus | 12.7% | 10,679 | |
| Jonathan Honerbrink | 3.1% | 2,617 | |
| Bob Sullentrop | 2% | 1,659 | |
| LaTrisha Vetaw - Most votes | 22% | 18,526 | |
| Charlie Casserly | 4.5% | 3,756 | |
| Scott Vreeland (Write-in) | 0% | 3 | |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0.5% | 390 | |
| Exhausted | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 84,347 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
Endorsements
Sullentrop received endorsements from the following in 2017:
- Minneapolis City Republican Committee[4]
Campaign themes
2025
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2024
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2023
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2021
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Campaign website
- Click here to view an archived version of Sullentrop's campaign website.
2017
Sullentrop's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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The Minneapolis park system is a real gem that is the envy of much larger cities throughout the country. If elected to the Park Board my focus would be to manage the parks so that the allotted funds would be spent wisely in order to both maintain our current facilities, but also to add new facilities when necessary in order to keep the park system current. My civil engineering and management experience directly relate to the infrastructure priorities that policymakers should consider for Minneapolis Parks.
The parks should be for everyone. No group should be favored over another. The Park Board just voted to come up with a plan on what to do once the amount of water they can pump from the Hiawatha golf course into Lake Hiawatha becomes limited by the DNR. The water is causing nuisance problems on the golf course and this has resulted in less usage of the facility. Closing the golf course is being considered. A consultant has prepared a plan that entails spending $28 million to turn the golf course into a park and build a new building. I do not favor closing the golf course and some other solution for dealing with the water would likely not cost anywhere near $28 million. There already is a park building at Lake Nokomis, just across the road from Lake Hiawatha. According to a recent newspaper article, the Park Board will spend $8 million to build a park by the Viking’s new stadium. The article didn’t mention if the Vikings are paying anything. I am an avid Vikings fan and have attended a game in the new stadium. I don’t see the need, however, to spend $8 million on a park that includes a building which likely won’t be used much and the park will most likely be used mainly for tailgating before and after games. If the Vikings are paying a substantial portion of the cost, though, I wouldn’t object. As a general comment on local politics in Minneapolis, our taxes are way too high. One party has dominated the local scene for as long as I can remember. When one party dominates, this can lead to abuses, high taxes, and result in a bloated government run by people whose main concern appears to be getting re-elected.[5] |
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| —Bob Sullentrop's campaign website, (2017)[6] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 |
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Common questions about filing for office," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bob Sullentrop for Park Board, "About Bob Sullentrop, Candidate for Minneapolis Park Board Commissioner," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Bob Sullentrop for Park Board, "Bob's Issues & Priorities," accessed November 6, 2017
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