Charles Rucker

Charles Rucker

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Nonpartisan

Candidate, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 2

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Alicia Smith

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Elections and appointments

Next election

November 4, 2025

Contact

Campaign website

Charles Rucker is a member of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large in Minnesota. He assumed office on November 15, 2023. His current term ends on January 2, 2026.

Rucker is running for re-election to the City of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to represent District 2 in Minnesota. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.^[source]

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 Park and Recreation Board District 2

Incumbent Charles Rucker is running in the general election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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2021

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

General election

General election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large

Select round: Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Meg Forney in round 2 , Tom Olsen in round 6 , and Alicia Smith in round 7 . 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
		Alicia Smith	21.5	19,657	359	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	29.2	26,664	-1,111	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.2	26,663	0	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	20.2	18,459	160	7
		Londel French	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	21.0	19,298	2,429	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	30.2	27,775	4,350	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.0	26,663	0	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	19.9	18,299	981	7
		Londel French	0.0	0	-13,394	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	17.3	16,869	1,731	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	24.0	23,425	1,490	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	27.3	26,663	0	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	17.7	17,318	2,382	7
		Londel French	13.7	13,394	889	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	0.0	0	-10,761	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	14.9	15,138	1,621	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	21.5	21,935	841	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	26.2	26,663	0	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	14.7	14,936	1,495	7
		Londel French	12.3	12,505	371	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	10.6	10,761	633	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	-7,575	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	12.9	13,517	711	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	20.2	21,094	384	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	25.5	26,663	-4,966	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	12.9	13,441	1,362	7
		Londel French	11.6	12,134	218	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	9.7	10,128	408	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	7.2	7,575	303	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	12.1	12,806	7	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	19.5	20,710	8	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.8	31,629	17	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	11.4	12,079	5	7
		Londel French	11.2	11,916	10	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	9.2	9,720	9	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	6.9	7,272	2	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	12.0	12,799	0	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	19.4	20,702	0	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.6	31,612	0	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	11.3	12,074	0	7
		Londel French	11.2	11,906	0	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	9.1	9,711	0	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	6.8	7,270	0	3
		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.	0.5	576	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,650
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2025

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