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City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2025)
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| 2025 Minneapolis elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 12, 2025 |
| General election: November 4, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, city council, estimate and taxation board, and park and recreation board |
| Total seats up: 25 (click here for mayoral elections) |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is holding general elections for mayor, city council, estimate and taxation board, and park and recreation board on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 12, 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.[1]
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
General election
Minneapolis City Council general election, 2025 |
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| Ward 1 |
Edwin Fruit (Socialist Workers Party) |
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| Ward 2 |
Robin Wonsley (i) (Democratic Socialists of America) |
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| Ward 3 |
Marcus Mills (Progressive Unity Independent) |
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| Ward 4 |
Leslie Davis (Tell the Truth Party) |
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| Ward 5 |
Ethrophic Burnett |
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| Ward 7 |
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| Ward 8 |
Philip Galberth (Unaffiliated) |
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| Ward 9 |
Jason Chavez (i) |
Daniel Orban (Unaffiliated) |
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| Ward 10 |
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| Ward 11 |
Jim Meyer (Budgetary Economic Stability) |
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| Ward 12 |
Edward Bear Stops (Community Over Politics) |
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| Ward 13 |
Linea Palmisano (i) |
Bob Carney Jr. (Climate Revolution Elephant) |
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Board of Estimate and Taxation
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
General election for Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation (2 seats)
Incumbent Steve Brandt, Bob Fine, and Eric Harris Bernstein are running in the general election for Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation on November 4, 2025.
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| Steve Brandt (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Bob Fine (Nonpartisan) | |
| Eric Harris Bernstein (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Park and Recreation Board
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board election, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large (3 seats) |
Meg Forney (i) Tom Olsen (i) Matthew Dowgwillo Amber Frederick Mary McKelvey Adam Schneider Averi Turner Michael Wilson |
| District 1 |
Dan Engelhart Dan Miller |
| District 2 |
Charles Rucker (i) |
| District 3 |
Kedar Deshpande |
| District 4 |
Jeanette Colby Jason García Andrew Gebo |
| District 5 |
Steffanie Musich (i) Colton Baldus Kay Carvajal Moran Justin Cermak |
| District 6 |
Cathy Abene (i) Ira Jourdain |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2025
January 14, 2025
January 28, 2025
February 11, 2025
August 12, 2025
November 4, 2025
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About the city
- See also: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota. As of 2020, its population was 429,954.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Minneapolis uses an uncommon version of a mayor-council government. In Minneapolis, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. However, the mayor has fewer powers with more limitations than most strong mayor and city council systems.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
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| Minneapolis | Minnesota | |
| Population | 429,954 | 5,706,494 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 53 | 79,631 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 62.9% | 81.6% |
| Black/African American | 18.9% | 6.4% |
| Asian | 5.9% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 1.4% | 1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 2.1% |
| Multiple | 6% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.6% | 5.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.4% | 93.4% |
| College graduation rate | 51.8% | 36.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $66,068 | $73,382 |
| Persons below poverty level | 18.3% | 9.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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