Edwin Fruit

Edwin Fruit

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Socialist Workers Party

Candidate, Minneapolis City Council Ward 1

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Next election

November 4, 2025

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Edwin Fruit (Socialist Workers Party) is running for election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 1 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.

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 1

Incumbent Elliott Payne, Brian Strahan, and Edwin Fruit are running in the general election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 1 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Elliott Payne (D)
	Submit photo	Brian Strahan (D)
	Submit photo	Edwin Fruit (Socialist Workers Party)

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2023

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2023)

General election

General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Elliott Payne in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Elliott Payne	89.7	4,017	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	Edwin Fruit	7.3	328	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.	3.0	133	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,478
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2025

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2023

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