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Leslie Davis
Leslie Davis (Tell the Truth Party) is running for election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 4 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
Davis served in the United States Army from 1955-1957. He worked for 25 years in sales and marketing. Davis founded Earth Protector, an environmental advocacy group, in 1982 and was serving as the organization's president at the time of his candidacy.[2][3]
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 4
Incumbent LaTrisha Vetaw, Marvina Haynes, and Leslie Davis are running in the general election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 4 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | LaTrisha Vetaw (D) | |
| Marvina Haynes (D) | ||
 | Leslie Davis (Tell the Truth Party) | |
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2023)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 4
The ranked-choice voting election was won by LaTrisha Vetaw in round 1 .
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Total votes: 3,417 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Davis in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 4
The ranked-choice voting election was won by LaTrisha Vetaw in round 1 .
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Total votes: 7,242 |
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2020
See also: Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)
Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 3
Incumbent Dean Phillips defeated Kendall Qualls in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dean Phillips (D) | 55.6 | 246,666 |
 | Kendall Qualls (R) | 44.3 | 196,625 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 312 | ||
| Total votes: 443,603 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Heyer (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 3
Incumbent Dean Phillips defeated Cole Young in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 3 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dean Phillips | 90.7 | 73,011 |
 | Cole Young | 9.3 | 7,443 | |
| Total votes: 80,454 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 3
Kendall Qualls defeated Leslie Davis in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 3 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendall Qualls | 75.9 | 25,405 |
| Leslie Davis | 24.1 | 8,060 | |
| Total votes: 33,465 | |||
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2014
- See also: Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2014
Davis was running for election as Governor of Minnesota. He lost the Democratic nomination in the open primary election on August 12. Current incumbent Mark Dayton, a Democrat first elected governor in 2010, ran for a second term in 2014.[4]
The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Mark Dayton/Tina Smith |
93% | 177,849 | ||
| Leslie Davis/Gregory K. Soderberg | 4.5% | 8,530 | ||
| Bill Dahn/James Vigliotti | 2.6% | 4,880 | ||
| Total Votes | 191,259 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State. | ||||
Issues
Political philosophy
Davis submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:
| “ | Liberty and justice for all. And a wealth money system rather than debt debt debt. We can't borrow our way to prosperity.[5] | ” |
| —Leslie Davis, Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on May 15, 2014 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2023
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2021
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Campaign website
- Click here to view an archived version of Davis' campaign website.
2020
Leslie Davis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Davis' campaign website listed the following themes for the 2014 race:
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Reduce debt:
and maintain all our roads and bridges without debt. B. End the vehicle fuel, axle, and sales taxes and people will have more money.
"The Money Plan is the perfect thing to do right now. It's a wall to shield us from the abyss of financial collapse." Read the 'Money Plan' and call me at 612-529-5253.
A. Eliminate high fructose corn syrup (soda+), and cut down on wheat in schools and government funded facilities. B. Leslie Davis examined wheat and determined it harms health. Wheat should be eliminated or reduced. We would like to:
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| —Leslie Davis' campaign website, (2014) | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Common questions about filing for office," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ Leslie Davis for Governor, "Leslie's Bio," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on May 15, 2014
- ↑ The Star Tribune, "Republican Scott Honour jumps into governor's race," April 24, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Leslie Davis for Governor, "Home," accessed August 6, 2014
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