Michael Baskins

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Michael Baskins

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Contact

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Michael Baskins (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 2 in Minnesota. He lost in the general election on November 4, 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.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2025)

General election

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Note: The vote totals below are from the first round of ranked-choice voting. If voting goes beyond the first round, Ballotpedia will include additional rounds of voting after results from the final round become available.

General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 2

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Robin Wonsley in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Robin Wonsley	59.8	3,825	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	Shelley Madore	32.3	2,069	0	1
	Submit photo	Max Theroux	3.9	252	0	1
		Michael Baskins	3.7	236	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.	0.2	14	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 6,396
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Baskins in this election.

2023

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

General election

General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 2

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Robin Wonsley in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Robin Wonsley	67.6	1,381	0	Won (1)
		Michael Baskins (Write-in)	23.7	484	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.	8.7	177	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,042
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Baskins in this election.

Campaign themes

2025

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2023

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