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Nate Atkins
Nate Atkins (Libertarian Party) (also known as Honey Badger) ran for election for Mayor of Minneapolis in Minnesota. Atkins lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
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]
Elections
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Minneapolis
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jacob Frey in round 2 . 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.
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Total votes: 143,974 |
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 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
2012
Atkins ran in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 61B. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and was defeated by incumbent Paul Thissen (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Paul Thissen Incumbent |
81.6% | 19,748 | |
| Republican | Nate Atkins | 18.4% | 4,448 | |
| Total Votes | 24,196 | |||
2010
Atkins ran for election to the District 63A seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He was defeated by Paul Thissen (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nate Atkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Common questions about filing for office," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 19, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of State Official general election results
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