Valerie Bartel

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Valerie Bartel

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Valerie Bartel ran for election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 3 in Minnesota. Bartel lost as a write-in in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

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

General

General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 3

The ranked-choice voting general election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 3 on November 4, 2025 was won by: incumbent Michael Rainville (D) in round 1.

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Michael Rainville (D)	73.9	9,505	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	Marcus Mills (Progressive Unity Independent)	25.7	3,307	0	1
	Submit photo	Valerie Bartel (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	1	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.	0.4%	56	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,869
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Campaign themes

2025

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