Josh Bassais

Josh Bassais (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 8 in Minnesota. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Soren Stevenson in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,884
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Candidate

Minneapolis City Council Ward 8

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	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Soren Stevenson	56.3	6,685	0	Won (1)
Submit photo	Josh Bassais	38.7	4,594	0	1
Submit photo	Bob Sullentrop	3.5	416	0	1
Submit photo	Philip Galberth	1.5	178	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.	0.1	11	0

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