Charles Rucker

Charles Rucker

Nonpartisan

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 2

Tenure

2026 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

0

Predecessor: Becka Thompson (Nonpartisan)

Prior offices:

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large

Years in office: 2023 - 2026

Predecessor: Alicia Smith (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Contact

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Charles Rucker is a member of the City of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in Minnesota, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 2, 2026. His current term ends on January 2, 2030.

Rucker ran for re-election to the City of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to represent District 2 in Minnesota. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

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 Park and Recreation Board District 2

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Charles Rucker in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	97.7	8,447	0	Won (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 8,646
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rucker in this election.

2021

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)

General election

General election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large

Select round: Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Meg Forney in round 2 , Tom Olsen in round 6 , and Alicia Smith in round 7 . 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	21.5	19,657	359	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	29.2	26,664	-1,111	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.2	26,663	0	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	20.2	18,459	160	7
		Londel French	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	21.0	19,298	2,429	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	30.2	27,775	4,350	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.0	26,663	0	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	19.9	18,299	981	7
		Londel French	0.0	0	-13,394	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	17.3	16,869	1,731	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	24.0	23,425	1,490	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	27.3	26,663	0	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	17.7	17,318	2,382	7
		Londel French	13.7	13,394	889	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	0.0	0	-10,761	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	14.9	15,138	1,621	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	21.5	21,935	841	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	26.2	26,663	0	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	14.7	14,936	1,495	7
		Londel French	12.3	12,505	371	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	10.6	10,761	633	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	-7,575	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	12.9	13,517	711	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	20.2	21,094	384	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	25.5	26,663	-4,966	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	12.9	13,441	1,362	7
		Londel French	11.6	12,134	218	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	9.7	10,128	408	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	7.2	7,575	303	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	12.1	12,806	7	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	19.5	20,710	8	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.8	31,629	17	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	11.4	12,079	5	7
		Londel French	11.2	11,916	10	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	9.2	9,720	9	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	6.9	7,272	2	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	12.0	12,799	0	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	19.4	20,702	0	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.6	31,612	0	Won (2)
		Mary McKelvey	11.3	12,074	0	7
		Londel French	11.2	11,906	0	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	9.1	9,711	0	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	6.8	7,270	0	3
		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.	0.5	576	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,650
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Note: The official tabulation of voting rounds includes decimal points. Ballotpedia rounded transferred votes.

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2025

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2021

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