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The Minneapolis Municipal Election was held on May 13, 2025. Jacob Frey was the winner out of 16 candidates after 1 elimination round.

Jacob Frey was also the Condorcet winner.

Jacob FreyOmar FatehDeWayne DavisEliminated in round 1Jazz HamptonEliminated in round 1Laverne TurnerEliminated in round 1Brenda ShortEliminated in round 1Charlie McCloudEliminated in round 1Andrea RevelEliminated in round 1Kevin DwireEliminated in round 1Alejandro RichardsonEliminated in round 1Kevin WardEliminated in round 1Jeffrey Alan WagnerEliminated in round 1Undeclared Write-insEliminated in round 1Xavier PaukeEliminated in round 1Adam TerzichEliminated in round 1Troy A. PetersonEliminated in round 1Christopher Robin ZimmermanEliminated in round 1

Runoff Rounds

This Sankey diagram shows the votes of each remaining candidate at each round, as well as the breakdown of votes transferred when each candidate was eliminated.

Note that the tabulation (but not the winner) may differ from the official count. You can read more about why this is.

Round 1Round 2Jacob FreyOmar FatehDeWayne DavisJazz HamptonLaverne TurnerBrenda ShortCharlie McCloudAndrea RevelKevin DwireAlejandro RichardsonKevin WardJeffrey Alan WagnerUndeclared Write-insXavier PaukeAdam TerzichTroy A. PetersonChristopher Robin ZimmermanExhausted41.6%31.5%13.8%49.9%44.2%Jacob FreyOmar FatehExhausted

Pairwise Preferences

For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who preferred one to the other. A preference means that either a voter ranks a candidate ahead of the other, or ranks one candidate but does not list the other. Ballots which rank neither candidate are not counted towards the percent counts.

Less-preferred Candidate
Preferred Candidate
Jacob Frey
Omar Fateh
DeWayne Davis
Jazz Hampton
Laverne Turner
Brenda Short
Charlie McCloud
Andrea Revel
Kevin Dwire
Alejandro Richardson
Kevin Ward
Jeffrey Alan Wagner
Undeclared Write-ins
Xavier Pauke
Adam Terzich
Troy A. Peterson
Christopher Robin Zimmerman
Jacob Frey53%54.6%53.7%98%94.1%98.6%98.4%96.9%98.6%99%99.4%99.5%99.4%99.7%99.7%100%
Omar Fateh47%56%57.7%96.1%91.4%96.4%97.5%98.5%97.6%97.9%98.5%98.8%99.3%99.3%99.5%100%
DeWayne Davis45.4%44%57.4%96.3%91.1%96.6%97.3%96.9%97.6%97.9%98.6%98.9%99.1%99.2%99.4%100%
Jazz Hampton46.3%42.3%42.6%96.6%91.7%97%97.5%96.8%97.8%98.1%98.7%99%99.2%99.3%99.5%100%
Laverne Turner2%3.9%3.7%3.4%23.6%53.6%58.7%50.5%61.4%65.1%73.2%76.6%82.1%84.5%87.6%99.9%
Brenda Short5.9%8.6%8.9%8.3%76.4%78.4%81.9%76.6%82.8%85.2%89.5%90.8%93.3%94.3%95.5%100%
Charlie McCloud1.4%3.6%3.4%3%46.4%21.6%54.5%47.4%61.8%61.9%71.2%73.8%79.2%83%85.7%99.9%
Andrea Revel1.6%2.5%2.7%2.5%41.3%18.1%45.5%42.6%52.6%57.1%66.3%69.8%76.5%80.2%83.6%99.9%
Kevin Dwire3.1%1.5%3.1%3.2%49.5%23.4%52.6%57.4%59.7%64%72.5%75.6%81.3%84.2%87.3%99.9%
Alejandro Richardson1.4%2.4%2.4%2.2%38.6%17.2%38.2%47.4%40.3%54.5%64.3%67.7%74.5%78.3%81.8%99.9%
Kevin Ward1%2.1%2.1%1.9%34.9%14.8%38.1%42.9%36%45.5%59.9%64%70.6%77.3%80.1%99.8%
Jeffrey Alan Wagner0.6%1.5%1.4%1.3%26.8%10.5%28.8%33.7%27.5%35.7%40.1%54.2%61.9%66.9%72.4%99.8%
Undeclared Write-ins0.5%1.2%1.1%1%23.4%9.2%26.2%30.2%24.4%32.3%36%45.8%57.5%62.6%67.9%99.7%
Xavier Pauke0.6%0.7%0.9%0.8%17.9%6.7%20.8%23.5%18.7%25.5%29.4%38.1%42.5%55.4%61%99.6%
Adam Terzich0.3%0.7%0.8%0.7%15.5%5.7%17%19.8%15.8%21.7%22.7%33.1%37.4%44.6%56%99.5%
Troy A. Peterson0.3%0.5%0.6%0.5%12.4%4.5%14.3%16.4%12.7%18.2%19.9%27.6%32.1%39%44%99.4%
Christopher Robin Zimmerman0%0%0%0%0.1%0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.4%0.5%0.6%

First Alternate

For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who ranked one candidate first ranked the other candidate second.

Second Choice
First Choice
Jacob Frey
Omar Fateh
DeWayne Davis
Jazz Hampton
Laverne Turner
Brenda Short
Charlie McCloud
Andrea Revel
Kevin Dwire
Alejandro Richardson
Kevin Ward
Jeffrey Alan Wagner
Undeclared Write-ins
Xavier Pauke
Adam Terzich
Troy A. Peterson
Christopher Robin Zimmerman
Exhausted
Jacob Frey7.1%13.7%21.5%1.4%3.5%1.5%0.8%0.4%0.6%0.7%0.5%0.5%0.2%0.2%0.2%47.1%
Omar Fateh7.1%50.1%19.3%0.2%2.3%0.1%0.4%2%0.3%0.3%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.1%17.3%
DeWayne Davis11.8%37.9%45.2%0.2%1.2%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.2%0.1%0.1%0%0.1%0%0%2.6%
Jazz Hampton27.2%18.7%44.4%0.5%2.2%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%0%0.1%5%
Laverne Turner28.1%2.4%3.9%6%2.8%11.2%7%0.1%5.9%3.3%0.8%1.5%1.9%0.8%1.3%23.1%
Brenda Short14.9%18.1%18.4%20.2%4%1.7%3.5%2.1%1.3%1.3%0.7%0.1%1.2%0.1%0.3%12.1%
Charlie McCloud12.3%0.8%3.3%1.7%14.6%1.7%4.4%0.4%23.8%7.3%3.1%0.6%0.8%1.7%0.6%22.8%
Andrea Revel19.2%5.8%5.2%9.7%9.2%5.8%7.3%2.9%3.4%4.2%2.4%0.5%3.9%1.3%1.6%17.6%
Kevin Dwire9.5%31.4%14.2%7.4%2.7%5.7%3%4.4%1%4.1%0.3%1.7%1.4%0.7%12.5%
Alejandro Richardson12.7%5.4%8.3%7.4%9.8%4.4%16.2%5.4%2.5%3.9%4.4%3.4%1%1%14.2%
Kevin Ward10.2%3.6%3.6%4.2%5.4%1.8%15%10.2%1.2%6.6%8.4%1.8%8.4%1.2%18.6%
Jeffrey Alan Wagner10.9%7%3.1%3.1%8.6%3.9%3.9%3.9%1.6%16.4%0.8%2.3%0.8%3.9%29.7%
Undeclared Write-ins18.9%1.8%3.6%4.5%0.9%3.6%1.8%2.7%1.8%60.4%
Xavier Pauke14%14%10.8%11.8%4.3%1.1%2.2%15.1%3.2%4.3%7.5%1.1%2.2%8.6%
Adam Terzich28.8%1.9%3.8%5.8%5.8%19.2%3.8%5.8%9.6%1.9%3.8%9.6%
Troy A. Peterson7.7%9.6%5.8%9.6%3.8%11.5%1.9%1.9%3.8%5.8%5.8%11.5%21.2%
Christopher Robin Zimmerman100%

Ranking Distribution

This shows how many candidates voters ranked, both overall and broken down by each candidate's first-choice supporters. This reveals whether some candidates attracted voters who ranked multiple candidates versus those who ranked fewer candidates.

Number of Candidates Ranked
Candidate
1
2
3
All Candidates
(147,194 voters)
26.5%14.3%59.2%
Jacob Frey
(61,391 voters)
47.1%16.4%36.5%
Omar Fateh
(46,573 voters)
17.3%10.3%72.4%
DeWayne Davis
(20,390 voters)
2.6%13.4%84.0%
Jazz Hampton
(15,313 voters)
5.0%19.8%75.3%
Laverne Turner
(796 voters)
23.1%21.2%55.7%
Brenda Short
(767 voters)
12.1%9.8%78.1%
Charlie McCloud
(479 voters)
22.8%12.5%64.7%
Andrea Revel
(381 voters)
17.6%14.2%68.2%
Kevin Dwire
(296 voters)
12.5%10.1%77.4%
Alejandro Richardson
(204 voters)
14.2%10.3%75.5%
Kevin Ward
(167 voters)
18.6%6.6%74.9%
Jeffrey Alan Wagner
(128 voters)
29.7%7.8%62.5%
Undeclared Write-ins
(111 voters)
60.4%13.5%26.1%
Xavier Pauke
(93 voters)
8.6%12.9%78.5%
Adam Terzich
(52 voters)
9.6%15.4%75.0%
Troy A. Peterson
(52 voters)
21.2%9.6%69.2%
Christopher Robin Zimmerman
(1 voters)
100.0%

Final Vote by First Choice

This table tracks which candidate ballots were ultimately allocated to, among ballots that ranked an eliminated candidate first.

Final Round Choice
First Round Choice
Jacob Frey
Omar Fateh
Exhausted
DeWayne Davis23.2%61.8%15%
Jazz Hampton43.2%37%19.8%
Laverne Turner37.9%2.5%59.5%
Brenda Short24.1%29.6%46.3%
Charlie McCloud21.3%1.5%77.2%
Andrea Revel31.2%8.1%60.6%
Kevin Dwire14.5%43.6%41.9%
Alejandro Richardson23.5%9.8%66.7%
Kevin Ward16.2%6.6%77.2%
Jeffrey Alan Wagner14.8%10.2%75%
Undeclared Write-ins23.4%2.7%73.9%
Xavier Pauke26.9%28%45.2%
Adam Terzich40.4%1.9%57.7%
Troy A. Peterson19.2%11.5%69.2%
Christopher Robin Zimmerman100%

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