A general election was held in

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on November 7, 2017. Minneapolis's

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was up for election as well as all the seats on the

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, the two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the seats on the Park and Recreation Board. Voters were able to rank up to three candidates for each office in order of preference.

Mayor

Incumbent

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(DFL)

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sought re-election to a second term among a field of 16 candidates.

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won after five rounds of vote tabulations via

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City Council

All 13 seats on the

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were up for election. 13 members were elected from

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s via

Board of Estimate and Taxation

The two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation were up for election. Two members were elected from one citywide, at-large district via the

single transferable vote The single transferable vote (STV) or proportional-ranked choice voting (P-RCV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vot ...

Candidates

Results

Park and Recreation Board

All nine seats on the Park and Recreation Board were up for election. Three members were elected from one citywide, at-large district via the

and six from

s via

Retiring members

* John Erwin, at-large * Jon Olson, District 2 * Anita Tabb, District 4 * Scott Vreeland, District 3 * Liz Wielinski, District 1 * Annie Young, at-large

Candidates

Results

Incumbents Meg Forney (At-large), Steffanie Musich (District 5), and Brad Bourn (District 6) were re-elected. Also elected were at-large candidates LaTrisha Vetaw and Londel French, Chris Meyer (District 1), Kale Severson (District 2), Abdikadir "AK" Hassan (District 3), and Jono Cowgill (District 4).

At-large

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

Notes

References

External links

Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
{{2017 United States elections Minneapolis municipal Minneapolis 2017 Minneapolis municipal