Minneapolis, Frey and Fateh
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Live results: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wins re-election over Sen. Omar Fateh
Voters in Minneapolis went to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots for mayor, though the election will proceed to a second round of ranked choice voting since no candidate secured the majority of votes needed to win.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has won a third term, defeating challenger Omar Fateh in the city's ranked-choice voting election.
Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh has seen a consistent stream of threats, but he’s not alone. Several candidates for local office say they’ve been targeted, and they are concerned it will discourage younger people from running for office.
Minneapolis mayoral candidate and state Sen. Omar Fateh (DFL-Minneapolis) canvassed University of Minnesota dorms Tuesday, one day before the mayoral election. Fateh and his team were joined by Rep.
Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey defeated democratic socialist Omar Fateh and 13 other challengers Wednesday during the final round of counting in the city’s ranked choice voting election.
Frey, ahead of Omar Fateh by 10 percentage points in first-choice ballots, was reelected to a third term after ranked-choice vote reallocation.