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Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:32 PM Nov 2021

Jacob Frey declared winner in Minneapolis mayoral race

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey won a second term, defeating opponents who aligned against him in a campaign focusing heavily on his track record on policing.

City officials announced Wednesday afternoon that Frey won after two rounds of ranked-choice voting tabulation. Challenger Kate Knuth came in second in the final round, pulling in 38% of votes compared to Frey's 49%.

Knuth, a former state legislator and sustainability scholar, had aligned with community organizer Sheila Nezhad in a campaign urging voters not to rank the incumbent mayor who, they argued, had done too little to change policing before and after George Floyd's killing.

Frey begins a second term with more power than any mayor in recent memory. Voters also approved a charter change that designates the mayor as the city's chief executive and prohibits council members from interfering with the mayor's supervision of most departments.

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https://www.startribune.com/jacob-frey-declared-winner-in-minneapolis-mayoral-race/600112652/


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Jacob Frey declared winner in Minneapolis mayoral race (Original Post) question everything Nov 2021 OP
Thank-you for this. It is important to realize we did have some victories, and everything points JohnSJ Nov 2021 #1
At least someone's happy about it. iemanja Nov 2021 #2

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1. Thank-you for this. It is important to realize we did have some victories, and everything points
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:35 PM
Nov 2021

to Murphy being re-elected

We just have to learn from the races we lost



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