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Koski drops out of mayoral race
On April 14, Emily Koski made the following statement and officially dropped out of the 2025 Minneapolis mayoral race: After a lot of deep reflection, I’ve …
Josh Bassais
DFL Ward 8 City Council candidates to debate April 22
Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 candidates Josh Bassais and Soren Stevenson have agreed to participate in a debate to take place at Martin Luther King Jr. Park Community Center on April 22, 2025 at …
Who's on the ballot in 2025?
We don't know yet! The candidate filing period is July 29-Aug. 12. Candidates may withdraw up to Thursday, Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. We are tracking who has announced their candidacy, and are doing …
On the ballot in Minneapolis
All 13 of the city council members are on the ballot this year, along with the mayor, park board members and BET members . Because of the redistricting process completed in 2022, every Minneapolis …
Minneapolis election calendar
Early voting period September 19 - November 3 Vote early in-person Vote early by mail Early registration deadline Tuesday, October 14 Registration deadline is 5 p.m. if …
New Ward 10 candidate
Lydia Millard has joined the race for ward 10 city council member. This position is currently held by Aisha Chughtai who is running for reelection. Both candidates are seeking Democratic Farmer Labor …
Soren Stevenson
Two step up to replace Jenkins in Ward 8
On Nov. 4, 2025 voters in Minneapolis will elect city council members for all 13 wards, three at-large park board commissioners, six district park board commissioners, two members of the board of …
Katie Cashman (shown),  Paula Chesley, Elizabeth Shaffer, and Corey Ryan Vest are running for the Ward 7 city council seat.
Contenders for Ward 7
On Nov., 4, 2025, voters in Minneapolis will elect city council members for all 13 wards, three at-large park board commissioners, six district park board commissioners, two members of the board of …
Dewayne Davis
MEET THE MAYORAL CHALLENGERS
City elections will be held in November 2025, and by the time Mayor Jacob Frey kicked off his reelection campaign in January, four candidates had already stepped forward to challenge him. Two …
Steve Brandt
Brandt announces reelection bid for board of estimate
Steve Brandt announced that he’s seeking a second term this year on the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation, the body that sets the city’s property tax cap annually and approves …
ELECTIONS 2025

Offices On the Ballot

On the ballot in Minneapolis

All 13 of the city council members are on the ballot this year, along with the mayor, park board members and BET members . Because of the redistricting process completed in 2022, every Minneapolis City Council member was up for reelection in 2023 to serve a two-year term. In 2025, council candidates are back on the ballot returning to the traditional four-year term.

Who's on the ballot in 2025?

We don't know yet! The candidate filing period is July 29-Aug. 12. Candidates may withdraw up to Thursday, Aug. 14 at 5 p.m.

We are tracking who has announced their candidacy, and are doing articles on individual races. Find those in the list at the top of the Elections page.

Plan Ahead

Minneapolis election calendar

Early voting period September 19 - November 3
Vote early in-person
Vote early by mail
Early registration deadline Tuesday, October 14
Registration deadline is 5 p.m. if registering by paper and 11:59 p.m. if registering online. If you miss this deadline, you can still register on Election Day or through the absentee voting process.
Register to vote
Recommended deadline to apply for a ballot
Tuesday, October 28
Apply for a mail ballot
Deadlines to return your mail ballot
Tuesday, November 4
Ballots sent in the mail must arrive on or by November 5. Ballots dropped off in person due by 3 p.m. Ballots delivered using a service (Fed-Ex, UPS, etc.) due by 8 p.m.
How to return your ballot
Election Day Tuesday, November 4
Polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Vote 411

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Hennepin County voting information

Voting in elections is your opportunity to be heard, hold elected officials accountable, and have a say in important issues that affect your community. Prepare to vote so you can take part in our democracy. Learn more about the Hennepin County elections here:

https://www.hennepin.us/residents/elections/prepare-vote

Secretary of State

View sample ballots and get election results on the Minnesota Secretary of State web site. You can also sign up to be an election judge, learn about other ways to vote, and register to vote here. Information is available in multiple language, including Somali, Hmong, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese, Lao, Oromo, Khamer and Amharic. More here: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/

City of Minneapolis

Learn more about the Minneapolis City Council Elections, ranked choice voting, how to register to vote, how to find your polling place and more. Go to https://vote.minneapolismn.gov/.

Elections: how they work

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