How Melvin Carter lost the St. Paul mayoral election
The two-term mayor started too late and had too weak of a ground game. Kaohly Her capitalized.
November 29, 2025
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How Minneapolis’ Somali community became an important source of support for Mayor Jacob Frey
Frey’s top challenger was the son of Somali immigrants. But Frey has been running with East Africans for decades.
November 24, 2025
Medcalf: St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter speaks out after election upset
Melvin Carter says he doesn’t know if he’ll seek public office again, and shares what he’s most looking forward to now.
AuthoredMyron Medcalf
AuthoredMyron MedcalfNovember 22, 2025
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The most popular vote combo on ballots for Minneapolis mayor? Just Frey.
Nearly 1 in 5 voters only had one pick, even though ranked-choice voting allows for multiple candidates.
November 15, 2025
Why Minneapolis took longer to count ballots than St. Paul
Ramsey County switched to electronic ranked-choice tabulation software this year. In Minneapolis, coordination with the county and a city ordinance make the process lengthier.
November 7, 2025
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board appoints North Side commissioner for a month and a half
Board members picked Averi Turner, 29, to fill the District 2 vacancy for the remainder of the year.
November 6, 2025
St. Paul Mayor-elect Kaohly Her on how she won and what she plans to do next
Her knocked on thousands of doors and held dozens of meet-and-greets to win the election. She plans to keep listening.
November 6, 2025
Did Minneapolis progressives keep control of the City Council? It’s complicated.
By one measure, six moderates and seven progressives were elected to the city council Tuesday, but that’s just one measure.
November 6, 2025
Frey gets another term in Minneapolis, vows city is ‘on the verge of a great comeback’
Mayor Jacob Frey fended off democratic socialist Omar Fateh and an alliance of challengers. In his third term, Frey will continue to contend with a City Council that has a majority to his left.
November 5, 2025
Winners declared in Minneapolis park, tax board seats
New Park Board could be friendlier to labor, bikes and other progressive platform issues.
November 5, 2025
Omar Fateh concedes in Minneapolis mayoral race
Fateh, a 35-year-old democratic socialist and state senator, fell short of a mayoral win despite energizing many young, progressive voters.
November 5, 2025
Where Frey drew the votes that carried him over the top
Mayor Jacob Frey, ahead of Omar Fateh by 10 percentage points in first-choice ballots, managed to get over the winning threshold after ranked-choice vote reallocation.
November 5, 2025
