The 2017 election: Star Tribune Editorial Board endorsements

For contests in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

November 5, 2017 at 3:08AM

(Numbers indicate order of preference on ranked-choice ballots.)

MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR

 Jacob Frey (1)

 Tom Hoch (2)

MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL

• First Ward: Kevin Reich

Third Ward: Tim Bildsoe (1), Steve Fletcher (2), Samantha Pree-Stinson (3)

Fourth Ward: Barb Johnson (1), Phillipe Cunningham (2)

Fifth Ward: Blong Yang (1), Cathy Spann (2), Raeisha Williams (3)

• Sixth Ward: Abdi Warsame (1), Mohamud Noor (2)

• Seventh Ward: Lisa Goodman

Eighth Ward: Andrea Jenkins (1), Terry White (2)

Ninth Ward: Gary Schiff (1), Mohamed Farah (2)

Tenth Ward: Lisa Bender (1), Saralyn Romanishan (2), David Schorn (3)

Eleventh Ward: Jeremy Schroeder (1), John Quincy (2)

ST. PAUL MAYOR

 Pat Harris (1)

 Melvin Carter (2)

 Elizabeth Dickinson (3)

ST. PAUL SCHOOL BOARD

 John Brodrick

 Jeannie Foster

 Marny Xiong

For additional information about the candidates, including links to their websites, news stories and an explanation of ranked-choice voting, go to the Star Tribune's 2017 Minneapolis and St. Paul voters guide at http://strib.mn/2yJxgmk. To read all of our endorsements, go to http://startribune.com/2017endorsements.

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