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The 2017 election: Star Tribune Editorial Board endorsements

For contests in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

By Editorial Board

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.