Nearly all of the incumbent Minneapolis City Council members won reelection on Tuesday with Council President Andrea Jenkins (Ward 8) holding off a stiff challenge by Soren Stevenson. The city has also said Wednesday that incumbent Jamal Osman wins in City Council Ward 6. It was in Ward 7 and Ward 12 that new, and more progressive, councilmembers defeated incumbents.
Jenkins was locked in a tight race with Soren Stevenson, who held a 103 vote lead after the first ballot. But Jenkins made up ground by the final ballot using Minneapolis' ranked choice voting to win by a mere 38 votes (48.3% to 47.8%).
Ward 7 in Minneapolis was left vacant by retiring City Council Member Lisa Goodman. In that race, Katie Cashman did defeat Scott Graham (50.8% to 48.5%).
Aurin Chowdhury won in Ward 12 that was formerly represented by Andrew Johnson. Chowdhury captured 53.8% of the vote, with Luther Ranheim finishing a distant second (36.5%).
Winning incumbents include:
Elliot Payne (Ward 1)
Robin Wonsley (Ward 2)
Michael Rainville (Ward 3)
Latrisha Vetaw (Ward 4)
Jeremiah Ellison (Ward 5)
Jamal Osman (Ward 6)
Andrea Jenkins (Ward 8)
Jason Chavez (Ward 9)
Aisha Chughtai (Ward 10)
Emily Koski (Ward 11)
Linea Palmisano (Ward 13)
