US EditionJacob Frey wins re-election as mayor of Minneapolis
- In Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frey won reelection on Wednesday, securing his third term with 50% of the final ranked-choice vote.
- The city's complex ranked-choice voting required extra retabulating, delaying results after the Nov. 4, 2025 election, while Sen. Omar Fateh led a strong socialist-aligned challenge with DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton trailing.
- Fateh’s campaign staff included Anya Smith-Kooiman, who posted Israel `does not have a "right" to exist` and `must be dismantled`, drawing rebuke from Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
- Frey’s win signals Minneapolis voters’ wariness of socialist candidates, contrasting with Zohran Mamdani’s Tuesday victory in New York City.
- Tensions between mainstream Democratic incumbents and socialist challengers surfaced over divisive views on Israel, prompting public rebukes and concern from Jewish community leaders.
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Jewish mayor of Minneapolis defeats challenger who drew Mamdani comparisons
(JTA) — Jacob Frey, the Jewish incumbent mayor of Minneapolis, has won a third term against a Democratic Socialist opponent who had pledged not to affiliate with “Zionist lobby groups” and whose supporters compared him to New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Frey prevailed in the second round of ranked-choice voting Wednesday in unofficial tallies, a day after polls closed. His most prominent opponent, state Sen. Omar Fateh, finished more t…
Frey Wins Third Term as Minneapolis Mayor Against Democratic Socialist Fateh
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey fended off a challenge from democratic socialist Omar Fateh to secure a third term by winning enough support in the second round of the city’s ranked-choice voting system. City election officials declared Frey, a Democrat, the winner Wednesday morning after tabulating second- and subsequent-choice votes. Frey won 42% of first-choice votes, followed by Fateh with… Source
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