Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey survived a challenge from democratic socialist Omar Fateh and 13 other contenders to secure a third term as mayor.
Fateh gained media attention for policy proposals similar to New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Unlike Mamdani, Fateh was unsuccessful in his mayoral bid.
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Minneapolis uses a ranked-choice voting system for its mayoral election.
ABC News explained:
Frey, who secured a third term, led Fateh by about 10 percentage points after Tuesday night’s first round of counting but didn’t cross the 50%-plus-one-vote threshold he needed to win outright.
According to final but unofficial results posted by the
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