Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a Jewish American, was elected to a third term on Wednesday, according to unofficial results, fending off challengers who criticized his response to homeless encampments, the pace of police reform and what they described as a lack of collaboration with other elected officials like City Council members.
Frey’s main opponents were state Sen. Omar Fateh, minister DeWayne Davis and attorney Jazz Hampton. In ranked-choice voting, candidates with fewer votes are eliminated and their supporters’ votes are reallocated to their next choice.
In the end, the race came down to Frey and Fateh in a second round of tabulation in the ranked choice election.
