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The 2025 Minneapolis City Council elections will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect representatives for all 13 wards of the Minneapolis City Council. These elections occurred alongside the mayoral race and several other municipal offices, including Park Board and Board of Estimate and Taxation positions. The council elections were conducted using a ranked-choice voting system, which allows voters to rank candidates by preference on their ballots.

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Electoral system
The 13 members of the City Council are elected from single-member districts via instant-runoff voting, commonly known as ranked choice voting. Voters have the option of ranking up to three candidates in order of preference. Municipal elections in Minnesota are officially nonpartisan, although candidates are able to identify with a political party on the ballot. Write-in candidates must file a request with the Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services Division for votes for them to be counted.

Ward 1
The 1st ward is based in northeast Minneapolis, stretching from the neighborhoods of Waite Park and Columbia Park down to Como. The incumbent is Democrat Elliott Payne, who was re-elected with 89.7% of the vote in 2023. Payne is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Elliott Payne (DFL), incumbent councilor

Ward 2
The 2nd ward contains the neighborhoods of Cooper, Prospect Park, and University District, as well as portions of Seward and Cedar-Riverside. The incumbent is independent Robin Wonsley, who was re-elected with 67.6% of the vote in 2023. Wonsley is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Robin Wonsley (DSA), incumbent councilor

Ward 3
The 3rd ward contains the neighborhoods of Marcy-Holmes and St. Anthony West as well as Nicollet Island. The incumbent is Democrat Michael Rainville, who was re-elected with 69.5% of the vote in 2023. Rainville is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Michael Rainville (DFL), incumbent councilor

Ward 4
The 4th ward contains the neighborhoods of Jordan and Victory. The incumbent is Democrat LaTrisha Vetaw, who was re-elected with 69.4% of the vote in 2023. Vetaw is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * LaTrisha Vetaw (DFL), incumbent councilor

Ward 5
The 5th ward contains the neighborhoods of Harrison, Near North, Hawthorne, and North Loop. The incumbent is Democrat Jeremiah Ellison, who was re-elected with 52.5% of the vote in 2023. Ellison is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Jeremiah Ellison (DFL), incumbent councilor

Ward 6
The 6th ward contains the neighborhoods of Philips West, and Ventura Village, as well as portions of Seward, Stevens Square-Loring Heights, Cedar-Riverside, and Elliot Park. The incumbent is Democrat Jamal Osman, who was re-elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2023. Osman is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Jamal Osman (DFL), incumbent councilor

Ward 7
The 7th ward contains the neighborhoods of Bryn Mawr, Cedar-Isles-Dean, Downtown West, East Isles, Kenwood, Loring Park, and Lowry Hill, as well as portions of Stevens Square-Loring Heights and Elliot Park. The incumbent is Democrat Katie Cashman, who was elected with 51.1% of the vote in 2023. Cashman is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Katie Cashman (DFL), incumbent councilor

Ward 8
The 8th ward contains the neighborhoods of Kingfield, Lyndale, Northrop, and Regina. The incumbent is Democrat Andrea Jenkins, who was re-elected with 50.2% of the vote in 2023. Jenkins is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Andrea Jenkins (DFL), incumbent councilor

Ward 9
The 9th ward contains the neighborhoods of Corcoran, East Phillips, Longfellow, Midtown Phillips, and Powderhorn Park. The incumbent is Democrat Jason Chavez, who was re-elected with 78.9% of the vote in 2023. Chavez is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Jason Chavez (DFL), incumbent councilor

Ward 10
The 10th ward contains the neighborhoods of East Bde Maka Ska, Lowry Hill East, South Uptown, and Whittier, as well as a portion of East Harriet. The incumbent is Democrat Aisha Chughtai, who was re-elected with 60.7% of the vote in 2023. Chughtai is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Aisha Chughtai (DFL), incumbent councilor

Ward 11
The 11th ward contains the neighborhoods of Diamond Lake, Hale, Page, Northrop, Tangletown, Wenonah, and Windom, as well as a portion of Keewaydin. The incumbent is Democrat Emily Koski, who was re-elected with 88.4% of the vote in 2023. Koski is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Emily Koski (DFL), incumbent councilor

Ward 12
The 12th ward contains the neighborhoods of Cooper, Ericsson, Hiawatha, Howe, Minnehaha, Morris Park, and Standish, as well as a portion of Keewaydin. The incumbent is Democrat Aurin Chowdhury, who was elected with 53.8% of the vote in 2023. Chowdhury is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Aurin Chowdhury (DFL), incumbent council member

Ward 13
The 13th ward contains the neighborhoods of Armatage, Fulton, Kenny, Linden Hills, Lynnhurst, and West Maka Ska, as well as a portion of East Harriet. The incumbent is Democrat Linea Palmisano, who was re-elected with 65.5% of the vote in 2023. Palmisano is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Linea Palmisano (DFL), incumbent councilor