Greetings to everyone pulling up my site on their phones from a voting booth. For your convenience I’ve put links to (hopefully) all of this year’s races. If you scroll and don’t find what you’re looking for, try searching a candidate name, but remember, I only write about races that appear on the ballot in Minneapolis or Saint Paul.
Saint Paul (we’re doing Saint Paul first because it’s a very short ballot)
Saint Paul Mayor: Melvin Carter
City Question 1: Yes
School District Question 1: Yes
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Mayor: (1) DeWayne Davis; (2) Omar Fateh; (3) Jazz Hampton. DON’T RANK FREY.
Board of Estimate and Taxation: (1) Eric Harris Bernstein; (2) Steve Brandt. THERE ARE TWO OPEN SEATS; RANK BOTH OF THESE PEOPLE.
Minneapolis Park Board At-Large: (1) Tom Olsen; (2) Michael Wilson; (3) Amber Frederick. THERE ARE THREE OPEN SEATS. RANK THREE PEOPLE.
Minneapolis Park Board District 1: Dan Engelhart. (Both candidates are named Dan. Pay attention to the last names.)
Minneapolis Park Board District 2: Charles Rucker is running unopposed.
Minneapolis Park Board District 3: Kedar Deshpande is running unopposed.
Minneapolis Park Board District 4: (1) Jason Garcia; (2) Andrew Gebo.
Minneapolis Park Board District 5: (1) Kay Carvajal Moran; (2) Colton Baldus; (3) Steffanie Musich.
Minneapolis Park Board District 6: Ira Jourdain
City Council Ward 1: Elliott Payne
City Council Ward 2: Robin Wonsley
City Council Ward 3: Marcus Mills
City Council Ward 4: Marvina Haynes
City Council Ward 5: (1) Ethrophic Burnett; (2) Anndrea Young
City Council Ward 6: Jamal Osman
City Council Ward 7: Katie Cashman
City Council Ward 8: Soren Stevenson
City Council Ward 9: Jason Chavez
City Council Ward 10: Aisha Chughtai
City Council Ward 11: Jamison Whiting
City Council Ward 12: Aurin Chowdhury
City Council Ward 13: Ugh, why can’t we have some better choices? Linea Palmisano I GUESS but it’s not like BobAgain is going to win so maybe write in your favorite neighbor.
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Are you going to cover the upcoming special elections for House Districts 47A and 64A?
64A: Yes, but I’m going to wait until after the endorsing convention on Saturday in the hopes that it will narrow the field slightly.
47A: No, because no part of it is in St. Paul (or Minneapolis) — it’s an entirely suburban district. (I only write about elections that appear on the ballots in Minneapolis or St. Paul.)