Minneapolis mayoral election, 2017
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The 2017 Minneapolis mayoral election will be held on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Minneapolis. This will be the third mayoral election in the city's history to use ranked-choice voting. Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates are able to identify with a political party on the ballot.
Betsy Hodges was elected mayor of Minneapolis on November 5, 2013 out of a field of 35 candidates, with her term beginning on January 2, 2014. In response to the large candidate field, the Minneapolis Charter Commission approved a referendum increasing the filing fee from $20 to $500. The proposal was approved by voters on November 4, 2014.
Nekima Levy-Pounds, an attorney, civil rights activist, and former President of the Minneapolis NAACP, was the first candidate to begin their campaign, with an announcement on November 14, 2016. Hodges announced her re-election campaign on December 15, 2016. City Councilmember Jacob Frey and filmmaker Aswar Rahman entered in early January, while State Representative Raymond Dehn and theatre executive Tom Hoch announced their campaigns in February.
Formal candidate filing will begin on August 1, 2017. Political parties will hold caucuses and conventions throughout the spring and summer, deciding whether to endorse a candidate for election.
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Republican Party of Minnesota
Raymond Dehn
Al Flowers
Jacob Frey
Betsy Hodges
Nekima Levy-Pounds
Aswar Rahman
Captain Jack Sparrow
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