[ June 13, 2026 ]
Jacob Frey has officially defeated Omar Fateh in the race for Mayor of Minneapolis. The Somali socialist was narrowly defeated by the incumbent Democrat Jacob Frey.
Dmitri Bolt at Townhall: The city’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), initially endorsed Fateh, the first Somali American and Muslim to serve in the Minnesota state Senate, at their convention in July. However, the incumbent mayor, Jacob Frey, challenged the endorsement over the DFL’s voting process, prompting the party’s Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committee to controversially withdraw its support for Fateh. On Tuesday night, Frey had the most first-place votes with 41.8 percent, with Fateh coming in second with 31.7 percent. However, Minneapolis’ election is decided by rank choice voting, requiring the winning candidate to have over 50 percent of the votes. The candidates with the fewest votes get eliminated for each new round. Frey was victorious in only the second round of voting, with 50.03 percent of the vote to Fateh’s 44.37 percent (Townhall).
Dem Omar Fateh, the ‘Minnesota Mamdani,’ loses Minneapolis race to Mayor Jacob Frey
ADVERTISEMENTBy Chris Nesi, NY Post, Nov. 5, 2025:
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey beat back a challenge Tuesday from Democratic Socialist Omar Fateh, whose far-left policy proposals have drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani.
Frey, 44, rose to national prominence during the riots in the city after George Floyd’s killing at the hands of a white police officer in 2020.
He had the most first-place votes with 41.8% Tuesday night. Fateh came in second with 31.7% in the first round.
Minneapolis uses ranked-choice voting, and Frey ended up achieving a majority in the third round of tabulation on Wednesday. Fateh’s had 44.4%.
ADVERTISEMENTThe city’s Democratic party — the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) — initially endorsed Fateh, 35, the first Somali American and Muslim to serve in the Minnesota state Senate at their convention in July.
However, Frey challenged the endorsement based on the DFL’s voting process, leading to its Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committee to controversially withdraw support for Fateh.
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