<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The 2017 Minneapolis mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Minneapolis . This was the third mayoral election in the city's history to use ranked - choice voting . Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot . </P> <P> No candidate achieved a majority in the first round of ballot counting on election night . Jacob Frey was declared the winner the next day after several rounds of vote tabulations . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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