The final results of the Minneapolis mayoral race won’t be called until Wednesday at the earliest, but incumbent Jacob Frey is ahead of his challengers by at least 10% as Election Day draws to a close.
Frey secured 41.76% of first-choice votes, followed by progressive challenger Omar Fateh with 31.72% of the vote.
It’s still possible that Fateh, a state senator and Democratic Socialist, could still be declared the winner once second- and third-choice votes are counted, but Frey is the comfortable favorite as counting of votes enters a second day…