2021 Minneapolis City Council election

DFL • Alondra Cano, Ward 9 • Lisa Bender, Ward 10 == Candidates ==

The 13 members of the City Council are elected from single-member districts via instant-runoff voting, commonly known as ranked choice voting. Voters have the option of ranking up to three candidates in order of preference. Municipal elections in Minnesota are officially nonpartisan, although candidates are able to identify with a political party on the ballot. Write-in candidates must file a request with the Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services Division for votes for them to be counted. == Results ==

Ward 1 Ward 2 The election in Ward 2 exhibited one of the only two known Condorcet cycles in United States electoral history, with a narrow circular tie between Arab, Gordon, and Wonsley. Arab was preferred over Gordon by a 51.3% majority, Gordon was preferred over Wonsley by 50.5%, and Wonsley was preferred over Arab by 50.1%. Additionally, the election exhibited a downward monotonicity paradox, as well as a paradox akin to Simpson’s paradox. However, according to Minneapolis' ranked choice voting tabulation process, Wonsley narrowly won with 42.6% of final round votes (or 50.09% of unexhausted ballots). Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8 Ward 9 Ward 10 of vote-preference distribution for Ward 10 Ward 11 Ward 12 Ward 13 == See also ==