Elections

Every November, somebody's running for something. In 2013, Minneapolis has mayoral and city council elections and St. Paul has a mayoral election and school board contests. Here's where to go for our election coverage:

Minneapolis—All elections

Minneapolis mayor
Minneapolis School Board
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 1
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 2
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 3
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 4
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 5
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 6
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 7
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 8
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 9
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 10
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 11
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 12
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 13

St. Paul School Board

Previous election cycles:

Marriage amendment

Voter ID amendment

President
U.S. Senator for Minnesota
Congress—First District
Congress—Second District
Congress—Third District
Congress—Fourth District
Congress—Fifth District
Congress—Sixth District
Congress—Seventh District
Congress—Eighth District
Minnesota judicial elections
Legislature— Minneapolis — St. Paul — Greater Minnesota — Suburban
Ramsey County 
Hennepin County

Special legislative elections - January 2012
St. Paul 2011
Governor
Minnesota statewide offices
Minneapolis Board of Education
Minneapolis/Hennepin County
St. Paul

Readers respond: What (if anything) is wrong with Minnesota caucuses?

By Mary Turck, News Day

Readers REALLY didn't like the headline on Sheila Regan's column about her experience at a precinct caucus last week!

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No resolutions at precinct caucuses shuts out North Minneapolis voice

By Jeff Skrenes, North by Northside

The DFL held its precinct caucuses this last week, and for the first time in recent memory Minneapolis did not entertain resolutions as part of the process. Although in a previous post I poked fun at resolutions as a confusing part of an evening that has its share of eccentricities, resolutions are an important piece of how political values are set. The reason we were given for the lack of resolutions was that since this is an odd-numbered year with no senate district or statewide conventions, resolutions have "nowhere to go." But I keep on subtracting four years from 2013, and as far back as I can go, the years always seem to come as odd numbers. And we've done these in previous city elections, so what gives?

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North by Northside

Q&A with Andrew Johnson, Minneapolis Ward 12 city council candidate

By Rebekah Peterson, My Broadsheet

With the DFL caucuses coming up quickly, we wanted to find out more about the people running for City Council in our local wards. All candidates seeking DFL endorsement were invited to participate in our Q&A. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for the candidates!

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Candidate forum for Minneapolis mayor focuses on African-American community needs

By Harry Colbert, Jr. , Insight News

Candidates interested in becoming Minneapolis' next mayor gathered this past Sunday (April 7) to discuss their visions for the city; in particular their visions for the city's African-American community.

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A comprehensive guide to sort of understanding the precinct caucus

By Jeff Skrenes, North by Northside

On Tuesday, April 16, most Minnesota political parties will be holding their precinct caucuses. For the political neophytes, which is most of us, the precinct confusing and counter-intuitive. Well, I'm here to help. By the end of this blog post, you will realize that, far from being confusing and counter-intuitive, the precinct caucus system is actually quite tedious and nonsensical. But at least you'll know how to slog through one and why they're important.

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North by Northside

DFL Caucuses and conventions: How they work

By Rebekah Peterson, My Broadsheet

Photo by MPLS55408 (Creative Commons)

With the DFL caucuses happening on Tuesday and the conventions coming up in the next month or two, we wanted to find out why, exactly, they were so important and what happens at them.

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A preliminary rundown of the 2013 St. Paul School Board races

By Grace Kelly, Minnesota Progressive Project

Three spots are open on the St Paul School Board with 6 candidates currently running: Jean O’Connell, David Martinez, Sarah Lechowich, Luis Ortega, Chue Vue, and John Broderick. The April 16 precinct caucuses will determine the convention delegates that will endorse three candidates on June 8. In between, you can expect at least one forum.

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Minnesota Progressive Project

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Ward 12 candidate forum set for April 11

By Tesha Christensen, Neighborhood Notes

Get to know the candidates running for the Ward 12 Minneapolis Council Member position.

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Minneapolis Fifth Ward candidates talk municipal energy, environmental concerns

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Blong Yang, Brett Buckner, Ian Alexander and Kale Severson

What if Minneapolis just didn’t renew the 20-year contracts with Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy that are coming up at the end 2014?

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Isn't the election in November?

By Danielle Augustson, Southside Pride

Even though the actual election does not happen until November, the Democrats choose their endorsement through a caucus and convention process that happens THIS APRIL. Whomever gets the endorsement has a BIG advantage and often wins because of it. This is the same process that allowed (then underdog) President Obama to capture nationwide excitement and momentum in Iowa in 2008.

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