▁Minnesota ▁are ▁non part isan , ▁although ▁candidates ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁identify ▁with ▁a ▁political ▁party ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot . ▁ ▁No ▁candidate ▁achieved ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁ball ot ▁counting ▁on ▁election ▁night . ▁Jacob ▁Fre y ▁was ▁declared ▁the ▁winner ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁after ▁several ▁r ounds ▁of ▁vote ▁tab ulations . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁election ▁ ▁B ets y ▁H od ges ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁Min ne apolis ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁candidates , ▁with ▁her ▁term ▁beginning ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁candidate ▁field , ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁Char ter ▁Commission ▁approved ▁a ▁refer endum ▁increasing ▁the ▁fil ing ▁fee ▁from ▁$ 2 0 ▁to ▁$ 5 0 0 . ▁The ▁proposal ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁vot ers ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁In ▁a ▁blog ▁letter ▁dated ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁housing ▁activ ist ▁and ▁long time ▁Min ne apolis ▁resident ▁known ▁as ▁Captain ▁Jack ▁S par row ▁announced ▁his ▁candid acy ▁for ▁mayor ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁election ; ▁this ▁was ▁his ▁third ▁election ▁campaign ▁for ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁ 6 ▁years . ▁N ek ima ▁Le vy - P ounds , ▁an ▁att orney , ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist , ▁and