Fateh, a 35-year-old democratic socialist and state senator, fell short of a mayoral win despite energizing many young, progressive voters.

Jacob Frey has won reelection as Minneapolis mayor, holding off a challenge from Minnesota Sen. Omar Fateh and 13 other candidates to win a third term.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has won a third term, defeating challenger Omar Fateh in the city's ranked-choice voting election.

Fateh, who would have been Minneapolis’ first Muslim and first Somali American mayor, drew comparisons to New York City’s Mamdani.

Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey has won a third term in office after a ranked-choice election that saw him face off against democratic socialist Omar Fateh, among other challengers.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey secured a third term Wednesday, defeating Democratic socialist Omar Fateh and 13 other challengers in the

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey beat back a challenge Tuesday from Democratic Socialist Omar Fateh, whose far-left policy proposals have drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani. Frey, 44, rose to national prominence during the riots in the city after George Floyd’s killing at the hands of a white police officer in 2020.

Omar Fateh, the son of Somali immigrants and a democratic socialist, is a leading candidate in the mayoral race in Minneapolis and seeking to unseat incumbent Jacob Frey. Fateh made history in 2020 by becoming the first Muslim and first Somali American to be elected to Minnesota’s state Senate.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has won reelection and will serve a third term as Mayor in Minnesota’s biggest city.

Jacob Frey won reelection and a third term as Minneapolis mayor, beating Senator Omar Fatey after second-choice votes were tabulated.

The Minneapolis mayoral election is garnering more and more national attention. This comes as candidate Omar Fateh Fateh, a current state senator and candidate of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and Democrat socialist Mamdani are both Muslim and politically progressive.