Every seat on the Minneapolis City Council election is up for grabs on Nov. 7. All, but two incumbents are running for reelection. 

Rent control, police accountability and housing are all high-profile issues for this election.

Polls close at 8 p.m. and results will pour in after. The Minnesota Daily will update the story as those results come in.

More than 13,000 people voted early in this election, including 4,000 who voted by mail. Ward 2, which covers the University, saw less than 300 instances of early voting.

Ward 1: Elliot Payne v. Edwin Fruit

Representing areas of Como and north Minneapolis, Elliot Payne has held his seat since 2021. Payne won his reelection campaign against the Socialist Workers Party Edwin Fruit, holding 89.7 percent of the vote.

Ward 2: Robin Wonsley v. Michael Baskins

Robin Wonsley is seeking a second term after being first elected in 2021. Wonsley won her first election by less than 20 votes.

Wonsley looked to be running unopposed before Michael Baskins entered the election last minute as a write-in candidate to challenge Wonsley.

Brooke Larson and Patricia Ashby, who both voted in Ward 2, said they came out to vote because of a shared concern about abortion rights and access in Minneapolis.

Ward 3: Michael Rainville v. Marcus Mills

Michael Rainville is looking to represent Ward 3, including parts of the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, for a second term. 

Rainville first won his seat in 2021 and is running for a second term. DFL representative Rainville will face off against Marcus Mills who is an independent.

Jacob Thomas, who voted in Ward 3, said voting is his civic duty, so he makes the time to come out and vote every year, no matter what.

Thomas said he voted for Marcus Mills because he believes Minneapolis needs more “progressive voices” on the city council.

“I believe that only one candidate currently in the race for Ward 3 truly cares about progressive values, and it is not the incumbent,” Thomas said.

Ward 6: Jamal Osman v. Kayseh Magan v. Tiger Worku v. Guy Gaskin

Incumbent Jamal Osman has represented the Cedar-Riverside and Seward area since 2020.

Osman faces a tough reelection campaign as controversies regarding his wife’s involvement in a tax fraud scandal that saw the nonprofit Feeding our Future defraud the government of millions.

Challengers Kayseh Magan, Tiger Worku and Guy Gaskin are looking to prevent a third term for Osman.

This story will be updated until all votes are reported.