PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS
U.S. Representative District 5
In the U.S. Representative District 5 race, Ilhan Omar won a tight race against challenger Don Samuels, with a margin of less than 2,500 votes. In Wards 7 &13, people voted for Samuels over Omar. Ward 13 continues to have one of the highest voter turnouts in the city.
Here are the vote breakdowns for Southwest Minneapolis Wards 7, 8, 10, 11, and 13:
Ward 7: 4,276 Samuels, 3,098 Omar
Ward 8: 2,306 Samuels, 4,732 Omar
Ward 10: 1,640 Samuels, 3,652 Omar
Ward 11: 4,059 Samuels, 3,914 Omar
Ward 13: 6,391 Samuels, 4,133 Omar
You can look up specific ward and/or precinct voter data using this State of Minnesota tool.
Minneapolis School Board
At-large
vote for two, top four move on to the general election
KerryJo Felder, Collin Beachy, and Sonya Emerick were the top three candidates. There are 100 votes separating Lisa Skjefte (9,013) and Jaton White (8,901). One of them will also move to general election.
Last night, Emerick tweeted, "There are eight known transgender or nonbinary School Board members in the nation. Minneapolis, y’all just voted me onto the ballot in November." If elected, Emerick would be the ninth.
District 5 race
vote for one, top two advance to general election
Lori Novell and Laurelle Myhra will be on the general election ballot on Nov. 8.
Hennepin County Attorney
vote for one, top two move on to general election
Mary Moriarty won the primary with 36% of the votes. Martha Holton Dimick will most likely also move on to the general election.
Hennepin County Sheriff
vote for one, top two move on to general election
Citywide, Dawanna Wit easily won the primary with 57% of the vote. The second candidate to move to to the general election on November 8 will most likely be Joseph Banks, but it hasn't been officially called this morning.
If Wit wins the general election, she will be our city's first Black woman sheriff.
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Before Linden Hills was a neighborhood, it was home to Mdewakanton Dakotans. Due to clashes with the Ojibwe, the Mdewakanton Dakota village moved to a safer location. About 40 years later, Cottage City was developed on the same land. You can learn much more about this history in Josh Biber's newest piece.
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Presenting our reader-curated Whittier Neighborhood Guide. We asked Whittier residents what their favorite places are to eat, drink, and explore. We collected the suggestions in our Whittier Neighborhood Guide. If you'd like us to add one of your favorite places, throw it into the "add context" box below the guide.
Keep this guide in mind the next time you have friends or family visiting. Easy peasy.
LINK ROUNDUP 🔗
Minneapolis will be bringing back its Police Community Relations Council. The first meeting will be tomorrow. (Star Tribune)
Jamez Staples, founder of Renewable Energy Partners, talks about creating jobs in the solar industry while standing next to an installation he did at his alma mater, North High. (North News)
Omar Fateh was re-elected to the State Senate in District 62, which falls partly in our coverage are. (Sahan Journal)
A sneaky photo of downtown from Lake of the Isles. (Reddit)
MPR News has been updating its 2022 primary election results page as results come in and winners are confirmed. (MPR News).
The City of Minneapolis has resumed its Minneapolis Minute video series, which is a nice lil' community news brief. (City of Minneapolis)
The Malt Shop has re-opened, under new owners, and people have a lot to say about the new menu. (Facebook)
COMMUNITY RESOURCES ✊
Two of the three Bde Maka Ska beaches are closed until next week. High levels of E. coil were found at Thomas and 32nd Street beaches on Monday morning.
The Public Health & Safety Committee meets today at 1:30. p.m. On the agenda is confirming a public hearing on Aug. 24 regarding Minneapolis police using dronesand a presentation on community safety and gun violence.
You can pick up free groceries at 2609 Stevens Ave. S from 3 - 6:30 p.m.
The Met Council meets today at 4 p.m.
Fulton Neighborhood Association Board Meeting is at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Email info@fultonneighborhood.org for the meeting link.
OUT & ABOUT 🚃
The Twin Cities Mobile Jazz Project is performing a jazz concert from 4-7 p.m. at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Go listen to some poetry at Prodigal Pub at 7 p.m.
You can go canoeing for free in the Loring Pond every Wednesday from 5 - 7 p.m. (well, until Aug. 24). Minneapolis Park & Recs has vests, canoes, and paddles for people to use.
Mort's has a lineup of bands tonight with names so fun that we will list them all here: Tang and the Tabs, Bob Rue and the Thousandaires, HoneyHole, Planet Plookey
Comedy open mic is back at Oralé tonight at 8 p.m.
Pimento Jamaican Kitchen has live band karaoke (you sing, band plays music, very cool!) from 6 - 11 p.m.
