A variety of big-ticket issues took center stage in the elections: policing, the coronavirus, affordable housing, the climate crisis, spikes in violent crime. In Minneapolis, voters rejected a policing overhaul measure created following the police murder of George Floyd. Minneapolis City Councilmember Phillipe Cunningham, who championed a similar ballot initiative, referred to the result as "really unfortunate" and "a clear backlash to progress in our city." After all, the White House's party has lost every Virginia gubernatorial race since the 1970s except for one: the 2013 race that McAuliffe won. Mayor Jacob FreyMinneapolis mayoral raceLikely winner: Incumbent Democratic Mayor Jacob FreyWhy you should care: Maybe more than anything else, the Minneapolis mayoral race was a referendum on Maybe more than anything else, the Minneapolis mayoral race was a referendum on policing and public safety in the city.

Source: CNN November 05, 2021 04:20 UTC