Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Abdi Warsame wins seat on Minneapolis City Council | The Cities | Minnesota Public Radio News

Abdi Warsame wins seat on Minneapolis City Council | The Cities | Minnesota Public Radio News

In his first run for elective office, Abdi Warsame won the race to represent Ward 6 on the Minneapolis City Council, soundly defeating incumbent Robert Lilligren, who was the first and only Native American city council member.

In winning the seat, Warsame became the first Somali-American elected to the council, just seven years after arriving in the United States. He also is the first Somali-American in the nation to win a municipal election.
With all 9 precincts reporting, Warsame won nearly 64 percent of the first-choice votes and more than 40 percent of second choice votes and 20 percent of third-choice votes, according to unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website.

Lilligren received 32 percent of first-choice votes, nearly 27 percent of second-choice votes and 13 percent of third-choice votes.

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