This fall, Brooklyn Park voters will determine whether the city’s one-term incumbent mayor stays in office for another for years — or if a council member sworn in just last year will unseat him.
Hollies J. Winston and Shelle Page received the highest number of votes in the Aug. 11 primary and will advance to the general election for Brooklyn Park mayor, according to the unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State.
Winston took 5,639 votes, or 48.6% of the vote, and Page took 3,167 votes, or 27.3% of the vote.
Winston is an incumbent in this race, having served as Brooklyn Park mayor since January 2023. He works as a consultant and has said he is running for another term as mayor to “keep leading with steady, effective leadership.”
After securing nearly half of the votes cast in mayoral primary, Winston highlighted his first place finish in a comment to the Sun Post.
Hollies Winston
“In a four-way race, primary voters put us in first by a wide margin, and I am grateful for their confidence,” Winston said. “They chose to build on a 36-year low in crime through fully funded police, alternative response, upstream community intervention and a real-time command center. They chose continued investment in our youth and a BioTech Innovation District that will bring real jobs, retail, restaurants and opportunity. Heading into November, we will keep listening and talking with residents about the results we have delivered and the positive, refreshing direction Brooklyn Park is headed.”
Page has represented the Central District on the Brooklyn Park City Council since January 2025. She works as a mortgage lender and has said she is running to “build bridges, strengthen relationships and bring people together” as mayor.
While far below Winston’s vote total, Page secured more votes than the two remaining candidates combined. In a comment to the Sun Post, she described her second place finish as “incredible” and thanked Brooklyn Park residents for their trust and support.
Shelle Page
“I am incredibly grateful to everyone who believed in this campaign, shared our message, and showed up to vote in the primary,” Page said. “This victory is a testament to what we can accomplish when we come together around a vision for a city that is safe, affordable, welcoming, and full of opportunity… but we’re not finished yet. The general election is still ahead, and there is more work to do. Now, let’s keep building on the progress we’ve made and keep moving Brooklyn Park forward.”
The two remaining candidates accounted for 24.1% of the vote: Boyd Morson took 1,660 votes and Maria Tran took 1,141 votes.
Both posted on Facebook to thank their supporters.
“An election result may end a campaign, but it does not end my commitment to Brooklyn Park. I am still here,” Tran wrote. “The eternal torch for justice and righteousness are still flaming, and will never extinct in me.”
Tran, a current member of the Brooklyn Park City Council, added that she would continue “advocating for fairness through community involvement, education and the legal process.” Her term expires at the end of 2026, meaning her unsuccessful run for mayor will leave her without a seat in the council chambers next year.
Morson previously sat on the Brooklyn Park City Council. He was elected to serve the Central District for four years before running unsuccessfully for the East District seat in 2024.
“I want to personally say bless, and thank you to all my longstanding supporters in and around Brooklyn Park,” Morson wrote. “And, the same to all the residents that came out and cast your votes for me.”
Morson also congratulated Page and Winston for advancing to the general election.
Council results
Three seats on the Brooklyn Park City Council will be decided this election cycle, though only one of those races triggered a primary.
On Aug. 11, Christian Eriksen and Allen Miskowiec received the highest number of votes to advance to the general election for the Brooklyn Park City Council East District seat.
According to the Secretary of State, Eriksen took 2,068 votes, or 52.4% of the vote, while Miskowiec took 696, or 17.6% of the vote.
Eriksen is an incumbent and has served on the Brooklyn Park City Council since January 2023. He is employed as a registrar at Luther Seminary.
Miskowiec is retired and a substitute teacher.
The two remaining candidates accounted for 30% of the vote: Philip Seton Gaye-Bai took 591 votes and Aaron Endris took 589 votes.
Eriksen and Miskowiec will vie for the East District seat in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election.
In the Central District, Ashyante Shantell Gill is running against incumbent Nichole Klonowski, who was first elected to the council in 2022.
In the West District, Bernice David-Cooper and Tonja West-Hafner will vie for the seat currently held by Tran.
Members of the Brooklyn Park City Council serve four-year terms. The winner in each of the three races will take the oath of office and begin serving in January.