Teneshia Kragness
Hollies J. Winston
Teneshia Kragness led the Brooklyn Center mayoral primary and Hollies J. Winston led Brooklyn Park’s, in unofficial returns from the Aug. 11 primary.
In Brooklyn Center, Kragness had 1,832 votes, or 52.86%. Alexander Koenig had 683, or 19.71%. Laurie Ann Moore had 676, or 19.50%. Latrecia J. Mayo had 275, or 7.93%. The race drew 3,466 votes across all six precincts.
Nine candidates ran for two Brooklyn Center council seats, drawing 5,983 votes. Gretchen Enger led with 1,060, or 17.72%, and Dan Jerzak followed with 1,030, or 17.22%. Then Nahid Khan, 815; Mark Viste, 657; Justin McGuire, 568; Ebonie L. McMillan, 564; Aniya White, 533; Jacob Carter, 491; and Georgette Byers, 265.
In Brooklyn Park, Winston had 5,639 votes, or 48.58%. Shelle Page had 3,167, or 27.29%. Boyd Morson had 1,660, or 14.30%. Maria Tran had 1,141, or 9.83%. The race drew 11,607 votes across all 25 precincts.
In Ward E, Christian Eriksen led with 2,068 votes, or 52.43%, over Allen Miskowiec, 696; Philip Seton Gaye-Bai, 591; and Aaron Endris, 589. The race drew 3,944 votes across all nine precincts.
Insight News is not reporting which candidates advance to the November ballot. That follows certification by the State Canvassing Board on Aug. 18.
Editor’s note: These are unofficial returns captured from the Minnesota Secretary of State on Aug. 15, 2026, and remain subject to certification Aug. 18. Current returns are available at electionresults.sos.mn.gov.
This article was produced with AI assistance.