10:28 PM | Tuesday, August 11, 2026<\/p>\n
Voters in Brooklyn Park narrowed a field of four mayoral candidates down to two for Tuesday\u2019s primary election.<\/p>\n
Incumbent Mayor Hollies Winston and challenger Shelle Page, a current Brooklyn Park City Council member, both advanced.<\/p>\n
Winston was the top vote-getter receiving 48.6 percent of the vote, or 5,639 votes total.<\/p>\n
Page garnered 27.3 percent and 3,167 total votes.<\/p>\n
Maria Tran, also a current Brooklyn Park City Council member, had 9.8 percent and 1,141 votes. Boyd Morson, a former Brooklyn Park City Council member, finished with 14.3 percent and 1,660 total votes.<\/p>\n
Tran previously sued Mayor Winston and other council members<\/a> for defamation, but a judge dismissed that suit.<\/p>\n Winston is seeking a second four-year term. Page, meanwhile, won election to the city council in 2024 for a four-year term.<\/p>\n City Council East District Primary<\/p>\n A primary election was also necessary to trim a field of four city council candidates down to two to represent the East District.<\/p>\n Christian Eriksen, an incumbent, and Allen Miskowiec were the top vote-getters.\u00a0<\/p>\n Eriksen had 52.4 percent of the vote and 2,068 total votes, while Miskowiec had 17.7 percent and 696 votes.<\/p>\n Philip Seton Gaye-Bai had 15 percent and 591 votes. Aaron Endris ended up at 14.9 percent and 589 votes.<\/p>\n The Central and West district races did not require a primary election as each have two people running for those seats.<\/p>\n The Central District will feature incumbent Nichole Klonowski up against challenger Ashyante Shantell Gill this November.<\/p>\n The West District has Tonja West-Hafner facing Bernice David-Cooper. West-Hafner previously served on the Brooklyn Park City Council. The seat is open as Council Member Maria Tran, whose term is expiring, decided to run for mayor.<\/p>\n Council members and the mayor also serve on the city\u2019s Economic Development Authority.<\/p>\n This fall\u2019s election comes as the city faces a handful of key issues. Chief among them are the city\u2019s push for a BioTech Innovation District<\/a> and plans for the unsettled Metro Blue Line light rail extension.<\/p>\n Also see: Blue Line Light Rail Extension Faces $224M Funding Gap<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n