{"id":323778,"date":"2026-08-18T05:11:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323778\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T05:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:11:20","slug":"kragness-and-winston-lead-mayoral-primaries-in-brooklyn-center-and-brooklyn-park-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323778\/","title":{"rendered":"Kragness and Winston lead mayoral primaries in Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Teneshia<\/p>\n

Teneshia Kragness<\/p>\n

\"Hollies<\/p>\n

Hollies J. Winston<\/p>\n

Teneshia Kragness led the Brooklyn Center mayoral primary and Hollies J. Winston led Brooklyn Park\u2019s, in unofficial returns from the Aug. 11 primary.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Insight News is not reporting which candidates advance to the November ballot. That follows certification by the State Canvassing Board on Aug. 18.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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