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The 2001 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 6, 2001, to elect the 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council for four-year terms. [1]
Members were elected from single-member districts. Municipal elections in Minnesota are officially nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot. [2]
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ||||
| Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) | 18 | 63,767 | 75.00 | 10 | |
| Green Party of Minnesota | 4 | 8,318 | 9.78 | 2 | |
| Independent | 3 | 11,178 | 13.15 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1,229 | 1.45 | 0 | |
| Write-in | 529 | 0.62 | 0 | ||
| Total | 85,021 | 100.00 | 13 | ||
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [3] | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Paul Ostrow | 4,123 | 61.76 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Dave Ramstad | 2,522 | 37.78 | |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.46 | ||
| Total votes | 6,676 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Paul Zerby | 2,597 | 50.77 | |
| Green | Cam Gordon | 2,489 | 48.66 | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.57 | ||
| Total votes | 5,115 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Joe Biernat | 2,770 | 63.16 | |
| Green | Shane M. Price | 1,571 | 35.82 | |
| Write-in | 45 | 1.03 | ||
| Total votes | 4,386 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Barb Johnson | 4,002 | 73.31 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | George Belmore | 1,417 | 25.96 | |
| Write-in | 40 | 0.73 | ||
| Total votes | 5,459 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Green | Natalie Johnson Lee | 2,405 | 50.47 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Jackie Cherryhomes | 2,333 | 48.96 | |
| Write-in | 27 | 0.57 | ||
| Total votes | 4,765 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Dean Zimmerman | 1,853 | 52.07 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Dean Kallenbach | 1,672 | 46.07 | |
| Write-in | 34 | 0.96 | ||
| Total votes | 3,559 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Lisa Goodman | 6,363 | 82.22 | |
| Independent | Sean Flynn | 1,345 | 17.38 | |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.40 | ||
| Total votes | 7,739 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Robert Lilligren | 3,514 | 62.52 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Vickie Ann Brock | 2,075 | 36.92 | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.57 | ||
| Total votes | 6,676 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Gary Schiff | 5,704 | 81.84 | |
| Republican | Lucy Rosenbloom | 1,229 | 17.63 | |
| Write-in | 37 | 0.53 | ||
| Total votes | 6,970 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Dan Niziolek | 3,688 | 53.81 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Doug Kress | 3,025 | 44.13 | |
| Write-in | 141 | 2.06 | ||
| Total votes | 6,854 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Scott Benson | 5,278 | 58.49 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | John Bernard Casserly | 3,074 | 41.05 | |
| Write-in | 42 | 0.47 | ||
| Total votes | 8,394 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Sandy Colvin Roy | 4,832 | 54.28 | |
| Independent | Wade Russell | 4,055 | 45.55 | |
| Write-in | 15 | 0.17 | ||
| Total votes | 8,902 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Barret W.S. Lane | 5,778 | 54.89 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Greg Abbott | 4,778 | 44.88 | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.24 | ||
| Total votes | 10,581 | 100 | ||
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