2005 Minneapolis City Council election

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Minneapolis City Council election, 2005
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 2001November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08) 2009  

All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Scott Benson, June 2010 (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
LeaderScott BensonNatalie Lee
Party Democratic (DFL) Green
Leader's seatWard 11Ward 5 (lost re-election)
Last election10 seats2 seats
Seats won121
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1

Minneapolis City Council election, 2005 results by ward.svg
Results by ward. The map shows the winning candidate's party affiliations, even though members officially run as nonpartisans.

The 2005 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 8, 2005 to elect the 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council for four-year terms.

Contents

The election saw the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) make a net gain of two seats, giving them a 12-to-1 majority in the Council. Both incumbent Green Party of Minnesota members lost their seats, though the party secured a pickup in Ward 2 with Cam Gordon narrowly winning against the DFL-endorsed candidate. The only independent on the Council lost their seat. [1]

Electoral system

Members were elected from single-member districts. Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot. [2]

Results

Ward 1 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Paul Ostrow3,59667.13%
Erik Johnson1,71832.07%
Write-in430.80%
Total5,357100%
Ward 2 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Cam Gordon2,48151.25%
Cara J. Letofsky2,34048.34%
Write-in200.41%
Total4,841100%
Ward 3 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Diane Hofstede2,40771.19%
Aaron Neumann94627.98%
Write-in280.83%
Total3,381100%
Ward 4 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Barbara A. "Barb" Johnson3,12992.19%
Write-in2657.81%
Total3,394100%
Ward 5 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Natalie Johnson Lee1,37644.10%
Don Samuels1,71855.06%
Write-in260.83%
Total3,120100%
Ward 6 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Dean (Z) Zimmermann1,49249.10%
Robert Lilligren1,53850.61%
Write-in90.30%
Total3,039100%
Ward 7 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Christopher Clark93515.49%
Lisa R. Goodman5,07083.97%
Write-in330.55%
Total6,038100%
Ward 8 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Marie Hauser2,32340.51%
Elizabeth Glidden3,36858.73%
Write-in440.77%
Total5,735100%
Ward 9 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Dave Bicking1,31530.50%
Gary Schiff2,54959.13%
Write-in44710.37%
Total4,311100%
Ward 10 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Ralph Remington2,84154.45%
Scott Persons2,32844.61%
Write-in490.94%
Total5,218100%
Ward 11 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Scott Benson5,99190.28%
Gregg A. Iverson5948.95%
Write-in510.77%
Total6,636100%
Ward 12 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Kevin McDonald3,58246.32%
Sandy Colvin Roy4,12353.32%
Write-in280.36%
Total7,733100%
Ward 13 [3]
CandidateVotesPercent
Betsy Hodges5,94763.73%
Lisa McDonald3,35335.93%
Write-in310.33%
Total9,331100%

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