2013 Minneapolis mayoral election

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2013 Minneapolis mayoral election
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Candidate Betsy Hodges Mark Andrew
Party Democratic (DFL) Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote28,962 (1st round)
38,870 (33rd round)		19,648 (1st round)
24,972 (33rd round)
Percentage36.47% (1st round)
48.95% (33rd round)		24.74% (1st round)
31.44% (33rd round)
 
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Candidate Don Samuels Cam Winton
Party Democratic (DFL) Independent
Popular vote8,350 (1st round)
10,301 (32nd round)		7,533 (1st round)
8,969 (32nd round)
Percentage10.51% (1st round)
12.97% (32nd round)		9.49% (1st round)
11.23% (32nd round)
Mayor before election

R. T. Rybak
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Mayor

Betsy Hodges
Democratic (DFL)

The 2013 Minneapolis mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Minneapolis for a four-year term. This was the second mayoral election in the city's history to use instant-runoff voting, popularly known as ranked choice voting, first implemented in the city's 2009 elections. Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates are able to identify with a political party on the ballot. After incumbent Mayor R. T. Rybak announced in late 2012 that he would not seek a fourth term, 35 candidates began campaigns to replace him. Many of these candidates sought the endorsement of the Minneapolis unit of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), though the convention ultimately ended with no endorsement.

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Although she did not win enough votes to be victorious on the first ballot, DFLer Betsy Hodges held a "commanding" lead and was "poised" to be elected following completion of vote tabulations. Second-place finisher Mark Andrew effectively conceded on election night, saying that it was unlikely that he would overcome Hodges' lead. [1] Hodges was elected in the 33rd round after two days of vote tabulations.

Background

Minneapolis' 2009 elections were the first in the city's history to implement a system of ranked choice voting (RCV), whereby voters ranked up to their first three choices for an office instead of voting for just one. [2] Turnout that year was, however, the city's lowest in decades with under 46,000 ballots being cast. [2] Incumbent mayor R.T. Rybak won over 33,000 of those votes on the first round of voting, surpassing 22,579 which was the threshold of 50% of ballots cast plus one that were necessary to win the election. [3] A 2010 report prepared for the Minneapolis Elections Department by David Schultz and Kristi Rendahl of Hamline University determined that it was unclear whether the RCV system had met its stated goals of "increasing voter turnout, encouraging more candidates to run, [and] promoting more support for third party candidates." [4]

On December 27, 2012, Rybak, who had been in office since 2001, announced that he would not seek a fourth term as mayor. [5]

Candidates

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A sign pointing to candidate filing

The official filing period with the City of Minneapolis for mayoral candidacy began on July 30 and lasted for two weeks, until August 13. [6] Candidates had until August 15 to withdraw and have their names taken off of the ballot. [7] In March 2013, City Council member Cam Gordon proposed raising the fee to run for mayor to $500, a move intended to "discourag[e] frivolous candidates" according to the Star Tribune. [8] However, the fee remained at $20 for the 2013 filing period. [7] While the election is officially nonpartisan, [9] there was a space on the affidavits of candidacy for candidates to declare their "Political Party or Principle". [10]

A total of 35 people declared their candidacy for mayor, a number that Minneapolis elections officials claimed had not been seen on the ballot since at least the 1980s, if not before. [11] Hamline University's Schultz commented that the crowded race would make it difficult for candidates to get name recognition, "[e]specially for some of those candidates who fall further down on the list because they probably don't have a lot of money, and they probably aren't going to get invited to debates." [12] An article in MinnPost suggested that the majority of candidates' campaigns would not have a lot of funding with which to work, nor would they be well organized. [13]

Gregg A. Iverson was the first of six candidates to submit their affidavits of candidacy on July 30, the first day of filing. Meanwhile, three candidates waited until August 13, the final day of the filing period, to submit their affidavits, including Cyd Gorman who was the last to file. [6] No candidates who registered with the Elections Department took advantage of the ability to withdraw their candidacies. [6]

In 2014, as a result of the high number of candidates, city voters approved an amendment to the city charter that raised filing requirements to either $500 or 500 signatures.

Declared

A candidate's self-identified political party does not indicate endorsement by that party. Political party endorsements are listed in the "Political party endorsements" section below.

Political party endorsements

PartyCandidateSource
Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota First choiceStephanie Woodruff [50]
Second choiceDon Samuels
Third choiceCam Winton
Libertarian Party of Minnesota First choiceChristopher Clark [51]
Second choiceKurtis W. Hanna
Third choiceCam Winton
Minnesota Pirate Party Kurtis W. Hanna [52]
Minneapolis City Republican CommitteeCam Winton [53] [note 3]
  • Not pictured: Mark V. Anderson, Neal Baxter, Alicia K. Bennett, Edmund Bernard Bruyere, Bob Carney Jr., Christopher Clark, James Everett, Cyd Gorman, Mike Gould, John Leslie Hartwig, Jaymie Kelly, Tony Lane, Doug Mann, Abdun M. Rahaman, Joshua Rea, James L. Stroud Jr., Jeffrey Alan Wagner, Rahn V. Workcuff

Withdrawn

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Schiff, Thomas

Declined

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Tina Smith in 2012

Campaigns

Announcements

Almost a month before Rybak announced that he intended to leave office, DFL City Council member Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis' thirteenth ward declared that she would run for mayor. [59] Her plans, however, were contingent upon whether Rybak would elect to run for a fourth time. [59] When Rybak made his announcement in December 2012, Hodges formally proclaimed her candidacy. [5]

The Star Tribune reported in early December 2012 that former DFL City Council President Jackie Cherryhomes was also considering a bid for the mayor's office. [60] Cherryhomes last held office in 2001, but remained involved at the Minneapolis City Hall as a lobbyist. [61] Like Hodges, she only intended to run if Rybak opted not to [60] and, like Hodges, she announced that she would run promptly after Rybak declared he would not, on December 27. [61]

DFL City Council member Gary Schiff from Minneapolis' ninth ward was also mulling a mayoral run in mid-December when he filed paperwork to form a committee that could support his potential candidacy. [62] Unlike Hodges and Cherryhomes, Schiff stated that whether he would run or not would probably not be contingent upon what Rybak decided to do. [62] On January 29, Schiff announced that he would seek the mayor's seat. [63]

Fifth ward City Council member Don Samuels, another DFLer, was considering running for the office shortly after Rybak announced that he wouldn't run again. [64] Samuels had served on the City Council for a decade at that time and had most recently run but dropped out of a race for Hennepin County Commissioner. [64] A day after Schiff made his candidacy official, Samuels entered the race as well, becoming the third sitting member of City Council to do so. [65]

Mark Andrew, formerly a Hennepin County Commissioner and the chair of the DFL from 1995 until 1997, expressed in early January that he was "very interested" in potentially vying for the position of mayor. [66] Since leaving public office, Andrew had begun GreenMark, an environmental marketing firm. [67] He officially declared his candidacy on February 7, 2013, acknowledging his late entrance into the race relative to some of his opponents. [67]

Running as an independent, attorney Cam Winton is mentioned in a Star Tribune article dated March 20, 2013. [68] Winton, a Republican, stated that he did not intend to seek the DFL endorsement, making him the only candidate declared at the time to do so. [69]

Dan Cohen, a Republican former City Council member, said on May 28 that he would run for mayor if the DFL failed to agree on an endorsement. [70] Cohen, who sits on Minneapolis' Charter and Planning Commissions, was a Council member in the 1960s [71] He last ran for mayor in 1969, losing to Charles Stenvig. [25] Cohen formally declared his candidacy on June 18. [71]

Pre-convention debates

The first debate between mayoral candidates took place on March 27 at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. [72] Moderated by professor of political science Larry Jacobs, as well as some of his students, the debate included Andrew, Hodges, Schiff, Cherryhomes, and Samuels, noted by Jacobs as being the "leading DFL candidates". [72] Winton observed the debate from the audience but was not invited to participate as he was not seeking the DFL endorsement. [72] Candidates fielded questions on the new Vikings stadium (responding anywhere from heavily in favor of the project to staunchly against it), property taxes (no candidate accepted a pledge from Jacobs not to raise them), how to revitalize North Minneapolis, and their qualifications for the job of mayor. [72]

DFL endorsement convention

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Samuels, Hodges, Cherryhomes, Andrew, Schiff, and Thomas seated at the DFL endorsement convention on June 15, 2013

An endorsement convention was held by the DFL on June 15, 2013, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. [73] All candidates then declared with the exception of Winton (Andrew, Cherryhomes, Hodges, Samuels, Schiff, and Thomas) sought the nomination and were present at the event. [73] Sixty percent of delegate votes were required to receive the endorsement. [74]

During the first round of voting, Jim Thomas, Cheryhomes, and Samuels were eliminated as each failed to secure the ten percent of the vote required to move on to the second round. [75] Schiff was eliminated after the second ballot, leaving Andrew and Hodges. [73] Andrew came first in every round of voting but never reached the 60 percent threshold. [75] Hodges invited her delegates outside of the Convention Center to eat pizza. [75] Their absence meant that a quorum was not present at the convention and so, on the fifth ballot, the convention ended with no endorsement. [73]

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mark
Andrew		Jackie
Cherryhomes		Dan
Cohen		Bob
Fine		Betsy
Hodges		Don
Samuels		Cam
Winton		Stephanie
Woodruff		OtherUndecided
Pulse Opinion Research [76] September 8–10, 2013800± 3.5%10%7%16%1%14%16%9%5%6%16%

Results

None of the candidates passed the threshold to be elected in the first round, necessitating several rounds of vote transfers. Betsy Hodges was elected in the 33rd round.

Party/principleCandidate% 1st
Choice		Rounds
1234567891011121314151617
DFL Betsy Hodges 36.4728,96228,98328,98428,98828,99428,99929,00329,01529,02329,02729,03129,03629,04329,07129,10329,11729,123
DFL Mark Andrew 24.7419,64819,66419,66819,66919,67619,67719,68319,68819,69019,69319,69819,70819,72519,73819,75419,79619,803
DFL Don Samuels10.518,3508,3548,3558,3578,3658,3708,3738,3788,3818,3828,3858,3928,3978,4058,4148,4238,428
independent responsible inclusiveCam Winton9.497,5337,5407,5427,5447,5447,5477,5487,5567,5627,5647,5677,5707,5717,5767,5917,5937,613
DFL Jackie Cherryhomes4.473,5483,5513,5513,5513,5513,5563,5603,5663,5683,5713,5803,5863,6093,6133,6173,6283,636
DFL Bob Fine2.652,1012,1032,1052,1062,1082,1122,1152,1172,1182,1212,1222,1252,1352,1372,1412,1472,147
Jobs Downtown Casino Dan Cohen 2.281,8081,8111,8131,8151,8151,8161,8191,8201,8261,8321,8371,8451,8521,8551,8591,8651,870
DFL Stephanie Woodruff1.281,0141,0161,0171,0181,0191,0201,0201,0241,0251,0291,0291,0331,0391,0471,0541,0601,060
Simplify GovernmentMark V. Anderson1.249849859869899909959969971,0021,0071,0101,0181,0201,0251,0281,0291,045
Green Party of Minnesota Doug Mann0.98779782787791794796796800801802809813816831836841846
Republican Party of Minnesota Ole Savior0.88700701702702702705705705711715715720722724734735753
Green Party of Minnesota James Everett0.44349350351352355358358359365368370371371380383384388
DFL Alicia K. Bennett0.45354355355355356356359360363367370376381382382393395
We the people...Abdul M. Rahaman "The Rock"0.45355356356356357358360360360365369372377382382386388
Count All RankingsCaptain Jack Sparrow0.33265270271271277278279279280284288293295299304307309
Libertarian Party of Minnesota Christopher Clark0.24192194196196196197197197200202202203205206212212266
Socialist Workers Party Tony Lane0.28220221224224224225226227228230231236238244246250251
Stop Foreclosures NowJaymie Kelly0.25197198198198199200203204204206215220224236241242243
DFL Mike Gould0.26204207207207207207209210210214217218220221227235236
Minnesota Pirate Party Kurtis W. Hanna0.25200200200201202202202202204204206207207214214216222
Libertarian Christopher Robin Zimmerman0.22172172172173173177178179182185186188190192194194
DFL Jeffrey Alan Wagner0.21167167167167167168171171172174176179186188189
Independent Neal Baxter0.19147147147148148153153153168172173176178180
Local Energy/FoodTroy Benjegerdes0.19149149150150150150152156157158158164167
DFL Gregg A. Iverson0.18146146147149149149149149152153155156
Jobs & JusticeMerrill Anderson0.14109109109112113113118121122123139
End Homelessness NowJoshua Rea0.14110110110113113114115115116119
Last Minneapolis MayorBill Kahn0.13102103104105106106108108110
Independent John Leslie Hartwig0.1297979999100101101101
Legacy-Next GenerationEdmund Bernard Bruyere0.0972727272727373
The people's choiceJames "Jimmy" L. Stroud Jr.0.08656666666868
Independence Party of Minnesota Rahn V. Workcuff0.086666666666
Demand Transit RevolutionBob "Again" Carney Jr0.0756565657
Police ReformCyd Gorman0.05393939
Lauraist CommunistJohn Charles Wilson0.053738
Write-in N/A0.15118
Exhausted ballots37435759698698115148177210247269310362393
Party/principleCandidate% 1st
Choice		Rounds%
Final
18192021222324252627282930313233
DFL Betsy Hodges 36.4729,17229,18529,25929,31629,32429,38229,41729,49029,59229,60630,04530,28930,67230,96332,58138,87048.95
DFL Mark Andrew 24.7419,81319,84319,85119,87619,88419,90719,94219,98720,02220,04420,15120,20920,33620,52721,83124,97231.44
DFL Don Samuels10.518,4398,4558,4618,4788,4838,4948,5018,5308,5568,5808,6238,6998,8449,09710,301
independent responsible inclusiveCam Winton9.497,6347,6377,6427,6477,7047,7157,7187,7237,7307,8237,8417,9368,0308,4498,969
DFL Jackie Cherryhomes4.473,6383,6543,6623,6693,6713,6823,6903,7113,7413,7513,7693,8693,9614,070
DFL Bob Fine2.652,1552,1682,1722,1762,1822,1982,2042,2232,2362,2552,2862,3432,4172,559
Jobs Downtown Casino Dan Cohen 2.281,8791,8871,8971,9001,9161,9391,9441,9541,9632,0162,0492,1022,143
DFL Stephanie Woodruff1.281,0631,0781,0851,0891,0901,0981,1151,1861,1981,2021,2391,259
Simplify GovernmentMark V. Anderson1.241,0491,0491,0531,0561,0741,0781,0861,0971,1061,1531,163
Green Party of Minnesota Doug Mann0.988638678999619719939961,0021,0891,106
Republican Party of Minnesota Ole Savior0.88757759760760798810814817817
Green Party of Minnesota James Everett0.44400403413428431440444452
DFL Alicia K. Bennett0.45396416425431434437443
We the people...Abdul M. Rahaman "The Rock"0.45391396398398399415
Count All RankingsCaptain Jack Sparrow0.33325329333341352
Libertarian Party of Minnesota Christopher Clark0.24280283283287
Socialist Workers Party Tony Lane0.28256263276
Stop Foreclosures NowJaymie Kelly0.25248252
DFL Mike Gould0.26238
Minnesota Pirate Party Kurtis W. Hanna0.25
Libertarian Christopher Robin Zimmerman0.22
DFL Jeffrey Alan Wagner0.21
Independent Neal Baxter0.19
Local Energy/FoodTroy Benjegerdes0.19
DFL Gregg A. Iverson0.18
Jobs & JusticeMerrill Anderson0.14
End Homelessness NowJoshua Rea0.14
Last Minneapolis MayorBill Kahn0.13
Independent John Leslie Hartwig0.12
Legacy-Next GenerationEdmund Bernard Bruyere0.09
The people's choiceJames "Jimmy" L. Stroud Jr.0.08
Independence Party of Minnesota Rahn V. Workcuff0.08
Demand Transit RevolutionBob "Again" Carney Jr0.07
Police ReformCyd Gorman0.05
Lauraist CommunistJohn Charles Wilson0.05
Write-in N/A0.15
Exhausted ballots4194915466027028271,1011,2431,3651,8792,2492,7093,0123,7505,73315,57319.61
  • Valid votes: 79,415 [note 4]
  • Threshold: 39,708
  • Undervotes: 686
  • Turnout: 80,101 (33.38%)
  • Registered voters: 239,985 [77]
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services [78]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Five DFLers: Mark Andrew, Jackie Cherryhomes, Betsy Hodges, Don Samuels, Gary Schiff and Cam Winton (an Independent {i.e.: Republican}) were featured in the Star Tribune article: " Minneapolis Mayoral Hopefuls ".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Eight candidates were mentioned in Curtis Gilbert's August 13th 2013 report for MPR News, " 35 candidates queue up in Minneapolis mayor's race ": "...Don Samuels and Betsy Hodges, former council members Jackie Cherryhomes and Dan Cohen, former Hennepin County commissioner Mark Andrew, Park Board Commissioner Bob Fine, business executive Stephanie Woodruff and attorney Cam Winton. ..."
  3. ↑ A "recommendation." Not an official endorsement.
  4. ↑ Total votes counted in the first round. Does not include undervotes, overvotes, defective, or spoiled ballots.

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