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Results by ward. The map shows the winning candidate's party affiliations, even though members officially run as nonpartisans. A white asterisk (*) means the result for that ward was decided in a runoff vote. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 3, 2009 to elect the 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council for four-year terms. Candidates affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won 12 seats and the Green Party of Minnesota one seat.
The Minneapolis City Council is the governing body of the City of Minneapolis. It consists of 13 members, elected from separate wards to four-year terms. The Council is dominated by members of the DFL, with a total of 12 members. The Green Party of Minnesota has one member, Cam Gordon.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a center-left political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Formed by a merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the left-wing Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944, the DFL is one of only two state Democratic party affiliates of a different name.
The Green Party of Minnesota is a green political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States.
Members were elected from single-member districts via instant-runoff voting, popularly known as ranked choice voting. Voters had the option of ranking up to three candidates. Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.
A single-member district or single-member constituency is an electoral district that returns one officeholder to a body with multiple members such as a legislature. This is also sometimes called single-winner voting or winner takes all. The alternative are multi-member districts, or the election of a body by the whole electorate voting as one constituency.
Instant-runoff voting (IRV) or Ranked choice voting (RCV) is a type of ranked preferential voting method used in single-seat elections with more than two candidates. Instead of indicating support for only one candidate, voters in IRV elections can rank the candidates in order of preference. Ballots are initially counted for each voter's top choice. If a candidate has more than half of the vote based on first-choices, that candidate wins. If not, then the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. The voters who selected the defeated candidate as a first choice then have their votes added to the totals of their next choice. This process continues until a candidate has more than half of the votes. When the field is reduced to two, it has become an "instant runoff" that allows a comparison of the top two candidates head-to-head.
Ward | Minneapolis DFL [1] | Fifth District Green Party [2] | Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota | Libertarian Party of Minnesota [3] | Minneapolis City Republican Committee [4] |
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Ward 1 | Kevin Reich | Thomas Alessi | |||
Ward 2 | Cam Gordon | Allen Aigbogun | Allen Aigbogun | ||
Ward 3 | Diane Hofstede | Jeffrey Cobia | |||
Ward 4 | Barb Johnson | Marcus Harcus | Grant Cermak | Grant Cermak | |
Ward 5 | Don Samuels | Roger Smithrud | |||
Ward 6 | Robert Lilligren | Andy Exley | Mike Tupper | Mike Tupper | |
Ward 7 | Lisa Goodman | Michael Katch | Michael Katch | Michael Katch | |
Ward 8 | Elizabeth Glidden | Jeanine Estime | Greg McDonald | ||
Ward 9 | Gary Schiff | Dave Bicking | Todd Eberhardy | Todd Eberhardy | |
Ward 10 | Meg Tuthill | Dan Alvin | Kim Vlaisavljevich | ||
Ward 11 | John Quincy | ||||
Ward 12 | Sandy Colvin Roy | Rick Nyhlen | Rick Nyhlen | ||
Ward 13 | Betsy Hodges | Kris Broberg | Kris Broberg |
Party | Candidates | 1st Choice Votes | Seats | ||||
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# | % | # | ∆# | % | |||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 24 | 31,167 | 69.57 | 12 | 92.31 | ||
Green Party of Minnesota | 7 | 4,371 | 9.76 | 1 | 7.69 | ||
Republican Party of Minnesota | 3 | 1,120 | 2.50 | 0 | |||
Independence Party of Minnesota | 2 | 557 | 1.24 | 0 | |||
Socialist Action | 1 | 130 | 0.29 | 0 | |||
Libertarian Party of Minnesota | 1 | 39 | 0.09 | 0 | |||
Independent | 16 | 7,275 | 16.24 | 0 | |||
Write-in | N/A | 141 | 0.31 | 0 | |||
Total | 44,800 | 100.00 | 13 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 44,800 | 97.46 | |||||
Undervotes | 1,168 | 2.54 | |||||
Turnout | 45,968 | 19.64 | |||||
Registered voters [5] | 234,028 |
Minneapolis City Council Ward 1 election, 2009 [6] [7] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | Kevin Reich | 50.31 | 1,997 | |
Independent | Larry Ranallo | 23.71 | 941 | |
DFL | Susan Howitz Hanna | 13.48 | 535 | |
Ron Paul Conservative | Thomas Alessi | 8.57 | 340 | |
Equity Advocacy Responsibility | Mark Fox | 3.85 | 153 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.08 | 3 | |
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 election, 2009 [8] [9] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
Green Party of Minnesota | Cam Gordon | 84.05 | 2,260 | |
Independent | Allen A. Aigbogun | 15.17 | 408 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.77 | 21 | |
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 3 election, 2009 [10] [11] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | Diane Hofstede | 65.93 | 1,465 | |
DFL | Allen Kathir | 15.66 | 348 | |
Republican Party of Minnesota | Jeffrey Cobia | 10.89 | 242 | |
Civil Disobedience | Melissa Hill | 5.09 | 113 | |
Libertarian Party of Minnesota | Raymond Wilson Rolfe | 1.76 | 39 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.68 | 15 | |
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 4 election, 2009 [12] [13] | |||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | |
DFL | Barbara A. "Barb" Johnson | 46.86 | 1,546 | 1,740 | |
DFL | Troy Parker | 27.92 | 921 | 1,252 | |
Green Party of Minnesota | Marcus Harcus | 13.40 | 442 | ||
Independent | Grant Cermak | 11.70 | 386 | ||
N/A | Write-in | 0.12 | 4 | ||
Exhausted ballots | 307 | ||||
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 5 election, 2009 [14] [15] | |||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | |
DFL | Don Samuels | 47.00 | 1,020 | 1,131 | |
DFL | Natalie Johnson Lee | 30.05 | 652 | 893 | |
DFL | Kenya McKnight | 15.48 | 336 | ||
Independent | Roger Smithrud | 4.29 | 93 | ||
DFL | Lennie Chism | 2.81 | 61 | ||
N/A | Write-in | 0.37 | 8 | ||
Exhausted ballots | 146 | ||||
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 election, 2009 [16] [17] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | Robert Lilligren | 52.85 | 1,020 | |
Independent | Michael Tupper | 15.13 | 292 | |
Progressive Democrat | Laura Jean | 11.97 | 231 | |
Green Party of Minnesota | Andy Exley | 8.55 | 165 | |
Green Party of Minnesota | M Cali | 8.19 | 158 | |
Green Party of Minnesota | Bruce A. Lundeen | 3.11 | 60 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.21 | 4 | |
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 7 election, 2009 [18] [19] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | Lisa Goodman | 68.24 | 2,997 | |
Independent | Michael J Katch | 23.72 | 1,042 | |
Independent | Jeffrey Alan Wagner | 7.31 | 321 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.73 | 32 | |
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 election, 2009 [20] [21] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | Elizabeth Glidden | 74.00 | 2,291 | |
Green Party of Minnesota | Jeanine Estime | 15.18 | 470 | |
Republican Party of Minnesota | David Regan | 5.62 | 174 | |
Independent | Gregory McDonald | 3.71 | 115 | |
Open Progressive | Michael J. Cavlan | 1.39 | 43 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.10 | 3 | |
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 election, 2009 [22] [23] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | Gary Schiff | 60.70 | 1,818 | |
Green Party of Minnesota | Dave Bicking | 27.25 | 816 | |
Independence Party of Minnesota | Todd J. Eberhardy | 9.02 | 270 | |
DFL | Khalif Jama | 2.77 | 83 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.27 | 8 | |
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 election, 2009 [24] [25] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | Meg Tuthill | 72.24 | 2,405 | |
Independent | Kim Vlaisavljevich | 10.18 | 339 | |
DFL | Matthew Dowgwillo | 8.77 | 292 | |
Independence Party of Minnesota | Dan Alvin | 8.62 | 287 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.18 | 6 | |
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 election, 2009 [26] [27] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | John Quincy | 63.62 | 2,551 | |
DFL | Gregg A Iverson | 18.30 | 734 | |
Republican Party of Minnesota | David A Alvarado | 17.56 | 704 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.52 | 21 | |
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 12 election, 2009 [28] [29] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | Sandy Colvin Roy | 64.33 | 3,035 | |
Independent | Rick L. Nyhlen | 18.65 | 880 | |
DFL | Charley Underwood | 14.05 | 663 | |
Socialist Action | Brent Perry | 2.76 | 130 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.21 | 10 | |
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 election, 2009 [30] [31] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | Betsy Hodges | 69.24 | 4,141 | |
Independent | Kris Broberg | 26.38 | 1,578 | |
DFL | Joseph Henry | 4.28 | 256 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.10 | 6 | |
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