Minneapolis municipal election, 2013

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A general election was held in Minneapolis on November 5, 2013. Minneapolis's mayor was up for election as well as all the seats on the City Council, the two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the seats on the Park and Recreation Board. Voters were able to rank up to three candidates for each office in order of preference.

Minneapolis Largest city in Minnesota

Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. As of 2017, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 45th-largest in the United States, with an estimated population of 422,331. The Twin Cities metropolitan area consists of Minneapolis, its neighbor Saint Paul, and suburbs which altogether contain about 3.6 million people, and is the third-largest economic center in the Midwest.

Minneapolis City Council

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 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is an independent park district that owns, maintains, and programs activities in public parks in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It has 500 full-time and 1,300 part-time employees and an $111 million operating and capital budget.

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Mayor

Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Mayor R. T. Rybak announced on December 27, 2012 that he will not be seeking re-election. [1] 35 candidates ran for election. Betsy Hodges was elected in the 33rd round after two days of vote tabulations.

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Political party in Minnesota, United States

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.

R. T. Rybak American politician

Raymond Thomas "R. T." Rybak Jr. is an American politician, journalist, businessperson, and activist who served as the 46th mayor of Minneapolis. In the 2001 election Rybak defeated incumbent Sharon Sayles Belton by a margin of 65% to 35%, the widest margin of victory over an incumbent mayor in city history. He took office in January 2002, and won a second term in 2005 and a third in 2009. In late December 2012, he announced he would not run for another term and was going to be concentrating on his family. Rybak called being mayor his "dream job."

Betsy Hodges American politician

Elizabeth A. "Betsy" Hodges is an American politician who served as the 47th mayor of Minneapolis. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she represented Ward 13 on the Minneapolis City Council from January 2006 until January 2014. Hodges was reelected to the city council in the 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections.

City Council

All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council were up for election.

Board of Estimate and Taxation

The two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation were up for election. Incumbents Carol Becker and David Wheeler were re-elected in the first round, both having passed the threshold to be elected.

Members were elected citywide via the single transferable vote.

The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies. Under STV, an elector (voter) has a single vote that is initially allocated to their most preferred candidate. Votes are totalled and a quota derived. If their candidate achieves quota, he/she is elected and in some STV systems any surplus vote is transferred to other candidates in proportion to the voters' stated preferences. If more candidates than seats remain, the bottom candidate is eliminated with his/her votes being transferred to other candidates as determined by the voters' stated preferences. These elections and eliminations, and vote transfers if applicable, continue until there are only as many candidates as there are unfilled seats. The specific method of transferring votes varies in different systems.

Candidates

Names of incumbents are italicized.
CandidateParty endorsement
Carol Becker [2] Minneapolis DFL [3]
David Pascoe [4] Minneapolis City Republican Committee [5] [nb 1]
Douglas Sembla [6] Minnesota Pirate Party [7]
David Wheeler [8] Minneapolis DFL [3]

Results

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Carol Becker49.0223,949
David Wheeler33.5116,370
David Pascoe11.905,813
Douglas Sembla4.722,308
Write-ins 0.85415
Threshold16,286
Valid votes48,855
Undervotes31,246
Turnout33.3880,101
Registered voters [9] 239,985
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services [10]

Park and Recreation Board

All nine seats on the Park and Recreation Board were up for election. Three members were elected from one citywide, at-large district via the single transferable vote and six from single-member districts via instant-runoff voting.

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.

Candidates

Names of incumbents are italicized.
DistrictCandidateParty endorsement
At-largeSteve Barland [11]
John Erwin [12] Minneapolis DFL [3]
Meg Forney [13]
Casper Hill [14]
Ishmael Israel [15]
Mary Lynn McPherson [16]
Tom Nordyke [17] Minneapolis DFL [3]
Jason Stone [18]
Hashim Yonis [19]
Annie Young [20] Fifth District Green Party [21]
1Liz Wielinski [22] Minneapolis DFL [3]
2David Luce [23] Ecology Democracy Party [24]
Jon Olson [25] Minneapolis DFL [3]
3Said Maye [26]
Scott Vreeland [27] Minneapolis DFL [3]
4Bobby Davis [28]
Anita Tabb [29] Minneapolis DFL [3]
5Steffanie Musich [30] Minneapolis DFL [3]
6Brad Bourn [31] Minneapolis DFL [3]
Josh Neiman [32]

Results

At-large

As no candidate passed the maximum possible threshold to be elected in the first round, several rounds of vote tabulations were necessary until three members were elected. John Erwin was elected in the fourth round and Annie Young and Meg Forney in the ninth round.

Annie Young was an American politician and member of the Green Party of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was an elected at-large member of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Young ran for Minnesota State Auditor in 2010.

Steve Barland, Meg Forney, Jason Stone, and Tom Nordyke were candidates in the 2009 Park and Recreation Board election, but were all defeated. Barland and Stone ran in District 5 and Forney in District 6. Tom Nordyke served on the Board as an at-large member from 2006 to 2009 and as its president from 2008 to 2009.

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Round 8Round 9% Final
John Erwin24.6814,67814,86615,14814,866.247214,866.247214,866.247214,866.247214,866.247214,866.247225.00
Annie Young 15.639,2949,4529,98310,055.949211,055.953611,528.069612,030.423013,905.698013,905.698023.39
Meg Forney13.217,8568,0318,4038,423.64609,162.57609,833.413010,160.599010,973.337610,973.337618.45
Tom Nordyke10.956,5116,5956,7236,801.64087,044.44067,580.02167,733.31928,752.53168,752.531614.72
Jason Stone9.015,3575,4775,7665,811.66306,090.76046,544.19266,736.6204
Hasim Yonis6.333,7623,7994,3294,333.63144,477.96624,559.0778
Steve Barland6.233,7053,8033,8933,901.53744,114.1884
Mary Lynn McPherson5.673,3733,4793,6813,688.4400
Ishmael Israel5.563,3053,374
Casper Hill2.151,280
Write-ins 0.58342
Exhausted ballots5871,5371,580.24502,650.86764,551.97827,935.791210,965.185610,965.185618.44
  • Threshold: 14,866
  • Valid votes: 59,463
  • Undervotes: 20,638
  • Turnout: 80,101 (33.38%)
  • Registered voters: 239,985 [9]
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services [33]

District 1

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Liz Wielinski97.467,686
Write-ins 2.54200
Maximum possible threshold5,767
Valid votes7,886
Overvotes1
Undervotes3,645
Turnout11,532
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services [34]

District 2

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Jon Olson67.234,070
David Luce31.901,931
Write-ins 0.8853
Threshold3,028
Valid votes6,054
Undervotes2,404
Turnout8,458
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services [35]

District 3

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Scott Vreeland75.646,415
Said Maye23.511,994
Write-ins 0.8572
Maximum possible threshold6,191
Valid votes8,481
Undervotes3,900
Turnout12,381
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services [36]

District 4

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Anita Tabb79.156,671
Bobby Davis19.931,680
Write-ins 0.9177
Maximum possible threshold6,414
Valid votes8,428
Overvotes9
Undervotes4,390
Turnout12,827
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services [37]

District 5

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Steffanie Musich97.9710,834
Write-ins 2.03224
Maximum possible threshold8,191
Valid votes11,058
Overvotes3
Undervotes5,319
Turnout16,380
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services [38]

District 6

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Brad Bourn64.808,903
Josh Neiman34.764,775
Write-ins 0.4461
Threshold6,870
Valid votes13,739
Undervotes4,784
Turnout18,523
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services [39]

Notes

  1. ↑ A "recommendation." Not an official endorsement.

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  2. ↑ "Carol J. Becker" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2013 Endorsed Candidates". Minneapolis DFL. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ "David Pascoe" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2013 MCRC Recommended Candidates". Minneapolis City Republican Committee. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Douglas Sembla" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Minneapolis 2013 Municipal Pirate Candidates!". Minnesota Pirate Party. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  8. ↑ "David B Wheeler" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  9. 1 2 "City of Minneapolis Statistics General Election November 5, 2013" (PDF). Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
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  11. ↑ "Steve Barland" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  12. ↑ "John Erwin" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Meg Forney" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Casper Hill" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Ishmael Israel" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Mary Lynn McPherson" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Tom Nordyke" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Jason Stone" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Hashim Yonis" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Annie Young" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Candidates". Fifth District Green Party. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Liz Wielinski" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  23. ↑ "David Luce". Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
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  25. ↑ "Jon Olson" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  26. ↑ "Said Maye" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  27. ↑ "Scott Vreeland" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  28. ↑ "Bobby Davis" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Anita Tabb" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Steffanie Musich" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  31. ↑ "Brad Bourn" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  32. ↑ "Josh Neiman" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  33. ↑ "2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park and Recreation Commissioner At Large". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  34. ↑ "2013 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 1". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  35. ↑ "2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park & Recreation Board District 2". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  36. ↑ "2013 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 3". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  37. ↑ "2013 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 4". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  38. ↑ "2013 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 5". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  39. ↑ "2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park & Recreation Board District 6". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
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