 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 13 seats on theMinneapolis City Council 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Winning party's vote share by ward. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2009 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 3, 2009 to elect the 13 members of theMinneapolis City Council for four-year terms. Candidates affiliated with theMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won 12 seats and theGreen Party of Minnesota one seat.
Members were elected fromsingle-member districts viainstant-runoff voting, popularly known as ranked choice voting. Voters had the option of ranking up to three candidates. Municipal elections inMinnesota arenonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.
| Ward | MinneapolisDFL[1] | Fifth DistrictGreen Party[2] | Fifth Congressional DistrictIndependence Party of Minnesota | Libertarian Party of Minnesota[3] | Minneapolis CityRepublican Committee[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | ∆# | % | |||
| 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 | | 0.00 | |
| Independence Party of Minnesota | 2 | 557 | 1.24 | 0 | | 0.00 | |
| Socialist Action | 1 | 130 | 0.29 | 0 | | 0.00 | |
| Libertarian Party of Minnesota | 1 | 39 | 0.09 | 0 | | 0.00 | |
| Independent | 16 | 7,275 | 16.24 | 0 | | 0.00 | |
| Write-in | N/A | 141 | 0.31 | 0 | | 0.00 | |
| 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] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| ||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 election, 2009[8][9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
| Green Party of Minnesota | Cam Gordon (incumbent) | 84.05 | 2,260 | |
| Independent | Allen A. Aigbogun | 15.17 | 408 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.77 | 21 | |
| ||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 3 election, 2009[10][11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| ||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 4 election, 2009[12][13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| |||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 5 election, 2009[14][15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| |||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 election, 2009[16][17] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
| DFL | Robert Lilligren (incumbent) | 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 | |
| ||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 7 election, 2009[18][19] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
| DFL | Lisa Goodman (incumbent) | 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 | |
| ||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 election, 2009[20][21] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| ||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 election, 2009[22][23] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
| DFL | Gary Schiff (incumbent) | 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 | |
| ||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 election, 2009[24][25] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| ||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 election, 2009[26][27] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| ||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 12 election, 2009[28][29] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| ||||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 election, 2009[30][31] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
| DFL | Betsy Hodges (incumbent) | 69.24 | 4,141 | |
| Independent | Kris Broberg | 26.38 | 1,578 | |
| DFL | Joseph Henry | 4.28 | 256 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.10 | 6 | |
| ||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
.png)
