2013 Minneapolis municipal election
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.
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Mayor
editIncumbent 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.
City Council
editAll 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council were up for election.
Board of Estimate and Taxation
editThe 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.
Candidates
edit- Names of incumbents are italicized.
Candidate | Party endorsement |
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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
editCandidate | % 1st Choice |
Round 1 |
---|---|---|
Carol Becker | 49.02 | 23,949 |
David Wheeler | 33.51 | 16,370 |
David Pascoe | 11.90 | 5,813 |
Douglas Sembla | 4.72 | 2,308 |
Write-ins | 0.85 | 415 |
Threshold | 16,286 | |
Valid votes | 48,855 | |
Undervotes | 31,246 | |
Turnout | 33.38 | 80,101 |
Registered voters[9] | 239,985 | |
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services[10] |
Park and Recreation Board
editAll 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.
Candidates
edit- Names of incumbents are italicized.
District | Candidate | Party endorsement |
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At-large | Steve 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] | |
1 | Liz Wielinski[22] | Minneapolis DFL[3] |
2 | David Luce[23] | Ecology Democracy Party[24] |
Jon Olson[25] | Minneapolis DFL[3] | |
3 | Said Maye[26] | |
Scott Vreeland[27] | Minneapolis DFL[3] | |
4 | Bobby Davis[28] | |
Anita Tabb[29] | Minneapolis DFL[3] | |
5 | Steffanie Musich[30] | Minneapolis DFL[3] |
6 | Brad Bourn[31] | Minneapolis DFL[3] |
Josh Neiman[32] |
Results
editAt-large
editAs 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.
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 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | % Final |
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John Erwin | 24.68 | 14,678 | 14,866 | 15,148 | 14,866.2472 | 14,866.2472 | 14,866.2472 | 14,866.2472 | 14,866.2472 | 14,866.2472 | 25.00 |
Annie Young | 15.63 | 9,294 | 9,452 | 9,983 | 10,055.9492 | 11,055.9536 | 11,528.0696 | 12,030.4230 | 13,905.6980 | 13,905.6980 | 23.39 |
Meg Forney | 13.21 | 7,856 | 8,031 | 8,403 | 8,423.6460 | 9,162.5760 | 9,833.4130 | 10,160.5990 | 10,973.3376 | 10,973.3376 | 18.45 |
Tom Nordyke | 10.95 | 6,511 | 6,595 | 6,723 | 6,801.6408 | 7,044.4406 | 7,580.0216 | 7,733.3192 | 8,752.5316 | 8,752.5316 | 14.72 |
Jason Stone | 9.01 | 5,357 | 5,477 | 5,766 | 5,811.6630 | 6,090.7604 | 6,544.1926 | 6,736.6204 | |||
Hasim Yonis | 6.33 | 3,762 | 3,799 | 4,329 | 4,333.6314 | 4,477.9662 | 4,559.0778 | ||||
Steve Barland | 6.23 | 3,705 | 3,803 | 3,893 | 3,901.5374 | 4,114.1884 | |||||
Mary Lynn McPherson | 5.67 | 3,373 | 3,479 | 3,681 | 3,688.4400 | ||||||
Ishmael Israel | 5.56 | 3,305 | 3,374 | ||||||||
Casper Hill | 2.15 | 1,280 | |||||||||
Write-ins | 0.58 | 342 | |||||||||
Exhausted ballots | 587 | 1,537 | 1,580.2450 | 2,650.8676 | 4,551.9782 | 7,935.7912 | 10,965.1856 | 10,965.1856 | 18.44 | ||
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Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services[33] |
District 1
editCandidate | % 1st Choice |
Round 1 |
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Liz Wielinski | 97.46 | 7,686 |
Write-ins | 2.54 | 200 |
Maximum possible threshold | 5,767 | |
Valid votes | 7,886 | |
Overvotes | 1 | |
Undervotes | 3,645 | |
Turnout | 11,532 | |
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services[34] |
District 2
editCandidate | % 1st Choice |
Round 1 |
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Jon Olson | 67.23 | 4,070 |
David Luce | 31.90 | 1,931 |
Write-ins | 0.88 | 53 |
Threshold | 3,028 | |
Valid votes | 6,054 | |
Undervotes | 2,404 | |
Turnout | 8,458 | |
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services[35] |
District 3
editCandidate | % 1st Choice |
Round 1 |
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Scott Vreeland | 75.64 | 6,415 |
Said Maye | 23.51 | 1,994 |
Write-ins | 0.85 | 72 |
Maximum possible threshold | 6,191 | |
Valid votes | 8,481 | |
Undervotes | 3,900 | |
Turnout | 12,381 | |
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services[36] |
District 4
editCandidate | % 1st Choice |
Round 1 |
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Anita Tabb | 79.15 | 6,671 |
Bobby Davis | 19.93 | 1,680 |
Write-ins | 0.91 | 77 |
Maximum possible threshold | 6,414 | |
Valid votes | 8,428 | |
Overvotes | 9 | |
Undervotes | 4,390 | |
Turnout | 12,827 | |
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services[37] |
District 5
editCandidate | % 1st Choice |
Round 1 |
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Steffanie Musich | 97.97 | 10,834 |
Write-ins | 2.03 | 224 |
Maximum possible threshold | 8,191 | |
Valid votes | 11,058 | |
Overvotes | 3 | |
Undervotes | 5,319 | |
Turnout | 16,380 | |
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services[38] |
District 6
editCandidate | % 1st Choice |
Round 1 |
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Brad Bourn | 64.80 | 8,903 |
Josh Neiman | 34.76 | 4,775 |
Write-ins | 0.44 | 61 |
Threshold | 6,870 | |
Valid votes | 13,739 | |
Undervotes | 4,784 | |
Turnout | 18,523 | |
Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services[39] |
Notes
edit- ^ A "recommendation." Not an official endorsement.
References
edit- ^ Richert, Catharine (December 27, 2013). "Rybak not running for a fourth term". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ^ "Carol J. Becker" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2013 Endorsed Candidates". Minneapolis DFL. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "David Pascoe" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "2013 MCRC Recommended Candidates". Minneapolis City Republican Committee. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Douglas Sembla" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Minneapolis 2013 Municipal Pirate Candidates!". Minnesota Pirate Party. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "David B Wheeler" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ a b "City of Minneapolis Statistics General Election November 5, 2013" (PDF). Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ "2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Board of Estimate and Taxation". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ "Steve Barland" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "John Erwin" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Meg Forney" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Casper Hill" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Ishmael Israel" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Mary Lynn McPherson" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Tom Nordyke" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Jason Stone" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Hashim Yonis" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Annie Young" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Candidates". Fifth District Green Party. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Liz Wielinski" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "David Luce". Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dave Luce". Facebook. Ecology Democracy Party. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Jon Olson" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Said Maye" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Scott Vreeland" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Bobby Davis" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Anita Tabb" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Steffanie Musich" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Brad Bourn" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Josh Neiman" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park and Recreation Commissioner At Large". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 1". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park & Recreation Board District 2". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 3". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 4". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 5". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park & Recreation Board District 6". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 8, 2013.