2009 Minneapolis City Council election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2009 Minneapolis City Council elections
| country = Minneapolis
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Minneapolis City Council election, 2005
| previous_year = 2005
| election_date = {{Start date|2009|11|03}}
| next_election = Minneapolis City Council elections, 2013
| next_year = 2013
| seats_for_election = All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council
| majority_seats = 7
| image1 = File:Scott Benson, June 2010 (cropped).jpg
| leader1 = Scott Benson
(retired)
| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| leaders_seat1 = Ward 11
| last_election1 = 12 seats
| seats1 = 12
| seat_change1 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote1 = 31,167
| percentage1 = 69.57%
| map_image = 2009 Minneapolis City Council election map.svg
| map_size = 200
| map_caption = Winning party's vote share by ward.
| title = President
| before_election = Barb Johnson
| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| after_election = Barb Johnson
| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| party2 = Green Party of Minnesota
| last_election2 = 1 seat
| seats2 = 1
| seat_change2 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote2 = 4,371
| percentage2 = 9.76%
| leader2 = Cam Gordon
| leaders_seat2 = Ward 2
| image2 = 160x160px
}}
{{ElectionsMN}}
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.
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.
Political party endorsements
Results
=Summary=
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|+ {{resize|95%|Summary of the November 3, 2009 Minneapolis City Council elections results}} ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Party ! rowspan="2" | Candidates ! colspan="2" | 1st Choice Votes ! colspan="3" | Seats |
#
! % ! # ! ∆# ! % |
---|
style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; width: 1px" |
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | align="right" | 24 | align="right" | 31,167 | align="right" | 69.57 | align="right" | 12 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 92.31 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Green Party of Minnesota}}; width: 1px" |
| align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 4,371 | align="right" | 9.76 | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 7.69 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}; width: 1px" |
| Republican Party of Minnesota | align="right" | 3 | align="right" | 1,120 | align="right" | 2.50 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Independence Party of Minnesota}}; width: 1px" |
| Independence Party of Minnesota | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 557 | align="right" | 1.24 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Socialist Action (U.S.)}}; width: 1px" |
| align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 130 | align="right" | 0.29 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Libertarian Party of Minnesota}}; width: 1px" |
| Libertarian Party of Minnesota | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 39 | align="right" | 0.09 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}; width: 1px" |
| align="right" | 16 | align="right" | 7,275 | align="right" | 16.24 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
style="background-color:{{party color|write-in candidate}}; width: 1px" |
| Write-in | align="right" | N/A | align="right" | 141 | align="right" | 0.31 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
colspan="3" align="left" | Total
| align="right" | 44,800 | align="right" | 100.00 | align="right" | 13 | align="right" | ±0 | align="right" | 100.00 |
colspan="3" align="left" | Valid votes
| colspan="1" align="right" | 44,800 | colspan="1" align="right" | 97.46 |
colspan="3" align="left" | Undervotes
| colspan="1" align="right" | 1,168 | colspan="1" align="right" | 2.54 |
colspan="3" align="left" | Turnout
| colspan="1" align="right" | 45,968 | colspan="1" align="right" | 19.64 |
colspan="3" align="left" | Registered voters{{cite web | url=http://www.minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/public/@clerk/documents/webcontent/wcms1p-103882.pdf | title=2009 Precinct Statistics with Turnout | publisher=City of Minneapolis | access-date=October 28, 2013 | archive-date=November 1, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101092007/http://www.minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/public/@clerk/documents/webcontent/wcms1p-103882.pdf | url-status=dead }}
| colspan="1" align="right" | 234,028 | colspan="1" align="right" | |
=Ward 1=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 1 election.svg
=Ward 2=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 election.svg
=Ward 3=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 3 election.svg
=Ward 4=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 4 election.svg
=Ward 5=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 5 election.svg
=Ward 6=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 election.svg
=Ward 7=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 7 election.svg
=Ward 8=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 election.svg
=Ward 9=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 election.svg
=Ward 10=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 election.svg
=Ward 11=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 election.svg
=Ward 12=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 12 election.svg
=Ward 13=
file:2009 Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 election.svg
See also
References
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{{Minnesota elections}}
{{2009 United States elections}}
Minneapolis City Council election