2009 Minneapolis municipal election explained

Election Name:2009 Minneapolis municipal election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Country:Minneapolis
Vote Type:popular
Previous Election:2005 Minneapolis municipal election
Previous Year:2005
Next Election:2013 Minneapolis municipal election
Next Year:2013

A general election was held in Minneapolis on November 3, 2009. 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. This was the first election held in Minneapolis that used ranked choice voting, a collective term for instant-runoff voting and the single transferable vote.

Because city voters approved a city charter change by referendum in 2006 to use a ranked choice voting system, Minneapolis did not hold a primary election on September 8, the 2009 date for primaries in Minnesota.

There was a lawsuit in court to prevent the voting change; it lost by summary judgment in the first court, was appealed directly to the Minnesota Supreme Court, where it also lost. One person active in the lawsuit filed as a candidate but did not campaign; allegedly this was to give him legal standing to sue after the election.

Mayor

See main article: Minneapolis mayoral election, 2009.

Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Mayor R. T. Rybak announced on January 13, 2009 that he would be running for re-election.[1] 11 candidates were on the ballot.

Previously mentioned as possible candidates for Mayor were Bob Miller, the director of the Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP), Minneapolis City Council members Gary Schiff and Ralph Remington, Minneapolis Park Board President Tom Nordyke, former City Council president Jackie Cherryhomes, and Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin; none of them ended up running.

City Council

See main article: Minneapolis City Council election, 2009.

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

Board of Estimate and Taxation

The two elected members of the Board of Estimate and Taxation were up for election. Incumbent Carol Becker was re-elected in the first round with 52.1% of first-choice votes. As no other candidate achieved the threshold to be elected the second member, several rounds of vote transfers were necessary. David Wheeler was elected in the fifth round after the remaining candidates were defeated.

Members were elected citywide via the single transferable vote.

Party endorsements

PartyCandidate
Minneapolis DFL[2] Carol Becker
Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of MinnesotaMichael Martens
Minneapolis City Republican Committee[3] Michael Martens

Results

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5% Final
Carol Becker52.1316,72810,697.556010,697.556010,697.556010,697.556033.64
David Wheeler19.036,1077,239.69107,490.05758,107.42708,107.427025.27
Phil Willkie9.192,9503,527.16053,732.40804,098.43604,098.436012.77
DeWayne Townsend7.242,3233,231.46003,364.49753,674.07403,674.074011.45
Michael Martens8.662,7783,120.83553,273.4310
James Elliot Swartwood3.049751,160.6575
Write-ins0.70225241.5830
Exhausted ballots2867.05653528.05005508.50705508.507017.17
Threshold10,696
Valid votes32,086
Undervotes13,882
Turnout19.6445,968
Registered voters[4] 234,028
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[5]

Park and Recreation Board

The nine members of 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.

Party endorsements

PartyAt-largeDistrict 1District 3District 4District 6
Minneapolis DFLMary Merrill AndersonLiz WielinskiScott VreelandAnita TabbBrad Bourn
John Erwin
Tom Nordyke
Fifth District Green Party[6] Annie Young
Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of MinnesotaDave Wahlstedt
Minneapolis City Republican CommitteeDave Wahlstedt

Results

At-large

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6% Final
Bob Fine22.078,0898,1938,3638,7089,3299,32925.45
Annie Young18.946,9417,0627,4907,7418,3718,37122.84
John Erwin17.396,3766,5146,6356,8417,7337,73321.10
Mary Merrill Anderson14.925,3945,4705,9136,0966,8106,81018.58
Tom Nordyke10.143,7163,7873,8854,118
David Wahlstedt7.662,8072,8882,991
Nancy Bernard5.522,0242,125
John Butler3.041,114
Write-ins0.53194
Exhausted ballots6161,3783,1514,4124,41212.04
Threshold9,164
Valid votes36,655
Undervotes9,313
Turnout19.6445,968
Registered voters234,028
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[7]

District 1

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Liz Wielinski74.204,335
Bernie Kunza15.56909
John Malone9.67565
Write-ins0.5633
Threshold2,922
Valid votes5,842
Undervotes1,065
Turnout6,907
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[8]

District 2

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Jon Olson56.352,874
Michael Guest42.802,183
Write-ins0.8443
Threshold2,551
Valid votes5,100
Undervotes844
Turnout5,944
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[9]

District 3

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Scott Vreeland72.353,430
Mike Wendorf26.171,239
Write-ins1.4867
Threshold2,369
Valid votes4,736
Undervotes1,424
Turnout6,160
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[10]

District 4

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Anita Tabb97.455,012
Write-ins2.55131
Threshold2,572
Valid votes5,143
Undervotes2,246
Turnout7,389
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[11]

District 5

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1Round 2% Final
Carol Kummer37.772,9643,62046.13
Jason Stone35.522,7883,27141.68
Steve Barland19.641,541
Dan Peterson4.70369
McLain Looney1.92151
Write-ins0.4535
Exhausted ballots95712.19
Threshold3,925
Valid votes7,848
Undervotes1,534
Turnout9,382
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[12]

District 6

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1Round 2% Final
Brad Bourn48.164,0234,30051.47
Meg Forney36.393,0403,50641.97
Steven Jecha11.71978
Geneva Hanvik3.32277
Write-ins0.4336
Exhausted ballots5486.56
Threshold4,178
Valid votes8,354
Undervotes1,832
Turnout10,186
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[13]

See Also

2009 Minneapolis mayoral election

2009 Minneapolis City Council election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak puts re-election announcement on web . . January 13, 2009 . October 29, 2013 . Kimball, Joe.
  2. Web site: 2009 Endorsements . Minneapolis DFL . October 29, 2013 . October 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029050351/http://www.mpls.dfl.org/endorsed-candidates . dead .
  3. Web site: Minneapolis Republican endorsed candidates . Minneapolis City Republican Committee . October 29, 2013.
  4. Web site: 2009 Precinct Statistics with Turnout. Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. November 6, 2017.
  5. Web site: 2009 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Board of Estimate and Taxation Ranked-choice Voting Tabulation Center Summary Statement. Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. November 6, 2017.
  6. Web site: Previous Candidates . Fifth District Green Party . October 29, 2013.
  7. Web site: 2009 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park and Recreation Commissioner At Large . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services . November 6, 2017.
  8. Web site: 2009 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park and Recreation Commissioner District 1 . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services . November 6, 2017.
  9. Web site: 2009 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park and Recreation Commissioner District 2 . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services . November 6, 2017.
  10. Web site: 2009 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park and Recreation Commissioner District 3 . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services . November 6, 2017.
  11. Web site: 2009 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park and Recreation Commissioner District 4 . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services . November 6, 2017.
  12. Web site: 2009 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park and Recreation Commissioner District 5 . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services . November 6, 2017.
  13. Web site: 2009 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Park and Recreation Commissioner District 6 . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services . November 6, 2017.

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