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.
Mayor
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Mayor R. T. Rybak announced on December 27, 2012, that he will not be seeking re-election. 35 candidates ran for election. Betsy Hodges was elected in the 33rd round after two days of vote tabulations.
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.
Candidates Names of incumbents are italicized.
CandidateParty endorsementCarol BeckerMinneapolis DFLDavid PascoeMinneapolis City Republican CommitteeDouglas SemblaMinnesota Pirate PartyDavid WheelerMinneapolis DFL
Results Candidate% 1stChoiceRound 1Carol Becker49.0223,949David Wheeler33.5116,370David Pascoe11.905,813Douglas Sembla4.722,308Write-ins0.85415Threshold16,286Valid votes48,855Undervotes31,246Turnout33.3880,101Registered voters239,985Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services
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.
Candidates Names of incumbents are italicized.
DistrictCandidateParty endorsementAt-largeSteve BarlandJohn ErwinMinneapolis DFLMeg ForneyCasper HillIshmael IsraelMary Lynn McPhersonTom NordykeMinneapolis DFLJason StoneHashim YonisAnnie YoungFifth District Green Party1Liz WielinskiMinneapolis DFL2David LuceEcology Democracy PartyJon OlsonMinneapolis DFL3Said MayeScott VreelandMinneapolis DFL4Bobby DavisAnita TabbMinneapolis DFL5Steffanie MusichMinneapolis DFL6Brad BournMinneapolis DFLJosh Neiman
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.
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% 1stChoiceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Round 8Round 9% FinalJohn Erwin24.6814,67814,86615,14814,866.247214,866.247214,866.247214,866.247214,866.247214,866.247225.00Annie Young15.639,2949,4529,98310,055.949211,055.953611,528.069612,030.423013,905.698013,905.698023.39Meg Forney13.217,8568,0318,4038,423.64609,162.57609,833.413010,160.599010,973.337610,973.337618.45Tom Nordyke10.956,5116,5956,7236,801.64087,044.44067,580.02167,733.31928,752.53168,752.531614.72Jason Stone9.015,3575,4775,7665,811.66306,090.76046,544.19266,736.6204Hasim Yonis6.333,7623,7994,3294,333.63144,477.96624,559.0778Steve Barland6.233,7053,8033,8933,901.53744,114.1884Mary Lynn McPherson5.673,3733,4793,6813,688.4400Ishmael Israel5.563,3053,374Casper Hill2.151,280Write-ins0.58342Exhausted ballots5871,5371,580.24502,650.86764,551.97827,935.791210,965.185610,965.185618.44Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services
District 1 Candidate% 1stChoiceRound 1Liz Wielinski97.467,686Write-ins2.54200Maximum possible threshold5,767Valid votes7,886Overvotes1Undervotes3,645Turnout11,532Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services
District 2 Candidate% 1stChoiceRound 1Jon Olson67.234,070David Luce31.901,931Write-ins0.8853Threshold3,028Valid votes6,054Undervotes2,404Turnout8,458Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services
District 3 Candidate% 1stChoiceRound 1Scott Vreeland75.646,415Said Maye23.511,994Write-ins0.8572Maximum possible threshold6,191Valid votes8,481Undervotes3,900Turnout12,381Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services
District 4 Candidate% 1stChoiceRound 1Anita Tabb79.156,671Bobby Davis19.931,680Write-ins0.9177Maximum possible threshold6,414Valid votes8,428Overvotes9Undervotes4,390Turnout12,827Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services
District 5 Candidate% 1stChoiceRound 1Steffanie Musich97.9710,834Write-ins2.03224Maximum possible threshold8,191Valid votes11,058Overvotes3Undervotes5,319Turnout16,380Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services
District 6 Candidate% 1stChoiceRound 1Brad Bourn64.808,903Josh Neiman34.764,775Write-ins0.4461Threshold6,870Valid votes13,739Undervotes4,784Turnout18,523Source: Minneapolis Election & Voter Services
Notes
References
External links Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services