# 2013 Minneapolis City Council election

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The 2013 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 5, 2013, to elect the 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council for four-year terms. 10 races produced a winner in the first round and the remaining three in the second round. Candidates affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won all 12 of the seats where they had fielded a candidate, and the Green Party of Minnesota won the remaining 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 officially nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.

## Candidates

    Names of incumbents are italicized.
| Ward | Candidate | Political party/principle | Political party endorsement(s) |
| 1 | Vincent Coffeen | Minnesota Pirate Party | Minnesota Pirate Party |
| 1 | Mark Fox | Independent | |
| 1 | Kevin Reich | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
| 2 | Cam Gordon | Green Party of Minnesota | Fifth District Green Party |
| 2 | Diana Newberry | Socialist Workers Party | |
| 3 | Jacob Frey | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
| 3 | Kristina Gronquist | Green Party of Minnesota | Fifth District Green Party |
| 3 | Diane Hofstede | DFL | |
| 3 | Michael Katch | Libertarian | Libertarian Party of Minnesota Minnesota Pirate Party Minneapolis City Republican Committee |
| 4 | Kris Brogan | DFL | |
| 4 | Barb Johnson | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
| 4 | Dan Niesen | Republican Party of Minnesota | |
| 5 | Ian Alexander | DFL | |
| 5 | Brett Buckner | DFL | |
| 5 | Kale Severson | Green Party of Minnesota | Fifth District Green Party |
| 5 | Blong Yang | DFL | Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota |
| 6 | Abukar Abdi | DFL | |
| 6 | Sheikh Abdul | DFL | |
| 6 | Abdi Addow | DFL | |
| 6 | Mahamed Cali | DFL | |
| 6 | Robert Lilligren | DFL | |
| 6 | Abdi Warsame | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
| 7 | Lisa Goodman | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
| 8 | Elizabeth Glidden | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
| 9 | Abdi Abdulle | DFL | |
| 9 | Alondra Cano | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
| 9 | Charles Curtis | Politics with Principle | |
| 9 | Pat Fleetham | DFL | |
| 9 | Gregory McDonald | DFL | |
| 9 | Ty Moore | Socialist Alternative | Fifth District Green Party |
| 10 | Lisa Bender | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
| 10 | Scott Hargarten | Minnesota Pirate Party | Minnesota Pirate Party |
| 10 | Meg Tuthill | DFL | |
| 11 | Bob Schlosser | Non-Party Affiliate | |
| 11 | Matt Steele | Independent | Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota |
| 11 | John Quincy | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
| 12 | Charlie Casserly | Independent | |
| 12 | Dick Franson | DFL | |
| 12 | Ben Gisselman | DFL | |
| 12 | Andrew Johnson | DFL | |
| 12 | Chris Lautenschlager | Green Party of Minnesota | Fifth District Green Party |
| 13 | Missy Durant | DFL | |
| 13 | Linea Palmisano | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
| 13 | Matt Perry | DFL | |
| 13 | David Regan | Libertarian Party of Minnesota | |
| 13 | Bob Reuer | Independent | Minneapolis City Republican Committee |

### Dropped out

| Ward | Candidate | Political party/principle | Political party endorsement(s) |
| 10 | Nate Griggs | Independence Party of Minnesota | Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota |
Griggs announced on October 20, 2013, that he had accepted a job offer and would no longer be running.

## Results
### Summary

Summary of the November 5, 2013 Minneapolis City Council elections results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | 1st Choice Votes | 1st Choice Votes | 1st Choice Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | # | % | ∆pp | # | ∆# | % |
| | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 29 | 59,814 | 79.31 | 9.74 | 12 | | 92.31 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | 4 | 5,553 | 7.36 | 2.40 | 1 | | 7.69 |
| | Socialist Alternative | 1 | 1,569 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 0 | |
| | Socialist Workers Party | 1 | 524 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0 | |
| | Republican Party of Minnesota | 1 | 501 | 0.66 | 1.84 | 0 | |
| | Minnesota Pirate Party | 2 | 342 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0 | |
| | Independence Party of Minnesota | 1 | 226 | 0.30 | 0.94 | 0 | |
| | Libertarian Party of Minnesota | 1 | 199 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0 | |
| | Independent | 7 | 6,057 | 8.03 | 8.21 | 0 | |
| | Write-in | N/A | 637 | 0.84 | 0.53 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 75,422 | 100.00 | — | 13 | ±0 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 75,422 | 94.16 | 3.30 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | 4,649 | 5.80 | 3.26 |
| Overvotes | Overvotes | Overvotes | 30 | 0.04 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,101 | 33.38 | 13.74 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 239,985 | | |

### Ward 1

Minneapolis City Council Ward 1 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Kevin Reich | 76.08 | 4,268 |
| | Independent | Mark Fox | 19.06 | 1,069 |
| | Minnesota Pirate Party | Vincent Coffeen | 4.39 | 246 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 0.48 | 27 |
| Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | | 2,972 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 5,610 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 331 |
| Overvotes | Overvotes | Overvotes | | 1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30.93% | 5,942 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 19,209 |

### Ward 2

Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | Cam Gordon (incumbent) | 87.14 | 4,060 |
| | Socialist Workers Party | Diana Newberry | 11.25 | 524 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 1.61 | 75 |
| Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | | 2,579 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 4,659 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 497 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27.56% | 5,156 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 18,705 |

### Ward 3

Minneapolis City Council Ward 3 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Jacob Frey | 61.31 | 3,722 |
| | DFL | Diane Hofstede | 26.59 | 1,614 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Katch | 5.98 | 363 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | Kristina Gronquist | 5.88 | 357 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 0.25 | 15 |
| Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | | 3,104 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 6,071 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 132 |
| Overvotes | Overvotes | Overvotes | | 3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30.99% | 6,206 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 20,027 |

### Ward 4

Minneapolis City Council Ward 4 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Barb Johnson | 56.60 | 2,153 |
| | DFL | Kris Brogan | 29.92 | 1,138 |
| | Republican Party of Minnesota | Dan Niesen | 13.17 | 501 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 0.32 | 12 |
| Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | | 1,971 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 3,804 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 134 |
| Overvotes | Overvotes | Overvotes | | 2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23.06% | 3,940 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 17,086 |

### Ward 5

Minneapolis City Council Ward 5 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | % Final |
| | DFL | Blong Yang | 42.15 | 1,475 | 1,842 | 52.64 |
| | DFL | Ian Alexander | 29.95 | 1,048 | 1,394 | 39.84 |
| | DFL | Brett Buckner | 21.32 | 746 | | |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | Kale Severson | 6.29 | 220 | | |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 0.29 | 10 | | |
| Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | 263 | 7.52 |
| Threshold | Threshold | Threshold | | 1,750 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 3,499 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 123 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23.54% | 3,622 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 15,388 |

### Ward 6

Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Abdi Warsame | 63.92 | 3,090 |
| | DFL | Robert Lilligren (incumbent) | 32.21 | 1,557 |
| | DFL | Abdi Addow | 1.80 | 87 |
| | DFL | Sheikh Abdul | 0.81 | 39 |
| | DFL | Mahamed Cali | 0.52 | 25 |
| | DFL | Abukar Abdi | 0.41 | 20 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 0.33 | 16 |
| Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | | 2,526 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 4,834 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 205 |
| Overvotes | Overvotes | Overvotes | | 12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33.62% | 5,051 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 15,023 |

### Ward 7

Minneapolis City Council Ward 7 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Lisa Goodman | 94.89 | 5,309 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 5.11 | 286 |
| Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | | 3,298 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 5,595 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 994 |
| Overvotes | Overvotes | Overvotes | | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33.56% | 6,594 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 19,651 |

### Ward 8

Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Elizabeth Glidden | 97.74 | 5,105 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 2.26 | 118 |
| Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | | 3,032 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 5,223 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 839 |
| Overvotes | Overvotes | Overvotes | | 1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35.00% | 6,063 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 17,322 |

### Ward 9

Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | % Final |
| | DFL | Alondra Cano | 40.63 | 1,698 | 1,987 | 47.55 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Ty Moore | 37.54 | 1,569 | 1,758 | 42.07 |
| | Politics with Principle | Charles Curtis | 8.09 | 338 | | |
| | DFL | Abdi Abdulle | 6.84 | 1286 | | |
| | DFL | Pat Fleetham | 3.66 | 153 | | |
| | DFL | Gregory McDonald | 2.80 | 117 | | |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 0.43 | 18 | | |
| Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | 434 | 10.39 |
| Threshold | Threshold | Threshold | | 2,090 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 4,179 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 131 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34.05% | 4,310 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 12,658 |

### Ward 10

Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Lisa Bender | 64.21 | 3,704 |
| | DFL | Meg Tuthill | 30.02 | 1,732 |
| | Independence Party of Minnesota | Nate Griggs | 3.92 | 226 |
| | Minnesota Pirate Party | Scott Hargarten | 1.66 | 96 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 0.19 | 11 |
| Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | | 2,967 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 5,769 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 160 |
| Overvotes | Overvotes | Overvotes | | 4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30.49% | 5,933 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 19,456 |

### Ward 11

Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | John Quincy (incumbent) | 67.48 | 4,952 |
| | Independent | Matt Steele | 27.97 | 2,053 |
| | Non-Party Affiliate | Bob Schlosser | 4.48 | 329 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 0.07 | 5 |
| Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | | 3,901 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 7,339 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 460 |
| Overvotes | Overvotes | Overvotes | | 1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38.81% | 7,800 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 20,100 |

### Ward 12

Minneapolis City Council Ward 12 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Andrew Johnson | 54.33 | 4,553 |
| | DFL | Ben Gisselman | 17.04 | 1,428 |
| | Independent | Charlie Casserly | 13.79 | 1,156 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | Chris Lautenschlager | 10.93 | 916 |
| | DFL | Dick Franson | 3.51 | 294 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 0.41 | 34 |
| Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | Maximum possible threshold | | 4,372 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 8,381 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 360 |
| Overvotes | Overvotes | Overvotes | | 1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39.54% | 8,742 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 22,108 |

### Ward 13

Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 election, 2013 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | % Final |
| | DFL | Linea Palmisano | 42.57 | 4,452 | 5,059 | 48.37 |
| | DFL | Matt Perry | 38.85 | 4,063 | 4,705 | 44.99 |
| | DFL | Missy Durant | 9.43 | 986 | | |
| | Independent | Bob Reuer | 7.16 | 749 | | |
| | Libertarian Party of Minnesota | David Regan | 1.90 | 199 | | |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 0.10 | 10 | | |
| Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | 695 | 6.64 |
| Threshold | Threshold | Threshold | | 5,230 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | 10,459 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | | 283 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46.20% | 10,742 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | | 23,252 |