# 2009 Minneapolis City Council election

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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

| Ward | Minneapolis DFL | Fifth District Green Party | Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota | Libertarian Party of Minnesota | Minneapolis City Republican Committee |
| Ward 1 | Kevin Reich | | | | Thomas Alessi |
| Ward 2 | | Cam Gordon | Allen Aigbogun | | Allen Aigbogun |
| Ward 3 | Diane Hofstede | | | | Jeffrey Cobia |
| Ward 4 | Barb Johnson | Marcus Harcus | Grant Cermak | | Grant Cermak |
| Ward 5 | Don Samuels | | Roger Smithrud | | |
| Ward 6 | Robert Lilligren | Andy Exley | Mike Tupper | | Mike Tupper |
| Ward 7 | Lisa Goodman | | Michael Katch | Michael Katch | Michael Katch |
| Ward 8 | Elizabeth Glidden | Jeanine Estime | Greg McDonald | | |
| Ward 9 | Gary Schiff | Dave Bicking | Todd Eberhardy | | Todd Eberhardy |
| Ward 10 | Meg Tuthill | | Dan Alvin | | Kim Vlaisavljevich |
| Ward 11 | John Quincy | | | | |
| Ward 12 | Sandy Colvin Roy | | Rick Nyhlen | | Rick Nyhlen |
| Ward 13 | Betsy Hodges | | Kris Broberg | | Kris Broberg |

## Results
### Summary

Summary of the November 3, 2009 Minneapolis City Council elections results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | 1st Choice Votes | 1st Choice Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | # | % | # | ∆# | % |
| | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 24 | 31,167 | 69.57 | 12 | | 92.31 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | 7 | 4,371 | 9.76 | 1 | | 7.69 |
| | Republican Party of Minnesota | 3 | 1,120 | 2.50 | 0 | | 0.00 |
| | Independence Party of Minnesota | 2 | 557 | 1.24 | 0 | | 0.00 |
| | Socialist Action | 1 | 130 | 0.29 | 0 | | 0.00 |
| | Libertarian Party of Minnesota | 1 | 39 | 0.09 | 0 | | 0.00 |
| | Independent | 16 | 7,275 | 16.24 | 0 | | 0.00 |
| | Write-in | N/A | 141 | 0.31 | 0 | | 0.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 44,800 | 100.00 | 13 | ±0 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,800 | 97.46 |
| Undervotes | Undervotes | Undervotes | 1,168 | 2.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,968 | 19.64 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 234,028 | |

### Ward 1

Minneapolis City Council Ward 1 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Kevin Reich | 50.31 | 1,997 |
| | Independent | Larry Ranallo | 23.71 | 941 |
| | DFL | Susan Howitz Hanna | 13.48 | 535 |
| | Ron Paul Conservative | Thomas Alessi | 8.57 | 340 |
| | Equity Advocacy Responsibility | Mark Fox | 3.85 | 153 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.08 | 3 |
| Threshold: 1,985Valid: 3,969Undervotes: 47Turnout: 4,016 (22.69%)Registered: 17,697 |||||

### Ward 2

Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | Cam Gordon (incumbent) | 84.05 | 2,260 |
| | Independent | Allen A. Aigbogun | 15.17 | 408 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.77 | 21 |
| Threshold: 1,345Valid: 2,689Undervotes: 153Turnout: 2,842 (14.21%)Registered: 20,005 |||||

### Ward 3

Minneapolis City Council Ward 3 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Diane Hofstede | 65.93 | 1,465 |
| | DFL | Allen Kathir | 15.66 | 348 |
| | Republican Party of Minnesota | Jeffrey Cobia | 10.89 | 242 |
| | Civil Disobedience | Melissa Hill | 5.09 | 113 |
| | Libertarian Party of Minnesota | Raymond Wilson Rolfe | 1.76 | 39 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.68 | 15 |
| Threshold: 1,112Valid: 2,222Undervotes: 35Turnout: 2,257 (14.13%)Registered: 15,969 |||||

### Ward 4

Minneapolis City Council Ward 4 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
| | DFL | Barbara A. "Barb" Johnson | 46.86 | 1,546 | 1,740 |
| | DFL | Troy Parker | 27.92 | 921 | 1,252 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | Marcus Harcus | 13.40 | 442 | |
| | Independent | Grant Cermak | 11.70 | 386 | |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.12 | 4 | |
| Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | 307 |
| Threshold: 1,650Valid: 3,299Undervotes: 23Turnout: 3,322 (21.44%)Registered: 15,491 ||||||

### Ward 5

Minneapolis City Council Ward 5 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
| | DFL | Don Samuels | 47.00 | 1,020 | 1,131 |
| | DFL | Natalie Johnson Lee | 30.05 | 652 | 893 |
| | DFL | Kenya McKnight | 15.48 | 336 | |
| | Independent | Roger Smithrud | 4.29 | 93 | |
| | DFL | Lennie Chism | 2.81 | 61 | |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.37 | 8 | |
| Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | 146 |
| Threshold: 1,086Valid: 2,170Undervotes: 30Turnout: 2,200 (17.05%)Registered: 12,900 ||||||

### Ward 6

Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Robert Lilligren (incumbent) | 52.85 | 1,020 |
| | Independent | Michael Tupper | 15.13 | 292 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Laura Jean | 11.97 | 231 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | Andy Exley | 8.55 | 165 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | M Cali | 8.19 | 158 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | Bruce A. Lundeen | 3.11 | 60 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.21 | 4 |
| Threshold: 966Valid: 1,930Undervotes: 52Turnout: 1,982 (13.52%)Registered: 14,655 |||||

### Ward 7

Minneapolis City Council Ward 7 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Lisa Goodman | 68.24 | 2,997 |
| | Independent | Michael J Katch | 23.72 | 1,042 |
| | Independent | Jeffrey Alan Wagner | 7.31 | 321 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.73 | 32 |
| Threshold: 2,197Valid: 4,392Undervotes: 140Turnout: 4,532 (19.17%)Registered: 23,639 |||||

### Ward 8

Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Elizabeth Glidden | 74.00 | 2,291 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | Jeanine Estime | 15.18 | 470 |
| | Republican Party of Minnesota | David Regan | 5.62 | 174 |
| | Independent | Gregory McDonald | 3.71 | 115 |
| | Open Progressive | Michael J. Cavlan | 1.39 | 43 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.10 | 3 |
| Threshold: 1,549Valid: 3,096Undervotes: 143Turnout: 3,239 (19.51%)Registered: 16,601 |||||

### Ward 9

Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Gary Schiff (incumbent) | 60.70 | 1,818 |
| | Green Party of Minnesota | Dave Bicking | 27.25 | 816 |
| | Independence Party of Minnesota | Todd J. Eberhardy | 9.02 | 270 |
| | DFL | Khalif Jama | 2.77 | 83 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.27 | 8 |
| Threshold: 1,498Valid: 2,995Undervotes: 40Turnout: 3,035 (21.45%)Registered: 14,149 |||||

### Ward 10

Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Meg Tuthill | 72.24 | 2,405 |
| | Independent | Kim Vlaisavljevich | 10.18 | 339 |
| | DFL | Matthew Dowgwillo | 8.77 | 292 |
| | Independence Party of Minnesota | Dan Alvin | 8.62 | 287 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.18 | 6 |
| Threshold: 1,665Valid: 3,329Undervotes: 102Turnout: 3,431 (17.74%)Registered: 19,343 |||||

### Ward 11

Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | John Quincy | 63.62 | 2,551 |
| | DFL | Gregg A Iverson | 18.30 | 734 |
| | Republican Party of Minnesota | David A Alvarado | 17.56 | 704 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.52 | 21 |
| Threshold: 2,006Valid: 4,010Undervotes: 225Turnout: 4,235 (21.20%)Registered: 19,973 |||||

### Ward 12

Minneapolis City Council Ward 12 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Sandy Colvin Roy | 64.33 | 3,035 |
| | Independent | Rick L. Nyhlen | 18.65 | 880 |
| | DFL | Charley Underwood | 14.05 | 663 |
| | Socialist Action | Brent Perry | 2.76 | 130 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.21 | 10 |
| Threshold: 2,360Valid: 4,718Undervotes: 100Turnout: 4,818 (23.19%)Registered: 20,779 |||||

### Ward 13

Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 election, 2009 :
| Political party/principle | Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| | DFL | Betsy Hodges (incumbent) | 69.24 | 4,141 |
| | Independent | Kris Broberg | 26.38 | 1,578 |
| | DFL | Joseph Henry | 4.28 | 256 |
| | N/A | Write-in | 0.10 | 6 |
| Threshold: 2,991Valid: 5,981Undervotes: 78Turnout: 6,059 (26.54%)Registered: 22,827 |||||