2013 Minneapolis City Council election
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. Dropped out. Griggs announced on October 20, 2013 that he had accepted a job offer and would no longer be running.