2005 Minneapolis City Council election

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Minneapolis City Council election, 2005

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All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  A man in a red T-shirt and glasses smiles while outdoors on a sunny day.
Leader Scott Benson Natalie Lee
Party Democratic (DFL) Green
Leader's seat Ward 11 Ward 5 (lost re-election)
Last election 10 seats 2 seats
Seats won 12 1
Seat change Increase2 Decrease1

Minneapolis City Council election, 2005 results by ward.svg
Results by ward. The map shows the winning candidate's party affiliations, even though members officially run as nonpartisans.

The 2005 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 8, 2005 to elect the 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council for four-year terms.

The election saw the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) make a net gain of two seats, giving them a 12-to-1 majority in the Council. Both incumbent Green Party of Minnesota members lost their seats, though the party secured a pickup in Ward 2 with Cam Gordon narrowly winning against the DFL-endorsed candidate. The only independent on the Council lost their seat.

Electoral system[]

Members were elected from single-member districts. Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.

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