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. [1]
Ward
Candidate
Political party/principle
Political party endorsement(s)
1
Vincent Coffeen[2]
Minnesota Pirate Party
Minnesota Pirate Party [3]
Mark Fox[4]
Independent
Kevin Reich [5]
DFL
Minneapolis DFL [6]
2
Cam Gordon [7]
Green Party of Minnesota
Fifth District Green Party [8]
Diana Newberry[9]
Socialist Workers Party
3
Jacob Frey [10]
DFL
Minneapolis DFL [6]
Kristina Gronquist[11]
Green Party of Minnesota
Fifth District Green Party [8]
Diane Hofstede [12]
DFL
Michael Katch[13]
Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Minnesota [14] Minnesota Pirate Party [3] Minneapolis City Republican Committee[15] [nb 1]
4
Kris Brogan[16]
DFL
Barb Johnson [17]
DFL
Minneapolis DFL [6]
Dan Niesen[18]
Republican Party of Minnesota
5
Ian Alexander[19]
DFL
Brett Buckner[20]
DFL
Kale Severson[21]
Green Party of Minnesota
Fifth District Green Party [8]
Blong Yang[22]
DFL
Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota [23]
6
Abukar Abdi[24]
DFL
Sheikh Abdul[25]
DFL
Abdi Addow[26]
DFL
Mahamed Cali[27]
DFL
Robert Lilligren [28]
DFL
Abdi Warsame [29]
DFL
Minneapolis DFL [6]
7
Lisa Goodman [30]
DFL
Minneapolis DFL [6]
8
Elizabeth Glidden [31]
DFL
Minneapolis DFL [6]
9
Abdi Abdulle[32]
DFL
Alondra Cano[33]
DFL
Minneapolis DFL [6]
Charles Curtis[34]
Politics with Principle
Pat Fleetham[35]
DFL
Gregory McDonald[36]
DFL
Ty Moore[37]
Socialist Alternative
Fifth District Green Party [8]
10
Lisa Bender [38]
DFL
Minneapolis DFL [6]
Scott Hargarten[39]
Minnesota Pirate Party
Minnesota Pirate Party [3]
Meg Tuthill [40]
DFL
11
Bob Schlosser[41]
Non-Party Affiliate
Matt Steele[42]
Independent
Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota [23]
John Quincy [43]
DFL
Minneapolis DFL [6]
12
Charlie Casserly[44]
Independent
Dick Franson[45]
DFL
Ben Gisselman[46]
DFL
Andrew Johnson [47]
DFL
Chris Lautenschlager[48]
Green Party of Minnesota
Fifth District Green Party [8]
13
Missy Durant[49]
DFL
Linea Palmisano[50]
DFL
Minneapolis DFL [6]
Matt Perry[51]
DFL
David Regan[52]
Libertarian Party of Minnesota
Bob Reuer[53]
Independent
Minneapolis City Republican Committee[15] [nb 1]
Dropped out [ ]
Ward
Candidate
Political party/principle
Political party endorsement(s)
10
Nate Griggs[54]
Independence Party of Minnesota
Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota [23]
Griggs announced on October 20, 2013 that he had accepted a job offer and would no longer be running.[55]
Results [ ]
Summary [ ]
Summary of the November 5, 2013 Minneapolis City Council elections results
Party
Candidates
1st Choice Votes
Seats
#
%
∆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
75,422
100.00
—
13
±0
100.00
Valid votes
75,422
94.16
3.30
Undervotes
4,649
5.80
3.26
Overvotes
30
0.04
N/A
Turnout[56]
80,101
33.38
13.74
Registered voters[56]
239,985
Ward 1 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 1 election, 2013[57]
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
2,972
Valid votes
5,610
Undervotes
331
Overvotes
1
Turnout
30.93%
5,942
Registered voters[56]
19,209
Ward 2 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 election, 2013[58]
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
2,579
Valid votes
4,659
Undervotes
497
Turnout
27.56%
5,156
Registered voters[56]
18,705
Ward 3 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 3 election, 2013[59]
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
3,104
Valid votes
6,071
Undervotes
132
Overvotes
3
Turnout
30.99%
6,206
Registered voters[56]
20,027
Ward 4 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 4 election, 2013[60]
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
1,971
Valid votes
3,804
Undervotes
134
Overvotes
2
Turnout
23.06%
3,940
Registered voters[56]
17,086
Ward 5 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 5 election, 2013[61]
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
263
7.52
Threshold
1,750
Valid votes
3,499
Undervotes
123
Turnout
23.54%
3,622
Registered voters[56]
15,388
Ward 6 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 election, 2013[62]
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
2,526
Valid votes
4,834
Undervotes
205
Overvotes
12
Turnout
33.62%
5,051
Registered voters[56]
15,023
Ward 7 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 7 election, 2013[63]
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
3,298
Valid votes
5,595
Undervotes
994
Overvotes
5
Turnout
33.56%
6,594
Registered voters[56]
19,651
Ward 8 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 election, 2013[64]
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
3,032
Valid votes
5,223
Undervotes
839
Overvotes
1
Turnout
35.00%
6,063
Registered voters[56]
17,322
Ward 9 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 election, 2013[65]
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
286
DFL
Pat Fleetham
3.66
153
DFL
Gregory McDonald
2.80
117
N/A
Write-ins
0.43
18
Exhausted ballots
434
10.39
Threshold
2,090
Valid votes
4,179
Undervotes
131
Turnout
34.05%
4,310
Registered voters[56]
12,658
Ward 10 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 election, 2013[66]
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
2,967
Valid votes
5,769
Undervotes
160
Overvotes
4
Turnout
30.49%
5,933
Registered voters[56]
19,456
Ward 11 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 election, 2013[67]
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
3,901
Valid votes
7,339
Undervotes
460
Overvotes
1
Turnout
38.81%
7,800
Registered voters[56]
20,100
Ward 12 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 12 election, 2013[68]
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
4,372
Valid votes
8,381
Undervotes
360
Overvotes
1
Turnout
39.54%
8,742
Registered voters[56]
22,108
Ward 13 [ ]
Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 election, 2013[69]
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
695
6.64
Threshold
5,230
Valid votes
10,459
Undervotes
283
Turnout
46.20%
10,742
Registered voters[56]
23,252
See also [ ]
Minneapolis municipal elections, 2013
Minneapolis mayoral election, 2013
Notes [ ]
^ a b A "recommendation." Not an official endorsement.
References [ ]
^ "City of Minneapolis Minnesota Election Results 2009" . Minnesota Public Radio News . 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
^ "Vincent Coffeen" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ a b c "Minneapolis 2013 Municipal Pirate Candidates!" . Minnesota Pirate Party. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Mark Fox" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Kevin Reich" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j "2013 Endorsed Candidates" . Minneapolis DFL. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Cam Gordon" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ a b c d e "Candidates" . Fifth District Green Party. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Diana Newberry" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Jacob Frey" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Kristina Gronquist" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Diane Hofstede" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Michael Katch" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "2013 Candidates" . Libertarian Party of Minnesota . Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ a b "2013 MCRC Recommended Candidates" . Minneapolis City Republican Committee. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Kris Brogan" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Barbara A. "Barb" Johnson" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Dan Niesen" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Ian Alexander" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Brett Buckner" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Kale R. Severson" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Blong Yang" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ a b c "Independence: The Party of Reform" . Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Abukar Abdi" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Sheikh Abdul" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Abdi Addow" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Mahamed A Cali" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Robert Lilligren" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Abdi Warsame" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Lisa Goodman" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Elizabeth Glidden" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Abdi Abdulle" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Alondra Cano" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Charles Curtis" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Pat Fleetham" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Gregory McDonald" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Ty Moore" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Lisa Bender" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Scott Hargarten" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Meg Tuthill" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Bob Schlosser" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Matt Steele" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "John Quincy" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Charlie Casserly" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ " "Dick" Franson" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Ben Gisselman" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Andrew Johnson" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Chris Lautenschlager" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Missy Durant" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Linea Palmisano" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Matt Perry" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "David Regan" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Bob Reuer" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Nate Griggs" (PDF) . Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved September 30, 2013 .
^ "Announcement" . Facebook . Nate Griggs for the 10th Ward. October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013 .
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^ "2013 Minneapolis Election Results: City Council Ward 8" . City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 5, 2013 .
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