The 2013 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 5, 2013, to elect the 13 members of the
Minneapolis City Council
The Minneapolis City Council is the Legislature, legislative branch of the city of Minneapolis in Minnesota, United States. Comprising 13 members, the council holds the authority to create and modify laws, policies, and ordinances that govern the ...
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
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota affiliated with the national Democratic Party. The party was formed by a merger between the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minneso ...
(DFL) won all 12 of the seats where they had fielded a candidate, and the
Green Party of Minnesota
The Green Party of Minnesota is a green political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States.
History
The Minnesota Greens Confederation, founded 1990–1991, fostered the development of lo ...
won the remaining one seat.
Members were elected from
single-member district
A single-member district or constituency is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders.
In some countries, such as Australia and India ...
s via
instant-runoff voting
Instant-runoff voting (IRV; ranked-choice voting (RCV), preferential voting, alternative vote) is a single-winner ranked voting election system where Sequential loser method, one or more eliminations are used to simulate Runoff (election), ...
, popularly known as ranked choice voting. Voters had the option of ranking up to three candidates. Municipal elections in
Minnesota
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are officially
nonpartisan Nonpartisan or non-partisan may refer to:
__NOTOC__ General political concepts
* Nonpartisanship, also known as Nonpartisanism, co-operation without reference to political parties
* Non-partisan democracy, an election with no official recognition ...
, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.
Candidates
:''Names of incumbents are italicized.''
Dropped out
Griggs announced on October 20, 2013, that he had accepted a job offer and would no longer be running.
Results
Summary
Ward 1
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 2
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 3
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 4
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 5
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 6
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 7
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 8
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 9
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 10
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 11
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 12
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
Ward 13
200px, 1st preference vote by precinct
See also
*
Minneapolis municipal elections, 2013
*
Minneapolis mayoral election, 2013
Notes
References
External links
Minneapolis Elections & Voter ServicesElections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State
News media coverage
from the ''
Star Tribune
''The Minnesota Star Tribune'', formerly the ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'', is an American daily newspaper based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of 2023, it is Minnesota's largest newspaper and the List of newspapers in the United States, seventh- ...
''
Election Newsfrom ''
The Journal''
Election Newsfrom the ''
Southwest Journal
The ''Southwest Journal'' was an American, English language free community paper covering 21 neighborhoods in Southwest Minneapolis. It was family owned and was founded in 1990. It covered the following neighborhoods:
The website was relaunched ...
''
2013 Electionsfrom ''My Broadsheet''
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Minneapolis City Council
The Minneapolis City Council is the Legislature, legislative branch of the city of Minneapolis in Minnesota, United States. Comprising 13 members, the council holds the authority to create and modify laws, policies, and ordinances that govern the ...
Minneapolis City Council 2013
Minneapolis City Council 2013
Minneapolis City Council
The Minneapolis City Council is the Legislature, legislative branch of the city of Minneapolis in Minnesota, United States. Comprising 13 members, the council holds the authority to create and modify laws, policies, and ordinances that govern the ...