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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

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.[1]

Electoral system

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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.[2]

Results

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Summary

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Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. No. %
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) 18 55,274 81.11 12 +2 92.31
Green Party of Minnesota 5 7,610 11.17 1 -1 7.69
Union Liberal 1 594 0.87 0 0 0.00
Independent 1 3,582 5.26 0 -1 0.00
Write-in 1,074 1.58 0 0 0.00
Total 100.00 13 ±0 100.00
Valid votes - -
Overvotes - -
Undervotes - -
Turnout (registered voters)
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[3]

Ward 1

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 1[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Paul Ostrow 3,596 67.13
Democratic (DFL) Erik Johnson 1,718 32.07
Write-in 43 0.80
Total votes 5,357 100
Democratic (DFL) hold

Ward 2

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 2[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Cam Gordon 2,481 51.25
Democratic (DFL) Erik Johnson 2,340 48.34
Write-in 20 0.41
Total votes 4,841 100
Green gain from Democratic (DFL)

Ward 3

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 3[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Diane Hofstede 2,407 71.19
Green Aaron Neumann 946 27.98
Write-in 28 0.83
Total votes 3,381 100
Democratic (DFL) hold

Ward 4

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 4[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Barb Johnson 3,129 92.19
Write-in 265 7.81
Total votes 3,394 100
Democratic (DFL) hold

Ward 5

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 5[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Don Samuels 1,718 55.06
Green Natalie Johnson Lee 1,376 44.10
Write-in 26 0.83
Total votes 3,120 100
Democratic (DFL) gain from Green

Ward 6

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 6[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Robert Lilligren 1,538 50.61
Green Dean Zimmermann 1,492 49.10
Write-in 9 0.30
Total votes 3,039 100
Democratic (DFL) gain from Green

Ward 7

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 7[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Lisa Goodman 5,070 83.97
Democratic (DFL) Christopher Clark 935 15.49
Write-in 33 0.55
Total votes 3,039 100
Democratic (DFL) hold

Ward 8

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 8[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Elizabeth Glidden 3,368 58.73
Democratic (DFL) Marie Hauser 2,323 40.51
Write-in 44 0.77
Total votes 5,735 100
Democratic (DFL) hold

Ward 9

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 9[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Gary Schiff 2,549 59.13
Green Dave Bicking 1,315 30.50
Write-in 447 10.37
Total votes 5,735 100
Democratic (DFL) hold

Ward 10

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 10[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Ralph Remington 2,841 54.45
Democratic (DFL) Scott Persons 2,328 44.61
Write-in 49 0.94
Total votes 5,218 100
Democratic (DFL) hold

Ward 11

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 11[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Scott Benson 5,991 90.28
Union Liberal Gregg A. Iverson 594 8.95
Write-in 51 0.77
Total votes 6,636 100
Democratic (DFL) hold

Ward 12

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 12[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Sandy Colvin Roy 4,123 53.32
Independent Kevin McDonald 3,582 46.32
Write-in 28 0.36
Total votes 7,733 100
Democratic (DFL) gain from Independent

Ward 13

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Minneapolis City Council Ward 13[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Betsy Hodges 5,947 63.73
Democratic (DFL) Lisa McDonald 3,353 35.93
Write-in 31 0.33
Total votes 9,331 100
Democratic (DFL) hold

References

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  1. ^ Minneapolis, City of. "2005 Election results". vote.minneapolismn.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Municode Library". library.municode.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Election results". Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Minneapolis, City of (November 8, 2005). "2005 Election results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 11, 2023.