2009 Minneapolis mayoral election
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The 2009 Minneapolis mayoral election was held on November 3, 2009 to elect the
Mayor of Minneapolis for a four-year term. Incumbent R. T. Rybak
won re-election for a third term in the first round with 73.6% of the vote.
This was the first mayoral election in the city's history to use
nonpartisan
, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.
Political party endorsements
Party | Candidate |
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Minneapolis DFL[1] | R. T. Rybak |
Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota
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Papa John Kolstad |
Minneapolis City Republican Committee[2] | Papa John Kolstad |
Results
Minneapolis mayoral election, 2009[3][4][5] | ||||
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Political party/principle | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | |
DFL | R. T. Rybak (incumbent) | 73.60 | 33,234 | |
Independent Civic Leader | Papa John Kolstad | 10.97 | 4,953 | |
DFL | Al Flowers | 3.98 | 1,795 | |
DFL | Dick Franson | 3.50 | 1,579 | |
Libertarian Party of Minnesota
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Christopher Clark | 2.96 | 1,337 | |
Socialist Workers Party | Tom Fiske | 1.44 | 650 | |
Is Awesome | Joey Lombard | 0.98 | 444 | |
Social Entrepreneurship | James R. Everett | 0.79 | 357 | |
New Dignity Party | Bill McGaughey | 0.51 | 232 | |
Moderate Progressive Censored | Bob Carney, Jr. | 0.50 | 228 | |
Edgertonite National Party | John Charles Wilson | 0.30 | 137 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.47 | 211 | |
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See also
- 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections
References
- ^ "2009 Endorsements". Minneapolis DFL. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Minneapolis Republican endorsed candidates". Minneapolis City Republican Committee. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "2009 Minneapolis Municipal Election Results: Mayor". City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ "2009 Precinct Statistics with Turnout" (PDF). City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ "Results for the City/Township of 43000 - City of Minneapolis". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.