Minneapolis City Council elections, 2009

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November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)

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All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council
7 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

Leader	Scott Benson (retiring)	Cam Gordon
Party	DFL	Green
Leader's seat	Ward 11 (did not run for re-election)	Ward 2
Last election	12 seats	1 seat
Seats won	12	1
Seat change
Popular vote	31,167	4,371
Percentage	69.57%	9.76%

Results by ward. The map shows the winning candidate's party affiliations, even though members officially run as nonpartisans. A white asterisk (*) means the result for that ward was decided in a runoff vote.

President before election

Barb Johnson
DFL

Elected President

Barb Johnson
DFL

The 2009 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 3, 2009 to elect the 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council for four-year terms. Candidates affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won 12 seats and the Green Party of Minnesota 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 nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.

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