| Elections in Minnesota |
|---|
 |
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 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.
Political party endorsements
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis DFL[1] | R. T. Rybak |
| Fifth Congressional District Independence Party of Minnesota | Papa John Kolstad |
| Minneapolis City Republican Committee[2] | Papa John Kolstad |
Results
| Minneapolis mayoral election, 2009[3][4][5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |
| ||||
See also
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.
