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Minneapolis City Council election, 2009

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November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)
  
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12
  
1

69.57%
  
9.76%

12 seats
  
1 seat

31,167
  
4,371

Minneapolis City Council election, 2009

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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Minneapolis City Council election, 2009 Wikipedia