Preceded by Charles Stenvig Party Republican Party Name Richard Erdall | Political party Republican Succeeded by Albert Hofstede | |
Born January 13, 1933 (age 91)
Minneapolis, Minnesota ( 1933-01-13 ) Residence Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | ||
Richard M. Erdall (born January 13, 1933) is an American politician. He was the fortieth Mayor of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served a one-day term on December 31, 1973. Prior to this, he served as alderman for the City's 13th Ward and the President of the Minneapolis City Council, but was defeated in November 1973 when seeking re-election as alderman. The opportunity to serve as mayor arose because the incumbent mayor, Charles Stenvig, a former police detective who had also been defeated when seeking re-election, resigned on his final day in office to become acting Chief of Police.
Erdall was a member of the Republican Party, and the most recent Republican to serve as Mayor of Minneapolis as of 2017. In 1976, Erdall received the Republican nomination in the race to represent Minnesota's 5th congressional district, which was then represented by seven-term incumbent Donald M. Fraser. Erdall received less than 26 percent of the vote, and Fraser was re-elected.