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 Results by ward. The map shows the winning candidate's party affiliations, even though members officially run as nonpartisans. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 8, 2005 to elect the 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council for four-year terms.
The election saw the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) make a net gain of two seats, giving them a 12-to-1 majority in the Council. Both incumbent Green Party of Minnesota members lost their seats, though the party secured a pickup in Ward 2 with Cam Gordon narrowly winning against the DFL-endorsed candidate. The only independent on the Council lost their seat.[1]
Members were elected from single-member districts. Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.[2]
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Ostrow | 3,596 | 67.13% |
| Erik Johnson | 1,718 | 32.07% |
| Write-in | 43 | 0.80% |
| Total | 5,357 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Cam Gordon | 2,481 | 51.25% |
| Cara J. Letofsky | 2,340 | 48.34% |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.41% |
| Total | 4,841 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Hofstede | 2,407 | 71.19% |
| Aaron Neumann | 946 | 27.98% |
| Write-in | 28 | 0.83% |
| Total | 3,381 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara A. "Barb" Johnson | 3,129 | 92.19% |
| Write-in | 265 | 7.81% |
| Total | 3,394 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Johnson Lee | 1,376 | 44.10% |
| Don Samuels | 1,718 | 55.06% |
| Write-in | 26 | 0.83% |
| Total | 3,120 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Dean (Z) Zimmermann | 1,492 | 49.10% |
| Robert Lilligren | 1,538 | 50.61% |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.30% |
| Total | 3,039 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Clark | 935 | 15.49% |
| Lisa R. Goodman | 5,070 | 83.97% |
| Write-in | 33 | 0.55% |
| Total | 6,038 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Hauser | 2,323 | 40.51% |
| Elizabeth Glidden | 3,368 | 58.73% |
| Write-in | 44 | 0.77% |
| Total | 5,735 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Bicking | 1,315 | 30.50% |
| Gary Schiff | 2,549 | 59.13% |
| Write-in | 447 | 10.37% |
| Total | 4,311 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Remington | 2,841 | 54.45% |
| Scott Persons | 2,328 | 44.61% |
| Write-in | 49 | 0.94% |
| Total | 5,218 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Benson | 5,991 | 90.28% |
| Gregg A. Iverson | 594 | 8.95% |
| Write-in | 51 | 0.77% |
| Total | 6,636 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin McDonald | 3,582 | 46.32% |
| Sandy Colvin Roy | 4,123 | 53.32% |
| Write-in | 28 | 0.36% |
| Total | 7,733 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Betsy Hodges | 5,947 | 63.73% |
| Lisa McDonald | 3,353 | 35.93% |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.33% |
| Total | 9,331 | 100% |
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