2005 Minneapolis municipal election

none September 2023 2005 Minneapolis municipal election presidential no 2005 09 13 (primary)2005 11 08 (general) Minneapolis popular 2001 Minneapolis municipal election 2001 2009 Minneapolis municipal election 2009 City Council results by ward File:Minneapolis City Council election, 2005 results by ward.svg 150px The 2005 Minneapolis municipal elections in the U.S. state of Minnesota held a scheduled primary election on 13 September and a general election on 8 November. Voters in the city elected: 1 mayor 13 city council members, elected by ward 6 Minneapolis Public Library trustees 2 members of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and 3 at-large and 6 elected by district members of the Park and Recreation Board. Results Mayor Incumbent R.T. Rybak and Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, both DFLers, advanced to the general election on November 8 for the mayoral post. Both candidates had sought endorsement at the DFL City Convention, but neither was able to reach the 60% required.http://www.scc.net/~t-bonham/MPLS2005CV.HTM Minneapolis DFL City Convention – May 14th, 2005 – Ballots June 23, 2008 July 6, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080706161259/http://www.scc.net/~t-bonham/MPLS2005CV.HTM live In the Primary election, Rybak was the overall winner with 44.49% of the vote, while McLaughlin received 35.33%. Primary General R. T. Rybak 14782 43198 Peter McLaughlin 11739 25807 Farheen Hakeem 4600 Mark Koscielski 585 Don Johnson 423 Dick Franson 269 Gerald James Savage 240 Marcus Harcus 147 Tim Nolan 140 Gregory A. Brown 108 David A. Alvarado 101 Gregory Groettum 93 Write-in 1268 2005 Election results https://vote.minneapolismn.gov/results-data/election-results/2005/ City of Minneapolis August 27, 2024 August 28, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240828210709/https://vote.minneapolismn.gov/results-data/election-results/2005/ live City Council The DFL-endorsed candidates won in all races except Ward 2 (Green Party Cam Gordon won by 141 votes over DFLer Cara Letofsky). In wards where there was no DFL endorsement (8 & 10), the seat was won by the candidate who came closest to getting the DFL endorsement. Other Offices In other offices, the DFL-endorsed candidates won in all races except 1 Park Board seat (Incumbent Annie Young had no DFL-endorsed opponent) and 1 Library Board seat (Incumbent Anita Duckor (independent) beat Gary Thaden (DFL). (Thaden was later appointed by the Minneapolis City Council). Later developments City Council Member Dean Zimmermann was accused by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of accepting bribes, see Minneapolis City Council. In December 2006, he was convicted and sentenced to prison. He was held in a Federal Prison in Colorado, but was released in summer 2008 to a halfway house in Minneapolis. See also 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections References External links Minneapolis Elections Office Minneapolis candidate links and discussion from E-Democracy.Org Minneapolis Observer - Community newspaper covering the elections Category:Minneapolis–Saint Paul Category:2000s in Minneapolis Minneapolis Category:2005 Minnesota elections Category:Mayoral elections in Minneapolis