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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]

Electoral system

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]

Results

Ward 1[3]
Candidate Votes Percent
Paul Ostrow 3,596 67.13%
Erik Johnson 1,718 32.07%
Write-in 43 0.80%
Total 5,357 100%
Ward 2[3]
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%
Ward 3[3]
Candidate Votes Percent
Diane Hofstede 2,407 71.19%
Aaron Neumann 946 27.98%
Write-in 28 0.83%
Total 3,381 100%
Ward 4[3]
Candidate Votes Percent
Barbara A. "Barb" Johnson 3,129 92.19%
Write-in 265 7.81%
Total 3,394 100%
Ward 5[3]
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%
Ward 6[3]
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%
Ward 7[3]
Candidate Votes Percent
Christopher Clark 935 15.49%
Lisa R. Goodman 5,070 83.97%
Write-in 33 0.55%
Total 6,038 100%
Ward 8[3]
Candidate Votes Percent
Marie Hauser 2,323 40.51%
Elizabeth Glidden 3,368 58.73%
Write-in 44 0.77%
Total 5,735 100%
Ward 9[3]
Candidate Votes Percent
Dave Bicking 1,315 30.50%
Gary Schiff 2,549 59.13%
Write-in 447 10.37%
Total 4,311 100%
Ward 10[3]
Candidate Votes Percent
Ralph Remington 2,841 54.45%
Scott Persons 2,328 44.61%
Write-in 49 0.94%
Total 5,218 100%
Ward 11[3]
Candidate Votes Percent
Scott Benson 5,991 90.28%
Gregg A. Iverson 594 8.95%
Write-in 51 0.77%
Total 6,636 100%
Ward 12[3]
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%
Ward 13[3]
Candidate Votes Percent
Betsy Hodges 5,947 63.73%
Lisa McDonald 3,353 35.93%
Write-in 31 0.33%
Total 9,331 100%

References

  1. ^ Minneapolis, City of. "2005 Election results". vote.minneapolismn.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Municode Library". library.municode.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Minneapolis, City of (November 8, 2005). "2005 Election results". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 11, 2023.