2013 Minneapolis City Council election

Minneapolis City Council elections, 2013

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All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Gary Schiff
(retiring)
Cam Gordon
Party Democratic (DFL) Green
Leader's seat Ward 9 Ward 2
Last election 12 seats, 69.57% 1 seat, 9.76%
Seats won 12 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 59,814 5,553
Percentage 79.31% 7.36%
Swing Increase9.74 pp Decrease2.40 pp

Winning party's vote share by ward.

President before election

Barb Johnson
Democratic (DFL)

Elected President

Barb Johnson
Democratic (DFL)

The 2013 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 5, 2013, to elect the 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council for four-year terms. 10 races produced a winner in the first round and the remaining three in the second round. Candidates affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won all 12 of the seats where they had fielded a candidate, and the Green Party of Minnesota won the remaining 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 officially nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.