2013 Minneapolis mayoral election

2013 Minneapolis mayoral election

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Betsy Hodges mayoral forum Oct 2013.jpg
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Candidate Betsy Hodges Mark Andrew
Party Democratic (DFL) Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 28,962 (1st round)
38,870 (33rd round)
19,648 (1st round)
24,972 (33rd round)
Percentage 36.47% (1st round)
48.95% (33rd round)
24.74% (1st round)
31.44% (33rd round)

 
Don Samuels, 2013 DFL convention.jpg
Cam Winton portrait 2012.jpg
Candidate Don Samuels Cam Winton
Party Democratic (DFL) Independent
Popular vote 8,350 (1st round)
10,301 (32nd round)
7,533 (1st round)
8,969 (32nd round)
Percentage 10.51% (1st round)
12.97% (32nd round)
9.49% (1st round)
11.23% (32nd round)

Mayor before election

R. T. Rybak
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Mayor

Betsy Hodges
Democratic (DFL)

The 2013 Minneapolis mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Minneapolis for a four-year term. This was the second mayoral election in the city's history to use instant-runoff voting, popularly known as ranked choice voting, first implemented in the city's 2009 elections. Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates are able to identify with a political party on the ballot. After incumbent Mayor R. T. Rybak announced in late 2012 that he would not seek a fourth term, 35 candidates began campaigns to replace him. Many of these candidates sought the endorsement of the Minneapolis unit of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), though the convention ultimately ended with no endorsement.

Although she did not win enough votes to be victorious on the first ballot, DFLer Betsy Hodges held a "commanding" lead and was "poised" to be elected following completion of vote tabulations. Second-place finisher Mark Andrew effectively conceded on election night, saying that it was unlikely that he would overcome Hodges' lead.[1] Hodges was elected in the 33rd round after two days of vote tabulations.

  1. ^ "Betsy Hodges poised to be new Minneapolis mayor". MinnPost. November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.