2001 Minneapolis City Council election

2001 Minneapolis City Council election

November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)
All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council 7 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic (DFL) Green Seats won 10 2 Seat change 2 1

The 2001 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 6, 2001, to elect the 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council for four-year terms.

Electoral system

Members were elected from single-member districts. Municipal elections in Minnesota are officially nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.

Results

Summary

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL)	18	63,767	75.00	10
	Green Party of Minnesota	4	8,318	9.78	2
	Independent	3	11,178	13.15	1
	Republican Party	1	1,229	1.45	0
	Write-in		529	0.62	0
Total			85,021	100.00	13
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services

Ward 1

Minneapolis City Council Ward 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Paul Ostrow	4,123	61.76
	Democratic (DFL)	Dave Ramstad	2,522	37.78
	Write-in		31	0.46
Total votes			6,676	100

Ward 2

Minneapolis City Council Ward 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Paul Zerby	2,597	50.77
	Green	Cam Gordon	2,489	48.66
	Write-in		29	0.57
Total votes			5,115	100

Ward 3

Minneapolis City Council Ward 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Joe Biernat	2,770	63.16
	Green	Shane M. Price	1,571	35.82
	Write-in		45	1.03
Total votes			4,386	100

Ward 4

Minneapolis City Council Ward 4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Barb Johnson	4,002	73.31
	Democratic (DFL)	George Belmore	1,417	25.96
	Write-in		40	0.73
Total votes			5,459	100

Ward 5

Minneapolis City Council Ward 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Natalie Johnson Lee	2,405	50.47
	Democratic (DFL)	Jackie Cherryhomes	2,333	48.96
	Write-in		27	0.57
Total votes			4,765	100

Ward 6

Minneapolis City Council Ward 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Dean Zimmerman	1,853	52.07
	Democratic (DFL)	Dean Kallenbach	1,672	46.07
	Write-in		34	0.96
Total votes			3,559	100

Ward 7

Minneapolis City Council Ward 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Lisa Goodman	6,363	82.22
	Independent	Sean Flynn	1,345	17.38
	Write-in		31	0.40
Total votes			7,739	100

Ward 8

Minneapolis City Council Ward 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Robert Lilligren	3,514	62.52
	Democratic (DFL)	Vickie Ann Brock	2,075	36.92
	Write-in		32	0.57
Total votes			6,676	100

Ward 9

Minneapolis City Council Ward 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Gary Schiff	5,704	81.84
	Republican	Lucy Rosenbloom	1,229	17.63
	Write-in		37	0.53
Total votes			6,970	100

Ward 10

Minneapolis City Council Ward 10

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Dan Niziolek	3,688	53.81
	Democratic (DFL)	Doug Kress	3,025	44.13
	Write-in		141	2.06
Total votes			6,854	100

Ward 11

Minneapolis City Council Ward 11

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Scott Benson	5,278	58.49
	Democratic (DFL)	John Bernard Casserly	3,074	41.05
	Write-in		42	0.47
Total votes			8,394	100

Ward 12

Minneapolis City Council Ward 12

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Sandy Colvin Roy	4,832	54.28
	Independent	Wade Russell	4,055	45.55
	Write-in		15	0.17
Total votes			8,902	100

Ward 13

Minneapolis City Council Ward 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Barret W.S. Lane	5,778	54.89
	Democratic (DFL)	Greg Abbott	4,778	44.88
	Write-in		25	0.24
Total votes			10,581	100