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
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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
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