In 2009, Minneapolis is using Ranked Choice Voting in its municipal election for the first time. Ranked Choice Voting combines the Primary and General Election into one event, with all candidates on the November 3 ballot, and voters have the option of ranking up to three candidates for each office.
Because of this new voting method, the election night vote tallies will look different from previous years. The results on this page show how many first, second, and third choice rankings each candidate received. The first choice rankings are the unverified first round results from election night.
Because of the way Ranked Choice Voting works, it is not possible to simply add up numbers in the columns to get final results. A hand count will be conducted in each race, and final results will be tabulated in the coming days and weeks. If no candidate receives the required number of votes to be elected
after the first round of counting, a process of eliminating candidates and considering subsequent choices begins. Please note that the ballot question (in which voters vote yes or no) does not use Ranked Choice Voting and will not be hand-counted.
This page will not be updated with hand-count results. To see hand-count results as races are counted, visit www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/elections.
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