A general election was held in Minneapolis on November 5, 2013. Minneapolis's mayor was up for election as well as all the seats on the City Council, the two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the seats on the Park and Recreation Board. Voters were able to rank up to three candidates for each office in order of preference.
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–LaborMayorR. T. Rybak announced on December 27, 2012, that he will not be seeking re-election.[1] 35 candidates ran for election. Betsy Hodges was elected in the 33rd round after two days of vote tabulations.
The two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation were up for election. Incumbents Carol Becker and David Wheeler were re-elected in the first round, both having passed the threshold to be elected.
As no candidate passed the maximum possible threshold to be elected in the first round, several rounds of vote tabulations were necessary until three members were elected. John Erwin was elected in the fourth round and Annie Young and Meg Forney in the ninth round.
Steve Barland, Meg Forney, Jason Stone, and Tom Nordyke were candidates in the 2009 Park and Recreation Board election, but were all defeated. Barland and Stone ran in District 5 and Forney in District 6. Tom Nordyke served on the Board as an at-large member from 2006 to 2009 and as its president from 2008 to 2009.
^"Carol J. Becker"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"David B Wheeler"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Steve Barland"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"John Erwin"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Meg Forney"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Casper Hill"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Ishmael Israel"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Mary Lynn McPherson"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Tom Nordyke"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Jason Stone"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Hashim Yonis"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Annie Young"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Candidates". Fifth District Green Party. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Liz Wielinski"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Jon Olson"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Said Maye"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Scott Vreeland"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Bobby Davis"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Anita Tabb"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Steffanie Musich"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Brad Bourn"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^"Josh Neiman"(PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.