2001 Minneapolis municipal election
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November 6, 2001
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The 2001 Minneapolis municipal elections in the U.S. state of Minnesota held a general municipal election on 6 November, 2001. Voter turnout was 40.2%.
Results
Mayor
Incumbent mayor Sharon Sayles Belton was running for re-election. She was defeated by the development director for Minneapolis's downtown council, R.T. Rybak.[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| R. T. Rybak | 57,739 | 64.69 |
| Sharon Sayles Belton | 30,896 | 34.61 |
| Write-in | 625 | 0.70 |
| Total | 89,260 | 100.00 |
| Source: City of Minneapolis[2] | ||
City Council
| 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 of Minnesota | 1 | 1,229 | 1.45 | 0 | |
| Write-in | 529 | 0.62 | 0 | ||
| Total | 85,021 | 100.00 | 13 | ||
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[3] | |||||
References
- ↑ "Minneapolis Mayor R T Rybak Jr: An early opponent of the Iraq war".
- ↑ "2001 Election results".
- ↑ "2001 Election results". Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
