2001 Minneapolis municipal election

2001 Minneapolis municipal election

November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)

City Council results by ward

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]

CandidateVotes%
R. T. Rybak57,73964.69
Sharon Sayles Belton30,89634.61
Write-in6250.70
Total89,260100.00
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

  1. ^ "Minneapolis Mayor R T Rybak Jr: An early opponent of the Iraq war".
  2. ^ "2001 Election results".
  3. ^ "2001 Election results". Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2023.