Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation election, 2009
Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation election, 2009
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November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03) |
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Candidate |
Carol Becker |
David Wheeler |
Popular vote |
16,728 (1st round) |
6,107 (1st round) 8,107.4270 (5th round) |
Percentage |
52.13% (1st round) |
19.03% (1st round) 25.27% (5th round) |
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President before election
Carol Becker
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Elected President
Carol Becker
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The 2009 Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation election was held on November 3, 2009 to elect the two popularly elected members of the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation for four-year terms. Incumbent Carol Becker was re-elected in the first round with 52.1% of first choice votes. As no other candidate achieved the threshold to be elected the second member, several rounds of vote transfers were necessary. David Wheeler was elected in the fifth round after the remaining candidates were defeated.
Members were elected citywide via the single transferable vote. Voters had the option of ranking up to three candidates.
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Results
Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation election, 2009[3][4][5] |
Candidate |
% 1st Choice |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
Carol Jean Becker |
52.13 |
16,728 |
10,697.5560 |
10,697.5560 |
10,697.5560 |
10,697.5560 |
David Wheeler |
19.03 |
6,107 |
7,239.6910 |
7,490.0575 |
8,107.4270 |
8,107.4270 |
Phil Willkie |
9.19 |
2,950 |
3,527.1605 |
3,732.4080 |
4,098.4360 |
4,098.4360 |
Dewayne Townsend |
7.24 |
2,323 |
3,231.4600 |
3,364.4975 |
3,674.0740 |
3,674.0740 |
R. Michael Martens |
8.66 |
2,778 |
3,120.8355 |
3,273.4310 |
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James Elliot Smartwood |
3.04 |
975 |
1,160.6575 |
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Write-in |
0.70 |
225 |
241.5830 |
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Exhausted ballots |
2867.0565 |
3528.0500 |
5508.5070 |
5508.5070 |
- Threshold: 10,696
- Valid: 32,086
- Undervotes: 13,882
- Turnout: 45,968 (19.64%)
- Registered: 234,028
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See also
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