2009 Mayor results

Official winner: R.T. Rybak

November 3, 2009

Municipal Election

Mayor
CandidateFirst ranked votesPercent
R.T. Rybak 33,234 73.60%
Papa John Kolstad 4,953 10.97%
Al Flowers 1,795 3.98%
Dick Franson 1,579 3.50%
Christopher Clark 1,337 2.96%
Tom Fiske 650 1.44%
Joey Lombard 444 0.98%
James R. Everett 357 0.79%
Bob Carney, Jr. 228 0.50%
Bill McGaughey 232 0.51%
John Charles Wilson 137 0.30%
Write-in 211 0.47%

Ranked-choice voting tabulation was not necessary. The maximum possible threshold met and R.T. Rybak was elected.

Ballots cast summary
Total ballots cast 45,157 Total votes counted in the first round. Does not include undervotes, overvotes, defective, or spoiled ballots.
Maximum possible threshold 22,579 Half of total votes cast for office + 1, disregarding fractions.
Undervotes 810 Voter did not rank any candidates for the office.
Overvotes 1 Voter voted for more candidates than allowed.
Totally defective ballots 1 Unable to determine voter's intent for any office on the ballot.

A cast vote record (CVR) is a document automatically created by the voting system. It contains information from each ballot. The official candidates last names were abbreviated to three letters. Write-ins appear as written.  Choices left blank appear as XXX.

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