R. T. Rybak Democratic (DFL) R. T. Rybak Democratic (DFL) The 2009 Minneapolis mayoral election was held on November 3, 2009, to elect the Mayor of Minneapolis for a four-year term.

Incumbent R. T. Rybak won re-election for a third term in the first round with 73.6% of the vote.

This was the first mayoral election in the city's history to use instant-runoff voting, popularly known as ranked choice voting.

Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.

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