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  Minneapolis Mayor - Primary
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Parents > United States > Minnesota > MN Counties > Hennepin > Minneapolis > Mayor
OfficeMayor
HonorificMayor - Abbr: Mayor
TypeNonpartisan Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 21, 1959 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close April 21, 1959 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start July 06, 1959 - 12:00pm
Term End July 02, 1961 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
ContributorJuan Croniqueur
Last ModifiedJuan Croniqueur March 22, 2024 02:06am
Data SourcesMinneapolis Star, 24 Apr 1959
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won06/11/1957
NameP. Kenneth "P.K." Peterson Votes67,045 (52.61%)
Term07/01/1957 - 07/01/1959 Margin6,656 (+5.22%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won06/09/1959
NameP. Kenneth "P.K." Peterson Votes66,827 (57.15%)
Term07/06/1959 - 07/02/1961 Margin16,729 (+14.31%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceMinneapolis Mayor 06/09/1959

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name (I) Mayor P. Kenneth "P.K." Peterson Gerald R. Dillon Kent B. Youngdahl Truman T. "Tru" Pierson Joseph Nowak John Gleason Steve Skirka
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
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Certified Votes 30,261 (40.40%) 24,501 (32.71%) 17,539 (23.41%) 603 (0.81%) 521 (0.70%) 476 (0.64%) 299 (0.40%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,760 (-7.69%) -12,722 (-16.98%) -29,658 (-39.59%) -29,740 (-39.70%) -29,785 (-39.76%) -29,962 (-40.00%)
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Name William M. Curran Arthur D. Russell Lyle D. Tollefson  
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan  
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Certified Votes 285 (0.38%) 256 (0.34%) 170 (0.23%)  
Margin-29,976 (-40.02%) -30,005 (-40.05%) -30,091 (-40.17%)  
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