Joan Campbell is the first council member to lose a non-partisan primary election since 1961. Twelve members (then called aldermen) lost non-partisan primaries during the first non-partisan era (1912 to 1971). Nineteen lost partisan primaries during the first partisan era (1900, when primaries were first held, to 1910) and three members, all DFLers, lost during the second partisan era (1973 to 1983). Campbell's 12 years on the council make her the second-longest-tenured member to lose a primary after George E. Johnson Jr., who had served 14 years to the time of his defeat. (Claus Mumm served a total of 16 years, but not continuously.) Interesting to note that before Campbell, the last three to lose non-partisan primary elections were all from the historic 5th/modern 8th ward. It's theoretically easier for an incumbent to lose a partisan primary since they only have to come in second. To lose a non-partisan primary, the incumbent has to place third (or lower). These are the council members who have lost primary elections in the city's history. The list is by ward. If the ward number contains a slash, the second number is the current ward number and the first number is the historic ward number (before 1947). At the end of the list are the historic wards 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11, which correspond to no current wards. WARD MEMBER (PARTY) YEAR 9/1 Oscar E. Larson (D) 1904 9/1 Frank H. Castner (D) 1908 2 James S. Lane (R) 1904 2 Judy M. Corrao (DFL) 1981 2 Joan Campbell (DFL) 2001 1/3 Perry A. Long (D) 1900 1/3 Jacob Foell (D) 1902 1/3 Michael A. Gerber (D) 1910 1/3 Patrick M. Daugherty (DFL) 1983 (two primaries) 10/4 Charles I. Johnson (D) 1916 10/4 Alonzo D. Hoar (D) 1921 3/5 Wallace F. Nye (R) 1906 3/5 Claus Mumm (R) 1923 6 Earl T. Netwal Jr. (DFL) 1977 4/7 Samuel E. Adams (R-Peo) 1904 4/7 Perry Starkweather (R) 1908 5/8 Charles R. Rossander 1937 5/8 Jens Christensen (R) 1947 5/8 George E. Johnson Jr. (R) 1961 11/9 none 8/10 none 7/11 none 12 George S. Castle (D-Peo) 1902 12 Abraham S. Adams (R) 1904 12 W.W. Ehle (R) 1908 12 Martin F. McHale (D) 1910 13 Albert Currier (R) 1900 13 Ozora P. Sutherland (R) 1902 13 John H. Van Nest (R) 1910 13 W.C. Buck 1925 H5 none H6 Andrew Anderson (D-Peo) 1900 H6 Nels J. Nelson (R) 1908 H6 Christopher Anderson (R) 1914 H7 T.O. Dahl (D) 1921 H8 Fred M. Powers (R) 1904 H8 W.H. Rendell 1929 H8 J.R. Sheffield 1931 H11 Peter J. Pryts 1927 *** Tony Hill Logan Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
