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Article: MAYORS' RACES: STATUS QUO; MINNEAPOLIS; Rybak wins a third term, but charter changes rejected.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- November 4, 2009
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Byline: STEVE BRANDT; STAFF WRITER
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak coasted to an easy victory Tuesday night to gain a third term in his corner third-floor office at City Hall.
Rybak got almost three times more first-choice votes than his 10 challengers combined. But voters also lopsidedly slapped down the charter amendment to overhaul the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) -- a measure that was backed by Rybak and a majority of the City Council.
Rybak ran a low-profile campaign against 10 even lower-profile challengers in his first bid for election with DFL endorsement. He said Tuesday night that he expects to say in a couple months whether ...