Minnesota Election Trends Project

November 8, 1988

Referendum 109

Proposal to stagger the term of the Mayor with that of the Council Members (51% needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	5166	7277
2	5048	6378
3	4234	5325
4	4348	7616
5	3990	4593
6	5105	5557
7	7353	7958
8	3962	5895
9	4185	6058
10	6603	7773
11	6150	8485
12	6565	7298
13	7001	8598
Total	69,710	88,811

Referendum failed.

Referendum 110

Proposal to cut the number of Council Members (51% needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	4350	8095
2	3583	7813
3	3475	6018
4	3934	7999
5	2813	5824
6	3347	7298
7	5791	9568
8	2791	7033
9	2961	7284
10	4658	9724
11	5030	9581
12	6056	7798
13	5819	9789
Total	54,608	103,824

Referendum failed.

Referendum 111

Proposal to stop identifying the party of candidates for Mayor and City Council (51% needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	3334	8892
2	2905	8358
3	2614	6677
4	2850	8881
5	2409	6085
6	2943	7585
7	4293	10,901
8	2437	7264
9	2525	7513
10	3793	10,412
11	3699	10,659
12	4408	9135
13	4215	11,157
Total	42,425	113,519

Referendum failed.

Referendum 112

Proposal to give the Mayor more control over the city departments (51% needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	5044	7283
2	5623	5454
3	3761	5675
4	3847	8127
5	4394	4135
6	5028	5307
7	9169	5857
8	4028	5693
9	3982	6165
10	7338	6737
11	7213	7176
12	6600	6876
13	8287	7019
Total	74,314	81,504

Referendum failed.