One of the noteworthy election returns from November 5, 2013, was that Ty Moore, Socialist Alternative candidate for Minneapolis city council, came close to being elected. Minneapolis uses Instant-Runoff Voting. Six candidates appeared on the ballot in the 9th ward. Moore received 1,569 first place votes, and initially came in second behind Alondra Cano, who received 1,698 first place votes. None of the other candidates received more than 338 first place votes.
When additional rounds were included, Moore gained 189 votes, but Cano gained 289, enough to give her a majority. Here are the full election returns. Moore had been endorsed by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
In 2005, when the Green candidate Cam Gordon was elected, his opponent actually had a majority in the conventional Top 2 Primary used by Minneapolis at the time, but he advanced to the general election and was elected.
In 2013, Ty Moore was denied the opportunity to present his views to all voters. In the instant runoff, almost half of the ballots cast for the trailing candidates were discarded, because voters had not expressed an opinion about Moore or Cano.
1/4 of voters failed to vote in manner which indicated a minimal understanding of IRV.