The city of
St. Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center o ...
held an election on November 7, 2017, to elect its next
mayor, which was won by city councilman
Melvin Carter III.
Chris Coleman, who served as mayor from 2006, did not run for a fourth term and instead planning to run for
Governor of Minnesota in 2018. This was the second mayoral election in St. Paul to use ranked-choice voting. Municipal elections in
Minnesota are non-partisan, although candidates can identify with a political party.
Candidates
*
Melvin Carter III,
DFL, former city council member, director of the Office of Early Learning, Minnesota Department of Education
* Elizabeth Dickinson,
Green, environmental advocate, 2005 Mayoral candidate
* Tom Goldstein,
DFL, former St. Paul School Board member, 2015 City Council candidate, small business owner
* Pat Harris,
DFL, former city council member and government banking specialist at BMO Harris Bank.
* Tim Holden,
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisanism is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias towards, a political party.
While an Oxford English Dictionary definition of ''partisan'' includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., in most cases, nonpartisan refers sp ...
, 2013 mayoral candidate, small business owner
* Dai Thao,
DFL, city council member
Declined to Run
* Kristin Beckmann, deputy mayor
* Amy Brendmoen, city council member
*
Chris Coleman, mayor
* Erin Dady, former mayoral chief of staff
* Tim Mahoney, state representative
*
Erin Murphy, state representative
References
External links
Melvin Carter for Saint PaulElizabeth Dickinson for Saint PaulTom Goldstein for Saint PaulPat Harris for Saint PaulTim Holden for Saint PaulDai Thao for Saint Paul
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Saint Paul
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