Saint Paul mayoral election, 2017
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The city of St. Paul, Minnesota held an election on November 7, 2017 to elect its next mayor, which was won by city councilman Melvin Carter III.[1] Chris Coleman, who served as mayor from 2006, did not run for a fourth term and instead will 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[2]
- Elizabeth Dickinson, Green, environmental advocate, 2005 Mayoral candidate[3]
- Tom Goldstein, DFL, former St. Paul School Board member, 2015 City Council candidate, small business owner[4]
- Pat Harris, DFL, former City Council member and government banking specialist at BMO Harris Bank.[5]
- Tim Holden, Nonpartisan, 2013 Mayoral candidate, small business owner[6]
- Dai Thao, DFL, City Council member[7]
Declined to Run
- Kristin Beckmann, Deputy Mayor[8]
- Amy Brendmoen, City Council member[8]
- Chris Coleman, Mayor
- Erin Dady, former Mayoral Chief of Staff[8]
- Tim Mahoney, State Representative[9]
- Erin Murphy, State Representative[8]
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