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 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[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]
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 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[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]