2017 Saint Paul mayoral election

2017 Saint Paul mayoral election

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Candidate Melvin Carter III Pat Harris
Party Democratic (DFL) Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 31,353 15,281
Percentage 50.9% 24.8%

Results by city council district
Carter:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Thao:      30–40%

Mayor before election

Chris Coleman
Democratic (DFL)

Elected mayor

Melvin Carter III
Democratic (DFL)

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.

  1. ^ "Melvin Carter is St. Paul's new mayor; Jacob Frey leads in Minneapolis". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2017.