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]