2021 Saint Paul mayoral election

2021 Saint Paul mayoral election

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Candidate Melvin Carter III Dino Guerin
Party Democratic (DFL) Independent
Popular vote 36,426 7,454
Percentage 61.63% 12.6%

 
Candidate Paul Langenfeld Bill Hosko
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 5,298 3,423
Percentage 9.0% 5.8%

Carter:      >90%      80–90%      70–80%      60–70%      50–60%      40–50%      30–40%
Guerin:      30–40%

Mayor before election

Melvin Carter III
Democratic (DFL)

Elected mayor

Melvin Carter III
Democratic (DFL)

The city of Saint Paul, Minnesota held an election on November 2, 2021, to elect the mayor. It was held with ranked-choice voting,[1] and there was no primary election. Few candidates filed to challenge incumbent mayor Melvin Carter III, and he easily won a second term with over 60% of first-preference votes.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Ramsey County (June 10, 2015). "Ranked Voting". Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter cruises toward second term despite criticism about crime and policing". Star Tribune.
  3. ^ "St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, challengers file for mayor". July 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Index". Election Results. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

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