2021 Saint Paul mayoral election

2021 Saint Paul mayoral election
	Results by wardResults by precinctShow all 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]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Melvin Carter III, incumbent mayor (DFL)^[5]^[3]
Miki Frost, mentor for troubled youth (Independent)^[6]
Dino Guerin, investigative assistant at the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, former Ramsey County commissioner, former Saint Paul District Fire Chief, and former city councillor^[6]
Bill Hosko, artist, cafe owner, and perennial candidate^[5]^[3]
Dora Jones-Robinson, gun control activist^[5]^[3]
Paul Langenfeld, personal care attendant and former vice president of the Highland Park district council^[3]^[6]
Abu Nayeem, data analyst and community organizer^[6]
Scott Evans Wergin, biochemist^[3]

Declined[]

Pat Harris, former city councillor and candidate for mayor in 2017 (DFL) (endorsed Carter)^[5]

Endorsements[]

Melvin Carter III (DFL)

State officials

Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota^[7]

City officials

Pat Harris, former member of Saint Paul City Council and candidate for mayor in 2017^[5]

Labor unions

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[5]
North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters^[5]

Political parties

St. Paul DFL^[8]

Results[]

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Melvin Carter III (incumbent)	36,426	61.63
	Nonpartisan	Dino Guerin	7,454	12.61
	Nonpartisan	Paul Langenfeld	5,298	8.96
	Nonpartisan	Bill Hosko	3,423	5.79
	Nonpartisan	Dora Jones-Robinson	2,357	3.99
	Nonpartisan	Miki Frost	2,069	3.50
	Nonpartisan	Abu Nayeem	1,516	2.57
	Nonpartisan	Scott Evans Wergin	355	0.60
	Write-in		205	0.35
Total votes				100.00

References[]

^ Ramsey County (10 June 2015). "Ranked Voting". Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter cruises toward second term despite criticism about crime and policing". Star Tribune.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, challengers file for mayor". July 27, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Index". Election Results. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Melvin Carter re-election kickoff pledges to be 'strong force for good in our city,' while challengers eye the field". February 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "They're off to the races: Melvin Carter faces seven colorful, feisty, underfunded challengers for St. Paul mayor". 15 August 2021.
^ "Walz Endorses Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey For Re-Election, Melvin Carter For St. Paul". July 2, 2021.
^ "St. Paul DFL endorses Carter for mayor, three first-time candidates for school board". July 23, 2021.

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[1] Ramsey County (10 June 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.

[file-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, challengers file for mayor". July 27, 2021.

[Election_Results_2021-4] "Index". Election Results. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-05.

[kickoff-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Melvin Carter re-election kickoff pledges to be 'strong force for good in our city,' while challengers eye the field". February 23, 2021.

[feisty-6] "They're off to the races: Melvin Carter faces seven colorful, feisty, underfunded challengers for St. Paul mayor". 15 August 2021.

[7] "Walz Endorses Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey For Re-Election, Melvin Carter For St. Paul". July 2, 2021.

[8] "St. Paul DFL endorses Carter for mayor, three first-time candidates for school board". July 23, 2021.

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