2013 Saint Paul mayoral election
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The 2013 Saint Paul mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013 to elect the Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota for a four-year term. Incumbent Chris Coleman won re-election for a third term in the first round with 78.23% of the vote.
This was the first mayoral election in the city's history to use instant-runoff voting, popularly known as ranked choice voting, which was adopted by voters during the city's 2009 elections. Saint Paul did not hold a primary election on August 16, the 2013 date for primaries in Minnesota.
Background
[edit]On April 3, 2013, incumbent mayor Chris Coleman, who has been in office since 2006, announced that he would seek a third term as mayor. He was endorsed by the Saint Paul City DFL on June 10, 2013.[1][2]
Results
[edit]| Saint Paul mayoral election, 2013[3] | ||
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| Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| Chris Coleman | 78.23 | 23,875 |
| Tim Holden | 16.31 | 4,978 |
| Sharon Anderson | 3.00 | 917 |
| Kurt (Dirty Kurty) Dornfeld | 1.79 | 547 |
| Write-in | 0.66 | 201 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman to announce he's running for third term". MinnPost. April 3, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Paul DFL Endorses Coleman for Re-Election". Saint Paul City DFL. June 10, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "2013 City and School District Election Results". Ramsey County Elections. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
