2021 Saint Paul mayoral election

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]

2021 Saint Paul mayoral election

November 2, 2021
 
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)

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
City officials
Labor unions
Political parties

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

Notes

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