2025 Saint Paul mayoral election

The city of Saint Paul, Minnesota is scheduled to hold an election on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor.^[1] It will be held using ranked-choice voting.^[2] The city elects mayors to four-year terms without term limits.^[3] The incumbent mayor is Melvin Carter III, a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, first elected in 2017. He has announced his intent to seek a third term. State Representative Kaohly Vang Her, also a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, is challenging Carter, as are scientist Yan Chen and businessman Mike Hilborn.

During the 2024 general election, voters approved a measure to move Saint Paul's city elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years to coincide with the state's general elections, beginning 2028. Thus, as it currently stands, this will be the last regularly scheduled Saint Paul mayoral election to be held during the off-year.^[4]

Candidates

Declared

Melvin Carter III, incumbent mayor (DFL)^[5]
Yan Chen, scientist^[6]
Adam Dullinger,^[7] mechanical engineer^[8]
Kaohly Her, State Representative from district 64A (DFL)^[9]
Mike Hilborn, businessman (I)^[10]

References

^ "Elections Calendar". MN SOS. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
^ "Ranked Voting". Ramsey County, Minnesota. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
^ "Mayoral election in St. Paul, Minnesota (2025)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
^ Stokes, Kyle (November 6, 2025). "St. Paul voters approve moving city elections to even years". Axios Twin Cities. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
^ Carter, Melvin [@melvincarter3] (February 13, 2025). "Excited to re-announce my campaign for reelection as Mayor of Saint Paul!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Campaign finance report: Committee to elect Yan Chen" (PDF). Ramsey County. January 31, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ "Candidate Filngs: Mayor (St. Paul)". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ Albertson-Grove, Josie (August 13, 2025). "Who will challenge Melvin Carter for St. Paul mayor?". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "Minnesota DFL Rep. Kaohly Her announces run for St. Paul mayor • Minnesota Reformer". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
^ "2025 Campaign Finance Reports". Ramsey County. January 3, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

External links

[1] "Elections Calendar". MN SOS. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

[2] "Ranked Voting". Ramsey County, Minnesota. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[3] "Mayoral election in St. Paul, Minnesota (2025)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[4] Stokes, Kyle (November 6, 2025). "St. Paul voters approve moving city elections to even years". Axios Twin Cities. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[5] Carter, Melvin [@melvincarter3] (February 13, 2025). "Excited to re-announce my campaign for reelection as Mayor of Saint Paul!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] "Campaign finance report: Committee to elect Yan Chen" (PDF). Ramsey County. January 31, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[Candidate_Filings-7] "Candidate Filngs: Mayor (St. Paul)". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[candidates-strib-813-8] Albertson-Grove, Josie (August 13, 2025). "Who will challenge Melvin Carter for St. Paul mayor?". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[9] "Minnesota DFL Rep. Kaohly Her announces run for St. Paul mayor • Minnesota Reformer". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[10] "2025 Campaign Finance Reports". Ramsey County. January 3, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

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