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City elections in St. Paul, Minnesota (2023)

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2023 St. Paul elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 15, 2023
General election: November 7, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 7
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2023

The city of St. Paul, Minnesota, held general elections for city council on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was August 15, 2023.


Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

St. Paul City Council general election, 2023

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
Ward 1

Green check mark transparent.pngAnika Bowie 
Yan Chen 
Travis Helkamp  Candidate Connection
James Lo 
Lucky Rosenbloom 
Omar Syed 
Suz Woehrle 
Jeff Zeitler  Candidate Connection
Ward 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Noecker (i)
Peter Butler 
Bill Hosko 
Noval Noir  Candidate Connection
Ward 3

Troy Barksdale 
Patricia Hartmann 
Green check mark transparent.pngSaura Jost 
Isaac Russell 
Ward 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMitra Jalali (i)
Robert Bushard 
Ward 5

David Greenwood-Sanchez 
Green check mark transparent.pngHwaJeong Kim 
Nate Nins 
Pam Tollefson  Candidate Connection
Ward 6

Green check mark transparent.pngNelsie Yang (i)
Gary Unger 
Ward 7

Alexander Bourne 
Dino Guerin 
Green check mark transparent.pngCheniqua Johnson 
Foua-Choua Khang 
Kartumu King 
Pa Der Vang 

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About the city

See also: St. Paul, Minnesota

St. Paul is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota. As of 2020, its population was 311,527.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of St. Paul uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul Minnesota
Population 311,527 5,706,494
Land area (sq mi) 51 79,631
Race and ethnicity**
White 55.2% 81.6%
Black/African American 15.5% 6.4%
Asian 19.1% 4.9%
Native American 0.8% 1%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) N/A 2.1%
Multiple 6.3% 3.9%
Hispanic/Latino 9% 5.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 87.6% 93.4%
College graduation rate 41.3% 36.8%
Income
Median household income $59,717 $73,382
Persons below poverty level 17.9% 9.3%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

St. Paul, Minnesota Minnesota Municipal government Other local coverage
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