Travis Helkamp

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Travis Helkamp

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Personal

Birthplace

St. Paul, Minn.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Construction

Travis Helkamp ran for election to the St. Paul City Council to represent Ward 1 in Minnesota. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Helkamp completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Travis Helkamp was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. His career experience includes working in construction.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in St. Paul, Minnesota (2023)

General election

General election for St. Paul City Council Ward 1

Select round: Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Anika Bowie in round 6 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Anika Bowie	63.5	3,459	516	Won (6)
	Submit photo	James Lo	36.5	1,991	211	6
		Omar Syed	0.0	0	-1,456	5
	Submit photo	Yan Chen	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Jeff Zeitler	0.0	0	0	4
		Travis Helkamp	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Suz Woehrle	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lucky Rosenbloom	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Anika Bowie	47.6	2,943	159	Won (6)
	Submit photo	James Lo	28.8	1,780	386	6
		Omar Syed	23.6	1,456	103	5
	Submit photo	Jeff Zeitler	0.0	0	-551	4
	Submit photo	Yan Chen	0.0	0	-461	4
		Travis Helkamp	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Suz Woehrle	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lucky Rosenbloom	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Anika Bowie	42.5	2,784	15	Won (6)
	Submit photo	James Lo	21.3	1,394	38	6
		Omar Syed	20.7	1,353	9	5
	Submit photo	Jeff Zeitler	8.4	551	99	4
	Submit photo	Yan Chen	7.0	461	29	4
		Travis Helkamp	0.0	0	-263	3
	Submit photo	Suz Woehrle	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lucky Rosenbloom	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Anika Bowie	41.9	2,769	100	Won (6)
	Submit photo	James Lo	20.5	1,356	36	6
		Omar Syed	20.3	1,344	81	5
	Submit photo	Jeff Zeitler	6.8	452	4	4
	Submit photo	Yan Chen	6.5	432	11	4
		Travis Helkamp	4.0	263	8	3
	Submit photo	Suz Woehrle	0.0	0	-254	2
	Submit photo	Lucky Rosenbloom	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Anika Bowie	40.3	2,669	31	Won (6)
	Submit photo	James Lo	19.9	1,320	20	6
		Omar Syed	19.0	1,263	16	5
	Submit photo	Jeff Zeitler	6.8	448	11	4
	Submit photo	Yan Chen	6.3	421	15	4
		Travis Helkamp	3.8	255	10	3
	Submit photo	Suz Woehrle	3.8	254	6	2
	Submit photo	Lucky Rosenbloom	0.0	0	-119	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Anika Bowie	39.7	2,638	0	Won (6)
	Submit photo	James Lo	19.6	1,300	0	6
		Omar Syed	18.8	1,247	0	5
	Submit photo	Jeff Zeitler	6.6	437	0	4
	Submit photo	Yan Chen	6.1	406	0	4
		Travis Helkamp	3.7	245	0	3
	Submit photo	Suz Woehrle	3.7	248	0	2
	Submit photo	Lucky Rosenbloom	1.8	119	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.1	9	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,649
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Helkamp in this election.

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Travis Helkamp completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Helkamp's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm Travis Helkamp. Born and raised in St Paul. I never thought I would be a politician. I'm not rich. I'm not a lawyer. But I care about my community, and I am sad to see the result of bad policy decisions from city hall. I'm running to bring balance to city council. I will refocus the agenda on core city services.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Get crime under control
• Bring business back to St Paul
• Plow the streets

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Law and order

Improving the business climate

Reducing tax burden

Securing quality private development and affordable housing

Safe clean streets

I'd like to see the streets plowed well for once

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