Yan Chen

Yan Chen

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Candidate, Mayor of St. Paul

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November 4, 2025

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Yan Chen is running for election for Mayor of St. Paul in Minnesota. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.^[source]

Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in St. Paul, Minnesota (2025)

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Mayor of St. Paul

Incumbent Melvin Carter III, Yan Chen, Adam Dullinger, Kaohly Her, and Mike Hilborn are running in the general election for Mayor of St. Paul on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Melvin Carter III (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Yan Chen (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Adam Dullinger (Nonpartisan)
		Kaohly Her (Nonpartisan)
		Mike Hilborn (Nonpartisan)

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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
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2025

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2023

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