Yan Chen

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Yan Chen

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November 4, 2025

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Yan Chen ran for election for Mayor of St. Paul in Minnesota. She lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

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

General election

General election for Mayor of St. Paul

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Kaohly Her in round 2 . 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
		Kaohly Her	51.5	32,295	6,411	Won (2)
		Melvin Carter III	48.5	30,418	2,807	2
	Submit photo	Yan Chen	0.0	0	-6,522	1
		Mike Hilborn	0.0	0	-5,815	1
		Adam Dullinger	0.0	0	-1,619	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Kaohly Her	38.3	25,884	0	Won (2)
		Melvin Carter III	40.8	27,611	0	2
	Submit photo	Yan Chen	9.6	6,522	0	1
		Mike Hilborn	8.6	5,815	0	1
		Adam Dullinger	2.4	1,619	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.	0.2	166	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 67,617
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chen in this election.

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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Endorsements

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2025

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2023

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