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In the upcoming election on Tuesday, residents of St. Paul will have the opportunity to decide whether Mayor Melvin Carter will continue for another term or if one of his four opponents will take the helm.
Mayor Carter is seeking a third term and is up against four contenders: Yan Chen, a scientist and business owner; State Representative Kaohly Her; Adam Dullinger, an engineer; and entrepreneur Mike Hillborn. The race is officially non-partisan.
The election will utilize ranked-choice voting, a system where voters rank candidates by preference, allowing for a simulated runoff process through successive candidate eliminations.
A key issue dominating the mayoral race discussion has been property taxes, with candidates emphasizing the need for the city to explore new revenue sources. However, specific funding strategies have not been extensively detailed. Protecting parks and libraries from financial cuts has been a priority mentioned by those vying for the mayoral seat.
One of the biggest themes of the St. Paul mayoral race has been property taxes. Candidates have said the city needs to diversify its revenue streams, but there have been few mentions of how that would be paid for. Candidates have specifically mentioned wanting to protect parks and libraries from budget cuts.
In St. Paul, individual campaign contributions are capped at $1,000 per person. Carter’s campaign brought in $210, 385.60, Chen’s brought in $156,203, Her’s brought in $62,955, Hillborn raised $21,229 and Dullinger did not file a campaign finance report, according to Checks and Balances.
In their last debate before election day, Carter, Chen and Her were pressed on economic development, housing, affordability, homelessness, immigration and basic city services.
Polls close in Minnesota at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday. See results of the Minneapolis mayoral election in the tracker below:
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