Election St. Paul

In 2013, the First Ward city council seat is up for vote,  as councilmember Melvin Carter resigned to take a position as director of Minnesota's Office of Early Learning. 

Three school board seats are also on the November ballot. 

ST. PAUL NOTES | Who's on First? Candidates lining up for council seat

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Map of First Ward from Ramsey County website.

With Melvin Carter III leaving his First Ward city council seat on July 5, who's next? While the City Council will probably make an interim appointment, candidates who want to serve out the rest of the two-year term will be running in the November 5 election. Among the earliest to announce:

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ST. PAUL NOTES | Ranked Choice voting will decide Ward 2; Brendmoen edges out incumbent Helgen in Ward 5

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

In the closest race in St. Paul, incumbent Dave Thune garnered 1880 votes or 38.13 percent of the vote in the Second Ward, which is not a clear victory.

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St. Paul elections for city council, school board on November 8

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

For a detailed street map of St. Paul wards, click here.

UPDATED 11/1/2011: St. Paul will have city council and school board elections on November 8.

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ST. PAUL NOTES | School board candidates and the achievement gap

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

One of the great things about the St. Paul school board race is the passion that all of the candidates share — a passion for educating the children of St. Paul.

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St. Paul Ward 1 City Council candidates — Johnny Howard

By Jonas Rosenberger, TC Daily Planet

“I want to change the culture of leadership,” says Johnny Howard who is competing in the race for the Saint Paul city council against incumbent council member Melvin Carter in Ward One.

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St. Paul Ward 1 City Council candidate — Melvin W. Carter III

By Jonas Rosenberger, TC Daily Planet

In St. Paul's First Ward, four candidates are running for city council.

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St. Paul Ward 2 City Council candidate — Dave Thune

By Jonas Rosenberger, TC Daily Planet

Dave Thune has been a city council member for the last eight years. He is also the owner of the Saint Paul Gallery and the Mad Hatters Coffee Cafe and Tea Shop in Saint Paul.

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St. Paul Ward 3 City Council race

By Nancy Huynh, TC Daily Planet

In St. Paul's Third Ward, there is no incumbent. Looking toward the November general election, TC Daily Planet intern Nancy Huynh posed questions to Chris Tolbert and John Mannillo. Eve Stein and Tylor J. Slinger are also running in Ward 3, which includes Highland Park and most of Macalester Groveland neighborhoods in St. Paul. Ramsey County has a website with complete list of candidates in 2011 elections, and a precinct finder to identify your precinct and ward. 

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St. Paul Ward 5 City Council race — Amy Brendmoen and Lee Helgen

By Liz Spielman, TC Daily Planet

In St.

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St. Paul Ward 6 city council candidate — Bee Kevin Xiong

By Nancy Huynh, TC Daily Planet

Candidate Bee Kevin Xiong is running for St. Paul city council in Ward 6.

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