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The2013 Saint Paul mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013 to elect theMayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota for a four-year term. IncumbentChris Coleman won re-election for a third term in the first round with 78.23% of the vote.
This was the first mayoral election in the city's history to useinstant-runoff voting, popularly known as ranked choice voting, which was adopted by voters during the city's 2009 elections. Saint Paul did not hold a primary election on August 16, the 2013 date for primaries inMinnesota.
On April 3, 2013, incumbent mayorChris Coleman, who has been in office since 2006, announced that he would seek a third term as mayor. He was endorsed by the Saint Paul CityDFL on June 10, 2013.[1][2]
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| Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 |
| Chris Coleman | 78.23 | 23,875 |
| Tim Holden | 16.31 | 4,978 |
| Sharon Anderson | 3.00 | 917 |
| Kurt (Dirty Kurty) Dornfeld | 1.79 | 547 |
| Write-in | 0.66 | 201 |
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