Chris Coleman Democratic (DFL) Melvin Carter III Democratic (DFL) The city of St. Paul, Minnesota held an election on November 7, 2017, to elect its next mayor, which was won by city councilman Melvin Carter III.

[1] Chris Coleman, who served as mayor from 2006, did not run for a fourth term and instead planning to run for Governor of Minnesota in 2018.

This was the second mayoral election in St. Paul to use ranked-choice voting.

Municipal elections in Minnesota are non-partisan, although candidates can identify with a political party.