| Election Name: | 2013 Saint Paul mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Saint Paul, Minnesota.svglink=Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2009 Saint Paul mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2009 |
| Next Election: | 2017 Saint Paul mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Candidate1: | Chris Coleman |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 23,875 |
| Percentage1: | 78.23% |
| Candidate2: | Tim Holden |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,978 |
| Percentage2: | 16.31% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Chris Coleman |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Chris Coleman |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 2013 Saint Paul mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013 to elect the Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota for a four-year term. Incumbent Chris 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 use instant-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 in Minnesota.
On April 3, 2013, incumbent mayor Chris 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 City DFL on June 10, 2013.[1] [2]
| Saint Paul mayoral election, 2013[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |