2001 Saint Paul mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2001 Saint Paul mayoral election Flag of Saint Paul, Minnesota.svglink=Saint Paul, Minnesota presidential no 1997 Saint Paul mayoral election 1997 2005 Saint Paul mayoral election 2005 2001 11 06 Randy Kelly.jpg Randy Kelly Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 29,819 50.07% File:3x4.svg 150x150px Jay Benanav Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 29,416 49.39% Mayor Norm Coleman Republican Party (United States) Chris Coleman Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The 2001 Saint Paul mayoral election in the U.S. state of Minnesota held a scheduled primary election on 11 September and a general election on 6 November. Incumbent mayor Norm Coleman had opted against seeking a third term. The general election was particularly close, with Kelly winning by a mere 403 vote margin. Candidates Marc D. Anderson Sharon Anderson Jay Benavav, City Council member Jerry Blakely David R. Buehler Bill Dahn Tom Fiske Honey M. Hervey Bill Hosko Bob Kessler, former administrative employee for Saint Paul mayor's officeWilcoxen William MPR: Profiling the St. Paul mayoral candidates http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200108/31_wilcoxenw_profile1/ news.minnesota.publicradio.org Minnesota Public Radio 4 May 2020 31 August 2001 Randy Kelly, Minnesota State Senator Bob Long, St. Paul City Council member Louie Lopez Roberta "Bobbi" Megard, activist Devin L. Miller Maryjane Reagan Primary A primary was held on September 11,Unofficial Results Tuesday, September 11, 2001 Results for Selected Contests in 58000 - St. Paul https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=24&scenario=LocalMunicipality&FipsCode=58000 electionresults.sos.state.mn.us Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State 3 May 2020 from which the top two candidates would advance to the general election. The primary coincided with the date of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States. Saint Paul Mayoral Primary resultsSaint Paul Elections Online http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/elections/results/stpaul.asp www.co.ramsey.mn.us Ramsey County, Minnesota https://web.archive.org/web/20011024081913/http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/elections/results/stpaul.asp 24 October 2001 Jay Benavav Nonpartisan candidate 11,441 30.36 Randy Kelly Nonpartisan candidate 10,006 26.55 Bob Long Nonpartisan candidate 6,456 17.13 Jerry Blakely Nonpartisan candidate 4,564 12.11 Bob Kessler Nonpartisan candidate 2,187 5.80 Roberta "Bobbi" Megard Nonpartisan candidate 1,989 5.28 Sharon Anderson Nonpartisan candidate 241 0.64 Bill Hosko Nonpartisan candidate 191 0.51 Marc D. Anderson Nonpartisan candidate 136 0.36 Maryjane Reagan Nonpartisan candidate 136 0.31 Devin L. Miller Nonpartisan candidate 108 0.29 Louie Lopez Nonpartisan candidate 62 0.16 David R. Buehler Nonpartisan candidate 57 0.15 Tom Fiske Nonpartisan candidate 58 0.15 Bill Dahn Nonpartisan candidate 42 0.11 Honey M. Hervey Nonpartisan candidate 37 0.10 37,690 100 General Election Results Outgoing mayor Norm Coleman threw his support behind Kelly, and Kelly campaigned as a candidate that promised to continue much of Coleman's leadership style.Wilcoxen William MPR: Kelly beats Benanav in St. Paul mayor's race http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200111/07_wilcoxenw_stpaul/index.shtml news.minnesota.publicradio.org Minnesota Public RadioWilliam Wilcoxen 4 May 2020 7 November 2001 Kelly pledged that public safety would be his top priority, while Benavav pledged that housing would be his. Saint Paul General Election ResultsUnofficial Results Tuesday, November 6, 2001 Results for Selected Contests in 58000 - St. Paul https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=25&scenario=LocalMunicipality&FipsCode=58000 electionresults.sos.state.mn.us Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State 3 May 2020 Randy Kelly Nonpartisan candidate 29,819 50.07 Jay Benanav Nonpartisan candidate 29,416 49.39 Write-Ins Nonpartisan candidate 320 0.54 59,465 100.00 References 2001 Saint Paul Saint Paul