Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Coleman wins re-election as St. Paul mayor

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The mayor of St. Paul, Minn., has breezed to a second term.

Chris Coleman's win Tuesday came just weeks after he ruled out a run for governor, saying he wanted to focus on his duties at City Hall.

Coleman, a Democrat, outpolled GOP businesswoman Eva Ng (ING) with 68 percent of the vote in unofficial results with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Ng had 26 percent.

Minneapolis voters also were picking a new mayor. Incumbent Democrat R.T. Rybak was up against 10 challengers in his campaign for a third term.

Rybak seldom engaged his opponents during the campaign, and they accused him of using his office as a stepping stone for a probable run for governor next year.

2009-11-04     02:57:21 GMT

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