ST. PAUL, Minn. -- 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.
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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.
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