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Kaohly Vang Her ( kə-LEE hur; RPA: Nkauj Hli Vaj Hawj; born June 18, 1973) is an American politician serving since 2026 as the 56th mayor of Saint Paul. She is the first woman and first Asian American to hold this position. From 2019 to 2025, Her served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 64A, which includes parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Kaohly Her | 18,995 | 84 | |
| Republican | Patrick JD Griffin | 3,532 | 15 | |
| Write-in | 49 | 0 | ||
| Total votes | 22,576 | 100 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Kaohly Her (incumbent) | 20,621 | 85 | |
| Republican | Sherry Schack | 3,419 | 14 | |
| Write-in | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total votes | 24,084 | 100 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Kaohly Her (incumbent) | 18,080 | 85 | |
| Republican | Dan Walsh | 3,128 | 14 | |
| Write-in | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total votes | 21,242 | 100 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Kaohly Her (incumbent) | 20,441 | 83 | |
| Republican | Dan Walsh | 4,080 | 16 | |
| Write-in | 56 | 0 | ||
| Total votes | 24,577 | 100 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | ||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Kaohly Her | 25,884 | 38 | 32,295 | 47 |
| Melvin Carter III (incumbent) | 27,611 | 40 | 30,418 | 44 |
| Yan Chen | 6,522 | 9 | Eliminated | |
| Mike Hilborn | 5,815 | 8 | Eliminated | |
| Adam Dullinger | 1,619 | 2 | Eliminated | |
| Write-ins | 166 | 0 | Eliminated | |
| Exhausted ballots | —N/a | 4,904 ballots | ||
| Total | 67,617 | 100 % | 62,713 | 100 % |