Polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday night in the special election for the Ward 4 seat on the St. Paul City Council, though results were not expected until later in the night.

Ward 4 is in northwestern St. Paul and includes all or part of five neighborhoods: Hamline-Midway, Merriam Park, St. Anthony Park, and parts of Macalester-Groveland and Como.

Former city council member Mitra Jalali vacated the seat in March. Mayor Melvin Carter appointed Matt Privratsky to fill the seat until the special election.

Here’s who was on the ballot:

• Chauntyll Allen, a member of the St. Paul school board and a leader of Black Lives Matter Twin Cities.

• Molly Coleman, founder of progressive court reform nonprofit People’s Parity Project.

• Cole Hanson, a statewide online education coordinator who teaches

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