Two candidates are running for mayor of Maplewood, a suburb of St. Paul where nearly half of the residents identify as people of color.
Mayor Marylee Abrams is facing a challenge from Maplewood City Council Member Chonburi Lee. If Lee is elected, he will be Maplewood’s first Hmong mayor.
Lee led in the August primary with 44% of the vote, followed by Abrams with 31%. Diana Longrie, a former mayor, was knocked out of the race, with 25%…