City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2019)
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| 2019 Baton Rouge elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 1, 2019 |
| Primary election: March 30, 2019 General election: May 4, 2019 (canceled) |
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| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held a special election for the District 8 seat on the metro council on March 30, 2019. A general election was scheduled for May 4, 2019, but was not necessary. The filing deadline for this election was February 1, 2019.
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Elections
Note: The city of Baton Rouge operates under a consolidated government with the Parish of East Baton Rouge. Members of the Metro Council are elected through 12 districts within the parish. The mayor-president is elected by the entire parish. The cities of Central, Baker, and Zachary each have their own governing bodies, but residents are able to vote for the mayor-president and members of the Metro Council.[1]
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Candidates and results
Note: The general election was canceled after Denise Amoroso (R) won the position outright by receiving more than 50% of the votes cast in the primary election.
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 8
Incumbent Denise Amoroso won election outright against Brendan Csaposs in the special primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 8 on March 30, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise Amoroso (R) | 77.8 | 2,378 |
| Brendan Csaposs (D) | 22.2 | 677 | ||
| Total votes: 3,055 | |||
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Past elections
2016
District 1
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 1, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Trae Welch Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
District 2
Incumbent Chauna Banks defeated Ulysses Addison in the Baton Rouge Metro District 2 general election.
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 2, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Chauna Banks Incumbent |
57.96% | 4,973 | |
| Democratic | Ulysses Addison | 42.04% | 3,607 | |
| Total Votes | 8,580 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016 | ||||
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 2, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Chauna Banks Incumbent |
46.52% | 5,426 | |
| Democratic | Ulysses Addison |
31.30% | 3,651 | |
| Democratic | Gregory Handy Sr. | 22.18% | 2,587 | |
| Total Votes | 11,664 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
District 3
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 3, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chandler Loupe Incumbent |
67.93% | 9,099 | |
| Democratic | Rani Whitfield | 32.07% | 4,295 | |
| Total Votes | 13,394 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
District 4
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 4, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Scott Wilson Incumbent |
76.44% | 11,610 | |
| Democratic | Maranda White | 23.56% | 3,578 | |
| Total Votes | 15,188 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
District 5
Incumbent Erika Green defeated Linda Dewey in the Baton Rouge Metro District 5 general election.
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Erika Green Incumbent |
57.88% | 5,054 | |
| Democratic | Linda Dewey | 42.12% | 3,678 | |
| Total Votes | 8,732 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016 | ||||
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Erika Green Incumbent |
42.01% | 5,416 | |
| Democratic | Linda Dewey |
29.88% | 3,852 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Banguel | 20.08% | 2,588 | |
| Republican | Joe Dorsey | 6.78% | 874 | |
| Democratic | Abi Winget | 1.25% | 161 | |
| Total Votes | 12,891 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
District 6
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 6, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Donna Collins-Lewis Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
District 7
Incumbent LaMont Cole defeated Elvin Sterling Jr. in the Baton Rouge Metro District 7 general election.
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 7, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | LaMont Cole Incumbent |
66.71% | 5,536 | |
| Democratic | Elvin Sterling Jr. | 33.29% | 2,763 | |
| Total Votes | 8,299 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016 | ||||
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 7, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | LaMont Cole Incumbent |
37.10% | 4,701 | |
| Democratic | Elvin Sterling Jr. |
20.51% | 2,598 | |
| Democratic | Hazel Bradley-Averhart | 20.28% | 2,569 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Causey II | 14.55% | 1,844 | |
| Democratic | Tyronn Thomas | 7.56% | 958 | |
| Total Votes | 12,670 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
District 8
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 8, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Buddy Amoroso Incumbent |
66.28% | 8,489 | |
| Democratic | Antoine Pierce | 22.82% | 2,922 | |
| Democratic | Wendell Piper | 10.90% | 1,396 | |
| Total Votes | 12,807 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
District 9
Dwight Hudson defeated Kenneth Perret in the Baton Rouge Metro District 9 general election.
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 9, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dwight Hudson |
57.61% | 6,141 | |
| Republican | Kenneth Perret | 42.39% | 4,518 | |
| Total Votes | 10,659 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016 | ||||
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 9, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dwight Hudson |
36.58% | 6,509 | |
| Republican | Kenneth Perret |
31.36% | 5,580 | |
| Democratic | Jim Mora | 18.71% | 3,330 | |
| Democratic | Eugene Collins | 11.25% | 2,002 | |
| Democratic | Kennedy Ugbo | 2.10% | 374 | |
| Total Votes | 17,795 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
District 10
Incumbent Tara Wicker defeated Lorri Burgess in the Baton Rouge Metro District 10 general election.
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 10, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tara Wicker Incumbent |
55.71% | 3,292 | |
| Democratic | Lorri Burgess | 44.29% | 2,617 | |
| Total Votes | 5,909 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016 | ||||
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 10, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tara Wicker Incumbent |
42.69% | 4,108 | |
| Democratic | Lorri Burgess |
24.93% | 2,399 | |
| Democratic | Leah Cullins | 16.83% | 1,619 | |
| Democratic | Terri Terrell Anderson | 8.90% | 856 | |
| Independent | Patricia Bennett-Briggs | 6.65% | 640 | |
| Total Votes | 9,622 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
District 11
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 11, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Matthew Watson |
54.99% | 7,866 | |
| Republican | David Vincent | 26.46% | 3,785 | |
| Republican | Bonnie Budyach | 18.55% | 2,653 | |
| Total Votes | 14,304 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
District 12
Barbara Freiberg defeated Rose Williams Carey in the Baton Rouge Metro District 12 general election.
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 12, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Barbara Freiberg |
67.11% | 7,201 | |
| Democratic | Rose Williams Carey | 32.89% | 3,529 | |
| Total Votes | 10,730 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016 | ||||
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 12, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Barbara Freiberg |
36.30% | 5,519 | |
| Democratic | Rose Williams Carey |
26.71% | 4,061 | |
| Republican | Salvadore Christina Jr. | 23.43% | 3,562 | |
| Republican | Corey Smith | 7.93% | 1,205 | |
| Independent | Scott Cornelius | 3.63% | 552 | |
| Independent | Shane Zanders | 1.99% | 303 | |
| Total Votes | 15,202 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
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About the city
- See also: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is a city in Louisiana. Since 1947, its government has been consolidated with that of East Baton Rouge Parish.[2] As of 2010, its population was 229,493.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Baton Rouge uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2][3]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||
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| Baton Rouge | Louisiana | |
| Population | 229,493 | 4,533,372 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 86 | 43,209 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 38.7% | 62% |
| Black/African American | 54.7% | 32.2% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 1.7% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Multiple | 1.3% | 2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.7% | 5.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88% | 85.2% |
| College graduation rate | 33.2% | 24.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $44,470 | $49,469 |
| Persons below poverty level | 24.8% | 19.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State profile
- See also: Louisiana and Louisiana elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019.
Presidential voting pattern
- Louisiana voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. senators from Louisiana were Republican.
- Louisiana had one Democratic and five Republican U.S. representatives.
State executives
- Democrats held three and Republicans held nine of Louisiana's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- Louisiana's governor was Democrat John Bel Edwards.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Louisiana State Senate with a 25-14 majority.
- Republicans controlled the Louisiana House of Representatives with a 62-39 majority.
Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2025
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| Demographic data for Louisiana | ||
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| Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,668,960 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 43,204 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 62.8% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 32.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.8% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 4.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 83.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 22.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $45,047 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 23.3% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Louisiana. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
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