City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2025)
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| 2025 Baton Rouge elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 31, 2025 & July 11, 2025 |
| Primary election: March 29, 2025 (canceled) & October 11, 2025 General election: May 3, 2025 (canceled) & November 15, 2025 (canceled) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: District court judges and city court judge |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held a special primary election for 19th Judicial District Court judge and Baton Rouge City Court judge on October 11, 2025. A general election was scheduled for November 15, 2025, but was canceled after candidates received a majority of the vote in the primary. The filing deadline for this election was July 11, 2025.
The city was also expected to hold a special primary for 19th Judicial District Court judge on March 29, 2025. A general election was scheduled for May 3, 2025. The primary and general were canceled after Carson Marcantel won election outright, as Marcantel was the only candidate to file for the seat. The filing deadline for this election was January 31, 2025.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Judicial offices
Baton Rouge City Court Division A
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 Baton Rouge City Court Division A
Calli Boudreaux won election outright against Brenden Craig in the special primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division A on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Calli Boudreaux (R) | 64.2 | 5,387 |
| Brenden Craig (R) | 35.8 | 3,007 | ||
| Total votes: 8,394 | |||
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Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division O
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 Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division O
Vicky Jones won election outright against Vernon Thomas, Dele Adebamiji, and Elzie Alford Jr. in the special primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division O on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vicky Jones (D) | 51.1 | 7,278 | |
| Vernon Thomas (D) | 17.9 | 2,554 | ||
| Dele Adebamiji (D) | 16.3 | 2,316 | ||
| Elzie Alford Jr. (D) | 14.7 | 2,086 | ||
| Total votes: 14,234 | |||
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Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division I
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
The primary election was canceled. Carson Marcantel (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2025
February 15, 2025
March 29, 2025
- Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2025
- Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
- Louisiana Amendment 1, Allow Legislature to Create Trial Courts of Specialized Jurisdiction and Provide Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction to Discipline Out-of-State Lawyers Amendment (March 2025)
- Louisiana Amendment 2, State Tax and Fiscal Policy Changes Amendment (March 2025)
- Louisiana Amendment 3, Legislative Authority to Determine Crimes for Trying Juveniles as Adults Amendment (March 2025)
- Louisiana Amendment 4, Use Earliest Election Dates for Filling Judicial Vacancies Amendment (March 2025)
- Wedgewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District, Louisiana, Parcel Fee Renewal Measure (March 2025)
May 3, 2025
- Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2025
- Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
- Central Community School Board, Louisiana, School Bond Measure (May 2025)
- East Baton Rouge Consolidated School District No. 1, Louisiana, Proposition 1, Drug Abuse Prevention Tax Renewal Measure (May 2025)
- East Baton Rouge Consolidated School District No. 1, Louisiana, Proposition 2, School Operations Tax Renewal Measure (May 2025)
- East Baton Rouge Consolidated School District No. 1, Louisiana, Proposition 3, School Employee Salaries Tax Renewal Measure (May 2025)
- East Baton Rouge Consolidated School District No. 1, Louisiana, Proposition 4, School System Support Tax Renewal Measure (May 2025)
- East Baton Rouge Consolidated School District No. 1, Louisiana, Proposition 5, School Employee Benefits Tax Renewal Measure (May 2025)
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, District Attorney Millage Measure (May 2025)
June 7, 2025
October 11, 2025
- Concord Estates Crime Prevention District, Louisiana, Parcel Tax Fee Measure (October 2025)
- East Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Downtown Development Property Tax Measure (October 2025)
- Southern Heights Neighborhood Crime Prevention and Improvement District, Louisiana, Parcel Tax Fee Measure (October 2025)
November 15, 2025
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Proposition 1, Library Tax Funds Measure (November 2025)
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Proposition 2, Mosquito Abatement Tax Funds Measure (November 2025)
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Proposition 3, Senior Programs and Facilities Measure (November 2025)
- Fire Protection District No. 6, Louisiana, Property Tax Measure (November 2025)
- South Burbank Crime Prevention and Development District, Louisiana, Parcel Fee Measure (November 2025)
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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.[1] As of 2020, its population was 227,470.
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.[1][2]
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 | 227,470 | 4,657,757 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 86 | 43,210 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 38.1% | 61.2% |
| Black/African American | 53.5% | 32.2% |
| Asian | 3.7% | 1.7% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.6% |
| Multiple | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.4% | 85.9% |
| College graduation rate | 34.9% | 24.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $44,177 | $50,800 |
| Persons below poverty level | 24.4% | 18.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
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| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Louisiana | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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