City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2024)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 15, 2023 & July 19, 2024 |
| Primary election: March 23, 2024 (canceled) & November 5, 2024 (canceled) General election: April 27, 2024 (canceled) & December 7, 2024 (canceled) |
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| Offices up: Constables, clerk of city court, city court judges, civil district court judges |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, was expected to hold primaries for constables, clerk of city court, city court judge on November 5, 2024. The election was canceled after only one candidate filed for each seat. The general election scheduled for December 7, 2024, was not needed. The filing deadline for this election was July 19, 2024.
New Orleans was also expected to hold special primaries for district court judge and city court judge on March 23, 2024. The election was canceled after only one candidate filed for each seat. The general election scheduled for April 27, 2024, was not needed. The filing deadline for this election was December 15, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2024:
City court constable
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. Edwin Shorty Jr. (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
City court clerk
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. Lisa Ray Diggs (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Judicial offices
2nd City court
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. E. Anderson-Trahan (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Civil District Court
Division H, Domestic Section 2
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. LaKeisha Jefferson (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
1st City Court
Section C
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. Dianne Alexander (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
- Louisiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Louisiana Outer Continental Shelf Revenues for Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund Amendment (2024)
- Orleans Parish School Board, Louisiana, elections (2024)
- Lakeshore Crime Prevention District, Louisiana, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Mid-City Security District, Louisiana, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Amendment 1, Housing Trust Fund Amendment (November 2024)
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Amendment 2, Workers' Rights Amendment (November 2024)
December 7, 2024
- Louisiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Louisiana Amendment 1, Judiciary Commission Investigation of Sitting Judges Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 2, 48-Hour Waiting Period for Concurrence on Appropriation Bills Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 3, Allow Legislature to Extend Regular Sessions to Pass Appropriations Bills Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 4, Property Tax Payments and Tax Sales Amendment (December 2024)
- Orleans Parish School Board, Louisiana, elections (2024)
- Fire Protection District No. 3, Louisiana, Property Tax Increase Measure (December 2024)
- Jefferson Parish Public School System, Louisiana, Property Tax Measure (December 2024)
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About the city
- See also: New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a city in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. As of 2020, its population was 383,997.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of New Orleans 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.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
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| New Orleans | Louisiana | |
| Population | 383,997 | 4,657,757 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 169 | 43,210 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 33.4% | 61.2% |
| Black/African American | 59.2% | 32.2% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.6% |
| Multiple | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.7% | 85.9% |
| College graduation rate | 38% | 24.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $43,258 | $50,800 |
| Persons below poverty level | 23% | 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. | ||
See also
| New Orleans, Louisiana | Louisiana | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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