City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2025)
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| 2025 New Orleans elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 31, 2025 (special) July 11, 2025 |
| Primary election: March 29, 2025 (special) October 11, 2025 General election: May 3, 2025 (special) November 15, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, assessor, coroner, sheriff, city council, and civil and criminal court clerks |
| Total seats up: 13 (click here for mayoral elections) |
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The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, also held primary elections for mayor, assessor, coroner, sheriff, city council, and civil and criminal court clerks on October 11, 2025. A general election was scheduled for November 15, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was July 11, 2025.
The city was also expected to hold a special primary for Orleans Parish 1st City Court Section A on March 29, 2025. A general election was scheduled for May 3, 2025. The primary and general were canceled after Robbins Graham won election outright after the only other candidate for the seat, Monique Green, did not make the ballot. The filing deadline for this election was January 31, 2025.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
Offices up for election in 2025:
Candidates and results
Assessor
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
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Assessor
Incumbent Erroll Williams won election outright against Casius Pealer, Earl Schmitt, and Coreygerard Dowden in the primary for Orleans Parish Assessor on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erroll Williams (D) | 61.3 | 61,631 | |
| Casius Pealer (D) | 28.1 | 28,256 | ||
| Earl Schmitt (R) | 8.4 | 8,422 | ||
| Coreygerard Dowden (Unaffiliated) | 2.2 | 2,227 | ||
| Total votes: 100,536 | |||
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Coroner
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. Dwight McKenna (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Sheriff
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
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Sheriff
The following candidates ran in the primary for Orleans Parish Sheriff on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Woodfork (D) | 52.9 | 54,019 | |
| Edwin Shorty Jr. (D) | 20.8 | 21,199 | ||
 | Susan Hutson (D) | 17.1 | 17,469 | |
 | Ernesteayo Lee (R) | 4.5 | 4,614 | |
| Julian Parker (D) | 2.4 | 2,431 | ||
| Robert Murray (D) | 2.3 | 2,369 | ||
| Total votes: 102,101 | |||
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City council
At-large Position 1
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
Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council At-large Division 1
Matthew Willard won election outright against Delisha Boyd and Matthew Hill in the primary for New Orleans City Council At-large Division 1 on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Willard (D) | 59.3 | 58,903 |
 | Delisha Boyd (D) | 31.2 | 30,957 | |
 | Matthew Hill (R) | 9.5 | 9,388 | |
| Total votes: 99,248 | |||
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At-large Position 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
Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council At-large Division 2
Incumbent Jean-Paul J. Morrell won election outright against Gregory Manning and Kenneth Cutno in the primary for New Orleans City Council At-large Division 2 on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jean-Paul J. Morrell (D) | 65.8 | 65,198 |
 | Gregory Manning (D) | 23.5 | 23,305 | |
 | Kenneth Cutno (D) | 10.7 | 10,618 | |
| Total votes: 99,121 | |||
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District 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.
General election
General election for New Orleans City Council District A
Aimee McCarron defeated Holly Friedman in the general election for New Orleans City Council District A on November 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Aimee McCarron (D) | 57.7 | 8,068 | |
 | Holly Friedman (D) | 42.3 | 5,907 | |
| Total votes: 13,975 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council District A
Holly Friedman and Aimee McCarron defeated Robert Murrell, Bridget Neal, and Alex Mossing in the primary for New Orleans City Council District A on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Holly Friedman (D) | 38.7 | 8,589 |
| ✔ | Aimee McCarron (D) | 32.3 | 7,170 | |
 | Robert Murrell (Unaffiliated) | 13.5 | 3,002 | |
| Bridget Neal (R) | 9.2 | 2,048 | ||
 | Alex Mossing (D) | 6.2 | 1,369 | |
| Total votes: 22,178 | |||
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District B
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. Lesli Harris (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 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
Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council District C
Incumbent Freddie King III won election outright against Kelsey Foster, Jackson Kimbrell, and Eliot Barron in the primary for New Orleans City Council District C on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Freddie King III (D) | 63.8 | 12,195 | |
| Kelsey Foster (D) | 29.9 | 5,715 | ||
| Jackson Kimbrell (Unaffiliated) | 4.0 | 757 | ||
 | Eliot Barron (G) | 2.4 | 454 | |
| Total votes: 19,121 | |||
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District D
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
Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council District D
Incumbent Eugene Green won election outright against Belden Batiste and Leilani Heno in the primary for New Orleans City Council District D on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eugene Green (D) | 66.9 | 14,872 |
 | Belden Batiste (D) | 20.7 | 4,609 | |
 | Leilani Heno (Unaffiliated) | 12.4 | 2,748 | |
| Total votes: 22,229 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
District E
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.
General election
General election for New Orleans City Council District E
Jason Hughes defeated Cyndi Nguyen in the general election for New Orleans City Council District E on November 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jason Hughes (D) | 61.5 | 7,725 | |
 | Cyndi Nguyen (D) | 38.5 | 4,843 | |
| Total votes: 12,568 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council District E
The following candidates ran in the primary for New Orleans City Council District E on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyndi Nguyen (D) | 45.7 | 8,709 |
| ✔ | Jason Hughes (D) | 36.2 | 6,910 | |
| Kimberly Burbank (D) | 4.1 | 790 | ||
 | Willie Morgan (D) | 4.1 | 778 | |
| Richard Bell Sr. (D) | 4.0 | 767 | ||
| Danyelle Christmas (D) | 3.2 | 605 | ||
| Gavin Richard (Unaffiliated) | 0.9 | 177 | ||
| Jonathan Roberts (Unaffiliated) | 0.9 | 172 | ||
 | Nathaniel Jones (Unaffiliated) | 0.8 | 160 | |
| Total votes: 19,068 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Willie Miller (Unaffiliated)
- Jon Johnson (D)
Judicial offices
1st 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. Robbins Graham (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Monique Green (D)
Civil District 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. Chelsey Richard Napoleon (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Criminal District 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.
General election
General election for Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk
Calvin Duncan defeated incumbent Darren Lombard in the general election for Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk on November 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Calvin Duncan (D) | 68.2 | 38,681 |
| Darren Lombard (D) | 31.8 | 18,067 | ||
| Total votes: 56,748 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk
Calvin Duncan and incumbent Darren Lombard defeated Valencia Miles in the primary for Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Calvin Duncan (D) | 47.0 | 46,259 |
| ✔ | Darren Lombard (D) | 46.4 | 45,587 | |
| Valencia Miles (Unaffiliated) | 6.6 | 6,490 | ||
| Total votes: 98,336 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2025
March 29, 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)
- Lakeview Crime Prevention District, Louisiana, Parcel Fee Measure (March 2025)
May 3, 2025
- Lake Vista Crime Prevention District, Louisiana, Crime Prevention Parcel Fee Measure (May 2025)
- Orleans Law Enforcement District, Lousiana, Law Enforcement Property Tax Renewal Measure (May 2025)
October 11, 2025
- Mayoral election in New Orleans, Louisiana (2025)
- New Orleans, Louisiana, Castle Manor Improvement Parcel Tax Measure (October 2025)
- New Orleans, Louisiana, Prohibit Discrimination Based on Conviction History Charter Amendment (October 2025)
November 15, 2025
- Mayoral election in New Orleans, Louisiana (2025)
- Broadmoor Neighborhood Improvement District, Louisiana, Increase Annual Parcel Fee on Improved Land Measure (November 2025)
- French Quarter Economic Development District, Louisiana, Renew Sales Tax Rate to Fund Public Safety Programs Measure (November 2025)
- Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District, Louisiana, Increase Annual Parcel Fee to Fund Public Safety Programs Measure (November 2025)
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Bond Issue to Fund Affordable Housing Projects Measure (November 2025)
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Bond Issue to Fund City Improvements and Infrastructure Measure (November 2025)
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Bond Issue to Fund Stormwater Management Infrastructure Measure (November 2025)
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Proposition 1, Increase Deadlines to Act on Master Plan Amendment (November 2025)
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Proposition 2, Change the Duties and Powers of the City Attorney Amendment (November 2025)
- Spring Lake Subdivision Improvement District, Louisiana, Renew Annual Property Fee to Fund Beautification and Security Measure (November 2025)
- Tall Timbers Crime Prevention and Improvement District, Louisiana, Issue Annual Parcel Fee to Fund Crime Prevention Measure (November 2025)
- Upper Audubon Security District, Louisiana, Issue Annual Parcel Fee to Fund Crime Prevention and Security Measure (November 2025)
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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. | ||
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| New Orleans, Louisiana | Louisiana | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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