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Darren Lombard
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2022 - Present
2026
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Darren Lombard (Democratic Party) is the Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk in Louisiana. He assumed office on May 2, 2022. His current term ends on May 4, 2026.
Lombard (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk in Louisiana. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 15, 2025. He advanced from the primary on October 11, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2025)
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
Incumbent Darren Lombard and Calvin Duncan are running in the general election for Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk on November 15, 2025.
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| Darren Lombard (D) | ||
 | Calvin Duncan (D)  | |
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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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2021
See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2021)
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
Darren Lombard defeated Austin Badon Jr. in the general election for Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk on December 11, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darren Lombard (D) | 56.2 | 32,318 | |
 | Austin Badon Jr. (D) | 43.8 | 25,178 | |
| Total votes: 57,496 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk
Austin Badon Jr. and Darren Lombard defeated Patricia Boyd-Robertson in the primary for Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Badon Jr. (D) | 43.3 | 31,134 |
| ✔ | Darren Lombard (D) | 29.8 | 21,382 | |
| Patricia Boyd-Robertson (D) | 26.9 | 19,352 | ||
| Total votes: 71,868 | |||
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2018
Incumbent Darren Lombard was the only candidate to file for Orleans Parish Second City Court clerk, so the election was canceled and Lombard was automatically re-elected.
Campaign themes
2025
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2021
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See also
2025 Elections
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