Eldon Anderson
Eldon Anderson (Democratic Party) (formerly El) (also known as EL) ran for election for Mayor of New Orleans in Louisiana. He lost in the primary on November 13, 2021.
Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Anderson was a 2018 Democratic special election candidate for District 93 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Anderson was a Democratic candidate for At-large Division 1 representative on the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana. Anderson was disqualified from the 2017 primary ballot due to failure to file state income taxes from 2012 to 2016.[1]
Biography
Eldon Anderson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Delgado Community College in 2019. His professional experience includes working as an event organizer and artist manager.[2]
Elections
2021
See also: Mayoral election 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of New Orleans
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of New Orleans on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | LaToya Cantrell (D) | 64.7 | 48,750 |
 | Vina Nguyen (R) | 13.5 | 10,133 | |
 | Leilani Heno (No party preference)  | 8.8 | 6,605 | |
 | Belden Batiste (D) | 5.1 | 3,863 | |
 | Joseph Amato (Independent) | 1.7 | 1,256 | |
 | Eldon Anderson (D) | 1.3 | 987 | |
| Byron Cole (No party preference) | 1.2 | 919 | ||
 | Luke Fontana (D) | 1.0 | 720 | |
 | Manny Chevrolet Bruno (No party preference) | 0.8 | 578 | |
 | Johnese Smith (D) | 0.7 | 553 | |
 | Matthew Hill (Independent) | 0.7 | 535 | |
 | Nathaniel Jones (Independent) | 0.3 | 231 | |
 | Douglas Bentley I (Independent) | 0.2 | 163 | |
| Reginald Merchant (No party preference) | 0.0 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 75,325 | |||
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Candidate profile
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Eldon Delloyd Anderson, a native New Orleanian, was born at Sara Mayo Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Gwendolyn Anderson. My Mom had a lasting and enduring effect on my life. Mrs. Anderson genuinely believed and daily instilled in all of her (7) children and the children in her community that education, respect, and discipline goes a long way, and they can take you wherever you want to go in life. She taught us that education is the pillar of a good life and is something that no one could ever take away from you. For over nineteen (19) years I was employed by the City of New Orleans under the leadership Mayor Ernest “Dutch” Morial, Mayor Sidney Barthelemy, Mayor Marc H. Morial, and Mayor C. Ray Nagin where I helped to improve the lives of New Orleans youth. At the very age of thirteen (13), I was employed by Mayor Ernest “Dutch” Morial’s City of New Orleans’ summer youth program which brought me full-circle in working in the community at the same place (Kingsley House) where I started my education. At the age of seventeen (17) I believed in and supported the wellbeing of my community and worked at Kingsley House as a group leader where I vowed at a young age that I would always mentor the younger generation."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of New Orleans in 2021.
2018
A special primary election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 93 was called for March 24, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 5, 2018.[3]
The seat became vacant on May 6, 2018, after Helena Moreno (D) resigned her seat to join the New Orleans City Council.
Royce Duplessis (D) defeated Eldon Anderson (D), Kenneth Bordes (D), and Danil Faust (D) in the special election.[4][5]
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 House of Representatives District 93
Royce Duplessis won election outright against Kenneth Bordes, Eldon Anderson, and Danil Faust in the special primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 93 on March 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Royce Duplessis (D) | 71.5 | 3,003 |
| Kenneth Bordes (D) | 20.6 | 865 | ||
| Eldon Anderson (D) | 4.7 | 198 | |
| Danil Faust (D) | 3.2 | 134 | ||
| Total votes: 4,200 | |||
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2017
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, held primary elections for mayor and seven city council seats on October 14, 2017. A general election took place on November 18, 2017, for races where no candidate received 50 percent of the primary vote. The filing deadline for this election was July 14, 2017.[6][7] Helena Moreno (D) defeated Joseph Bouie (D) and Kenneth Cutno (D) in the primary election for the At-large Division 1 seat on the New Orleans City Council.
| New Orleans City Council, At-large Division 1 Primary Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Helena Moreno |
65.60% | 49,887 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Bouie | 28.41% | 21,610 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Cutno | 5.99% | 4,555 | |
| Total Votes | 76,052 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Saturday, October 14, 2017," accessed October 14, 2017 | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Eldon Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Anderson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Constituents First: The Elderly, Children and Young Adults shall be represented fatefully!
- Lets Work Together: Establish diverse policies that are equitable, honest and fair.
- Partnerships: Utilize our dedicated business institutions to instill relevant skillsets to high-school students.
Productive.
Be proactive when issues are presented.
Be decisive when making decisions.
Give credit to staff when they are deserving.
Accept when actions of the office are underwhelming.
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The New Orleans Advocate, "Several candidates disqualified in New Orleans, and other area political news," July 30, 2017
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 20, 2021
- ↑ Uptown Messenger, "Special election to fill Helena Moreno’s seat will be in March; Moreno will resign as soon as successor is chosen," December 13, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed January 6, 2018
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed March 24, 2018
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 Elections," February 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 14, 2017
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