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Frank Janusa
Frank Janusa (Republican Party) is running for election for Mayor of New Orleans in Louisiana. Janusa is on the ballot in the primary on October 11, 2025.[source]
2025 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the October 11, 2025, nonpartisan primary as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Eleven candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for mayor of New Orleans on Oct. 11, 2025. Royce Duplessis (D), Helena Moreno (D), and Oliver Thomas (D) lead in media attention. Incumbent Mayor LaToya Cantrell (D), who was first elected in 2017, is term-limited.
According to NOLA.com’s Sophie Kasakove and James Finn, since New Orleans is a predominately Democratic city in a state with a Republican trifecta, the three leading candidates “are trying to convince voters they’re best positioned to defend the city's autonomy and traditions, while still working to show they can reach across the aisle to advance the city’s agenda in one of the country’s most conservative states and at a time when federal threats to autonomy and funding loom.”[1]
Duplessis was first elected to represent District 5 in the Louisiana Senate in a 2022 special election. He previously represented District 93 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022.
Duplessis said, “I have a bold vision for where New Orleans needs to go and what it will take to get us there. [...] As a parent, I want my seven-year-old daughter to inherit a city that is safe, prosperous, and equitable. For too long, we have settled for a community that survives from crisis to crisis. Our children deserve a city that thrives.”[2]
Moreno was first elected to represent an at-large seat on the New Orleans City Council in 2017. She served as the Council’s president from 2019 to 2023, after which she became its vice president. Moreno previously represented District 93 in the state House from 2010 to 2018.
Moreno said, “Too many people are leaving New Orleans because our city doesn't work for them. But I'm ready to bring them home and keep you here. Enough of the same old ways. We do not have to settle for this. It's time for change. I have the experience and vision to make sure we have a city that works for everyone.”[3]
Thomas was first elected to represent District E on the New Orleans City Council in 2021. He previously represented District B on the Council from 1994 to 2002 and an at-large seat from 2002 to 2007. Thomas resigned from the Council in 2007 and served 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to a federal bribery charge.[4][5]
Thomas said, “As a father, former businessman, and lifelong community advocate, I bring a unique combination of lived experience and leadership. I understand how city government should work because I’ve seen it. I know what it means to serve the people, not just in title, but in action, and I’m ready to lead a New Orleans that works for everyone, with no one left behind.”[6]
Frank Janusa (R), Joseph Bikulege (Unaffiliated), Manny Chevrolet Bruno (Unaffiliated), Russell Butler (Unaffiliated), Eileen Carter (Unaffiliated), Renada Collins (Unaffiliated), Frank Scurlock (Unaffiliated), and Richard Twiggs Jr. (Unaffiliated) are also running in the election.
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate must win more than 50% of the vote to win the election outright. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation. If necessary, the general election will take place on Nov. 15, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election 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
The primary will occur on October 11, 2025. The general election will occur on October 11, 2025. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of New Orleans
The following candidates are running in the primary for Mayor of New Orleans on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Royce Duplessis (D) | |
| Arthur Hunter (D) (Unofficially withdrew) | ||
 | Helena Moreno (D) | |
 | Oliver Thomas (D) | |
 | Frank Janusa (R) | |
Joseph Bikulege (Unaffiliated)  | ||
 | Manny Chevrolet Bruno (Unaffiliated) | |
 | Russell Butler (Unaffiliated) | |
| Eileen Carter (Unaffiliated) | ||
 | Renada Collins (Unaffiliated) | |
 | Frank Scurlock (Unaffiliated) | |
 | Richard Twiggs Jr. (Unaffiliated) | |
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2025
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ NOLA.com, "How would the New Orleans mayoral candidates work with Gov. Jeff Landry, state?," September 1, 2025
- ↑ Verite News, "Royce Duplessis," accessed September 25, 2025
- ↑ YouTube, "A City that Works for Everyone," August 21, 2025
- ↑ WWL, "Oliver Thomas is a candidate for New Orleans mayor; here's what to know about him," September 8, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "New Blow to New Orleans in Council Member’s Plea," August 14, 2007
- ↑ Verite News, "Oliver Thomas," accessed September 25, 2025
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