Helena Moreno
Helena Moreno (Democratic Party) is the Mayor of New Orleans in Louisiana. She assumed office on January 12, 2026. Her current term ends on January 14, 2030.
Moreno (Democratic Party) won election for Mayor of New Orleans in Louisiana outright in the primary on October 11, 2025, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Moreno earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from Southern Methodist University. Moreno was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018 and was first elected to the New Orleans City Council in 2017. Before holding public office, she was a reporter for WDSU-TV.[1][2]
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of New Orleans
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of New Orleans on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helena Moreno (D) | 54.9 | 57,797 |
 | Royce Duplessis (D) | 22.3 | 23,474 | |
 | Oliver Thomas (D) | 18.6 | 19,619 | |
 | Frank Janusa (R) | 2.2 | 2,315 | |
 | Richard Twiggs Jr. (Unaffiliated)  | 0.8 | 806 | |
| Arthur Hunter (D) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3 | 357 | ||
| Eileen Carter (Unaffiliated) | 0.2 | 247 | ||
 | Manny Chevrolet Bruno (Unaffiliated) | 0.2 | 206 | |
 | Renada Collins (Unaffiliated) | 0.2 | 190 | |
| Joseph Bikulege (Unaffiliated) | 0.1 | 135 | ||
 | Frank Scurlock (Unaffiliated) | 0.1 | 99 | |
 | Russell Butler (Unaffiliated) | 0.1 | 81 | |
| Total votes: 105,326 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Moreno in this election.
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council At-large Division 1
Incumbent Helena Moreno won election outright against Kenneth Cutno in the primary for New Orleans City Council At-large Division 1 on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helena Moreno (D) | 84.6 | 62,064 |
 | Kenneth Cutno (D) | 15.4 | 11,331 | |
| Total votes: 73,395 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Nowak (D)
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.[3][4] 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 | ||||
Endorsements
The following table displays group endorsements issued in New Orleans' 2017 primary election. Endorsing organizations may offer endorsements to more than one candidate in anticipation of a top-two general election or if they believe more than one candidate meets their criteria for official support.
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| Endorser | Mayor | At-large 1 | At-large 2 | A | B | C | D | E |
| Alliance for Good Government[5] | Michael Bagneris | Helena Moreno | Jason Williams (i) | Joe Giarrusso III | Seth Bloom | Kristin Palmer | N/A | N/A |
| Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO[6] | Desiree Charbonnet | Joseph Bouie Helena Moreno |
Jason Williams (i) | Joe Giarrusso III | Jay Banks Timothy David Ray |
Nadine Ramsey (i) | Jared Brossett (i) | James Gray (i) |
| Independent Women's Organization[7] | LaToya Cantrell | Helena Moreno | Jason Williams (i) | Aylin Acikalin Maklansky Joe Giarrusso III |
Seth Bloom Timothy David Ray |
Nadine Ramsey (i) Kristin Palmer |
Jared Brossett (i) | James Gray (i) |
| New Orleans Coalition[8] | Michael Bagneris LaToya Cantrell |
Helena Moreno | Jason Williams (i) | Joe Giarrusso III | Timothy David Ray | Kristin Palmer | Jared Brossett (i) | James Gray (i) |
2015
Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[9]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent Helena Moreno (D) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[10][11]
2011
On October 22, 2011, Moreno won re-election to District 93 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. She ran unopposed in the October 22 primary election, assuring his re-election.
2010
Moreno was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in a special election held May 29, 2010. She defeated James Perry.[12]
| Louisiana House of Representatives Special Election, District 93 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Helena Moreno (D)
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1,274 | |||
| James Perry (D) | 1,011 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Helena Moreno did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Helena Moreno did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 through June 8. The legislature held its first special session from February 13 to February 22. The legislature held its second special session from June 8 to June 16.
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2016
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In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 13 through June 11.
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2014
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In 2014, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 10 through June 3.
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2013
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In 2013, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 to June 6.
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2012
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In 2012, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through June 4.
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Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Moreno served on the following committees:
| Louisiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Administration of Criminal Justice, Vice Chair |
| • Appropriations |
| • Judiciary |
| • Joint Legislative Budget |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Moreno served on the following committees:
- Administration of Criminal Justice , Vice Chair
- Appropriations
- Judiciary
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Moreno served on the following committees:
- Administration of Criminal Justice Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives
- Commerce Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Helena Moreno 2017 campaign website, "About Helena," accessed August 21, 2017
- ↑ Helena Moreno Official website, "Helena N. Moreno," accessed October 14, 2025
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 Elections," February 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "Alliance for Good Government," accessed September 18, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO," accessed August 13, 2017
- ↑ The New Orleans Advocate, "Several candidates disqualified in New Orleans, and other area political news," July 30, 2017
- ↑ New Orleans Coalition, "Endorsements," accessed August 22, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "May 29, 2010 special election results," accessed August 25, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2014 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2013 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2012 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by LaToya Cantrell (D) |
Mayor of New Orleans 2026-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Stacy Head (D) |
New Orleans City Council At-large Division 1 2018-2026 |
Succeeded by Matthew Willard (D) |
| Preceded by Karen Peterson (D) |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 93 2010-2018 |
Succeeded by Royce Duplessis (D) |
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