Manny Chevrolet Bruno

Manny Chevrolet Bruno

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Candidate, Mayor of New Orleans

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October 11, 2025

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Manny Chevrolet Bruno (unaffiliated) is running for election for Mayor of New Orleans in Louisiana. Bruno is on the ballot in the primary on October 11, 2025.^[source]

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)
	Submit photo	Arthur Hunter (D)
		Helena Moreno (D)
	Submit photo	Oliver Thomas (D)
		Frank Janusa (R)
	Submit photo	Joseph Bikulege (Unaffiliated)
		Manny Chevrolet Bruno (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Russell Butler (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Eileen Carter (Unaffiliated)
		Renada Collins (Unaffiliated)
		Frank Scurlock (Unaffiliated)
		Richard Twiggs Jr. (Unaffiliated)

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	There are no incumbents in this race.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gabrielle Harris Thomas (R)
• Tyrell Morris (D)

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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
	Submit photo	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
	Submit photo	Reginald Merchant (No party preference)	0.0	32

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,325
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2017)

The following candidates ran in the primary election for mayor of New Orleans.

Mayor of New Orleans, Primary Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	LaToya Cantrell	39.00%	32,025
	Democratic	Desiree Charbonnet	30.48%	25,028
	Democratic	Michael Bagneris	18.76%	15,405
	Democratic	Troy Henry	6.42%	5,270
	Democratic	Tommie Vassel	1.36%	1,120
	Independent	Hashim Walters	0.56%	462
	Democratic	Thomas Albert	0.56%	456
	Independent	Edward Bruski	0.55%	450
	Democratic	Frank Scurlock	0.47%	385
	No Party	Manny Chevrolet Bruno	0.32%	264
	No Party	Derrick O'Brien Martin	0.29%	238
	Independent	Patrick Van Hoorebeek	0.28%	232
	Democratic	Charles Anderson	0.28%	230
	No Party	Byron Cole	0.26%	212
	No Party	Matthew Hill	0.13%	108
	Democratic	Edward Collins Sr.	0.12%	96
	Democratic	Brandon Dorrington	0.11%	92
	Democratic	Johnese Smith	0.05%	38
Total Votes				82,111
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Saturday, October 14, 2017," accessed October 14, 2017

2014

See also: New Orleans mayoral election, 2014

Prior to his withdrawal on January 16, 2014, Bruno was set to face Danatus King, Michael Bagneris, and incumbent Mitch Landrieu in the 2014 election for mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary election took place on February 1, 2014.

Fundraising

Bruno reported no cash on hand for his mayoral campaign.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

Manny Chevrolet Bruno did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Bruno participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

“	Corruption	”
—Manny Bruno (August 5, 2017)

Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Crime reduction/prevention	7	Government transparency
2	K-12 education	8	City services
3	Housing	9	Public pensions/retirement funds
4	Homelessness	10	Recreational opportunities
5	Civil rights	11	Environment
6	Unemployment	12	N/A

Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	State
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Increased police presence/activity
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Create a more competitive business climate
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	My house
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	The weather

Bruno provided the following additional comments with his survey responses:

“	Peace, Love and Vodka	”
—Manny Chevrolet Bruno (2017)

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