Marlin Gusman

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Marlin Gusman

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

Orleans Parish Sheriff

Successor: Susan Hutson

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Elections and appointments

Last election

December 11, 2021

Marlin Gusman (Democratic Party) was the Orleans Parish Sheriff in Louisiana. Gusman assumed office in 2004. Gusman left office on May 1, 2022.

Gusman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Orleans Parish Sheriff in Louisiana. Gusman lost in the general election on December 11, 2021.

Elections

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 Sheriff

Susan Hutson defeated incumbent Marlin Gusman in the general election for Orleans Parish Sheriff on December 11, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Hutson (D)	53.3	31,975
	Submit photo	Marlin Gusman (D)	46.7	27,987

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,962
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Sheriff

Incumbent Marlin Gusman and Susan Hutson defeated Christopher Williams, Janet Hays, and Quentin Brown in the primary for Orleans Parish Sheriff on November 13, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marlin Gusman (D)	47.7	35,903
✔		Susan Hutson (D)	35.4	26,666
	Submit photo	Christopher Williams (D)	8.8	6,651
		Janet Hays (No party preference)	4.3	3,230
		Quentin Brown (Independent)	3.7	2,791

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,241
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2017

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

Orleans Parish, Louisiana, held a primary election for parish coroner on October 14, 2017. Incumbents for four offices - sheriff, civil court clerk, criminal court clerk, and assessor - were automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot due to a lack of opposition. A general election was not necessary because no primaries featured more than two candidates. The filing deadline for this election was July 14, 2017.

Gusman was re-elected without opposition after the filing deadline on July 14, 2017. In Louisiana, unopposed candidates win election without appearing on the ballot.

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2021

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