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Mayoral election in New Orleans, Louisiana (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 11, 2025 |
| Primary election: October 11, 2025 General election: November 15, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
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The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, is holding a primary election for mayor on October 11, 2025. A general election is scheduled for November 15, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was July 11, 2025.
As of 2025, New Orleans has term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors can serve two consecutive four-year terms and can run again after a four year break.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Note: Ballotpedia will add the candidate list for this election once we have it.
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) | ||
 | 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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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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Mayoral partisanship
New Orleans has a Democratic mayor. As of September 2025, 66 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 23 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
Mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan in most of the nation's largest cities. However, many officeholders are affiliated with political parties. Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.
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About the city
- See also: New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a city in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. As of 2020, its population was 383,997.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of New Orleans uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body, while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
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| New Orleans | Louisiana | |
| Population | 383,997 | 4,657,757 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 169 | 43,210 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 33.4% | 61.2% |
| Black/African American | 59.2% | 32.2% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.6% |
| Multiple | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.7% | 85.9% |
| College graduation rate | 38% | 24.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $43,258 | $50,800 |
| Persons below poverty level | 23% | 18.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| New Orleans, Louisiana | Louisiana | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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