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City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 16, 2021 |
| Primary election: November 13, 2021 General election: December 11, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Family court and city court judges |
| Total seats up: 2 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held a special primary election for East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 1 Division B and Baton Rouge City Court Division 2A on November 13, 2021. A general election was scheduled for December 11, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was July 16, 2021.[1]
On September 9, 2021, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an executive order postponing the state's fall elections due to damage from Hurricane Ida. The primary, originally scheduled for October 9, was changed to November 13. The general election, originally scheduled for November 13, was changed to December 11.[2]
Elections
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Candidates and results
East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 1 Division B
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
Special nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 1 Division B
Erika Green won election outright against Natalie Tellis Robertson in the special primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 1 Division B on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erika Green (D) | 65.4 | 5,683 | |
| Natalie Tellis Robertson (D) | 34.6 | 3,013 | ||
| Total votes: 8,696 | |||
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Baton Rouge City Court Division A
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
Special general election for Baton Rouge City Court Division A
Carson Marcantel defeated Terrel Kent in the special general election for Baton Rouge City Court Division A on December 11, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carson Marcantel (R) | 60.5 | 5,268 | |
| Terrel Kent (D) | 39.5 | 3,435 | ||
| Total votes: 8,703 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division A
Carson Marcantel and Terrel Kent defeated Whitney Higginbotham Greene in the special primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division A on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carson Marcantel (R) | 43.5 | 6,121 | |
| ✔ | Terrel Kent (D) | 34.3 | 4,821 | |
| Whitney Higginbotham Greene (Independent) | 22.2 | 3,128 | ||
| Total votes: 14,070 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Colette Greggs (D)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2021
March 20, 2021
- Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District special election, 2021
- Louisiana's 5th Congressional District special election, 2021
April 24, 2021
- Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District special election, 2021
- Louisiana's 5th Congressional District special election, 2021
November 13, 2021
- Louisiana Amendment 1, Creation of the State and Local Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Commission Measure (2021)
- Louisiana Amendment 2, Reduction of the Maximum Individual Income Tax Rate Measure (2021)
- Louisiana Amendment 3, Authorize Certain Levee Districts to Collect a Five-Mill Annual Property Tax Measure (2021)
- Louisiana Amendment 4, Increase Limit on Funding Reductions and Redirections During Budget Deficits Measure (2021)
- City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2021)
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mills Renewal, Capital Area Transit System Property Tax (November 2021)
December 11, 2021
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About the city
- See also: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is a city in Louisiana. Since 1947, its government has been consolidated with that of East Baton Rouge Parish.[3] As of 2020, its population was 227,470.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Baton Rouge 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.[3][4]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||
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| Baton Rouge | Louisiana | |
| Population | 227,470 | 4,657,757 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 86 | 43,210 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 38.1% | 61.2% |
| Black/African American | 53.5% | 32.2% |
| Asian | 3.7% | 1.7% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.6% |
| Multiple | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.4% | 85.9% |
| College graduation rate | 34.9% | 24.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $44,177 | $50,800 |
| Persons below poverty level | 24.4% | 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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Gov. Edwards Sets Special Elections for March, April in Congressional Districts 2 and 5," January 7, 2021
- ↑ Louisiana Office of the Governor, "Gov. Edwards Delays Fall Elections in Louisiana Following Hurricane Ida," September 9, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 City of Baton Rouge, "Plan of Government," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ City of Baton Rouge, "Our City-Parish Government," accessed October 28, 2014
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