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Nolan Marshall Jr.
Nolan Marshall Jr. (Democratic Party) is a member of the Orleans Parish School Board in Louisiana, representing District 7. He assumed office in 2012. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Marshall (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Orleans Parish School Board to represent District 7 in Louisiana outright in the primary on November 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Elections
2024
See also: Orleans Parish School Board, Louisiana, elections (2024)
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
The primary election was canceled. Nolan Marshall Jr. (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Marshall in this election.
2020
See also: Orleans Parish School Board, Louisiana, elections (2020)
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 School Board District 7
Incumbent Nolan Marshall Jr. defeated Kayonna Armstrong in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 7 on December 5, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nolan Marshall Jr. (D) | 57.3 | 4,953 |
 | Kayonna Armstrong (D) | 42.7 | 3,690 | |
| Total votes: 8,643 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish School Board District 7
Incumbent Nolan Marshall Jr. and Kayonna Armstrong defeated Jamar Wilson in the primary for Orleans Parish School Board District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nolan Marshall Jr. (D) | 44.1 | 7,415 |
| ✔ | | Kayonna Armstrong (D) | 42.0 | 7,064 |
| Jamar Wilson (D) | 13.8 | 2,324 | ||
| Total votes: 16,803 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rene Gettridge (D)
2016
Seven seats on the Orleans Parish School Board were up for by-district primary election on November 8, 2016. District 1 incumbent John Brown Sr., District 2 candidate Ethan Ashley, District 3 incumbent Sarah Usdin, and District 5 candidate Benjamin Kleban ran unopposed and won election to the board without appearing on the ballot. District 4 incumbent Leslie Ellison defeated challenger Walter Umrani. Morris Reed Jr. originally filed to challenge Ellison but withdrew from the race before the election. Despite his withdrawal announcement, his name remained on the ballot. District 6 incumbent Woody Koppel won re-election to his seat by defeating David Alvarez, and District 7 incumbent Nolan Marshall Jr. also won re-election after defeating Alvin Crusto Jr. and Kwame Smith.[1]
Results
| Orleans Parish School Board, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nolan Marshall Jr. Incumbent |
54.39% | 9,830 | |
| Democratic | Kwame Smith | 26.16% | 4,728 | |
| Democratic | Alvin Crusto Jr. | 19.45% | 3,515 | |
| Total Votes | 18,073 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Orleans Parish," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Marshall reported $41,950.00 in contributions and $20,494.69 in expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, which left his campaign with $37,392.98 on hand as of November 3, 2016.[2]
Endorsements
Marshall received the following official endorsements:[3][4][5]
- AFL-CIO
- United Teachers of New Orleans
- Independent Women's Organization
- Independent Democratic Electors Association
- The New Orleans Coalition
- New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu
- New Orleans Councilmember Stacy Head
- New Orleans Councilmember Susan Guidry
- New Orleans Councilmember LaToya Cantrell
- New Orleans Councilmember Jared Brossett
- New Orleans Councilmember Jason Williams
- New Orleans Councilmember James Gray
- Former New Orleans Councilmember Cynthia Morrell
- Former United States Senator Mary Landrieu
- Louisiana State Sen. Wesley Bishop (D-4)
- Louisiana State Rep. Joseph Bouie (D-97)
- Louisiana State Rep. Walt Leger, III (D-91)
- Orleans Parish Clerk of Court Arthur Morrell
- Former Orleans Parish Schools Superintendent Darryl Kilbert
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nolan Marshall Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Nolan Marshall Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Louisiana Campaign Finance Reports," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ Re-elect Nolan Marshall Jr., "Endorsements," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Nolan Marshall Jr. for School Board," October 4, 2016
- ↑ The New Orleans Agenda, "The New Orleans Coalition Announces Endorsements for the Fall Elections ," September 13, 2016
