Oliver Thomas
Oliver Thomas (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana, representing District E. He assumed office on January 10, 2022. He left office on January 12, 2026.
Thomas (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of New Orleans in Louisiana. He lost in the primary on October 11, 2025.
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of New Orleans
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of New Orleans on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helena Moreno (D) | 54.9 | 57,797 |
 | Royce Duplessis (D) | 22.3 | 23,474 | |
 | Oliver Thomas (D) | 18.6 | 19,619 | |
 | Frank Janusa (R) | 2.2 | 2,315 | |
 | Richard Twiggs Jr. (Unaffiliated)  | 0.8 | 806 | |
| Arthur Hunter (D) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3 | 357 | ||
| Eileen Carter (Unaffiliated) | 0.2 | 247 | ||
 | Manny Chevrolet Bruno (Unaffiliated) | 0.2 | 206 | |
 | Renada Collins (Unaffiliated) | 0.2 | 190 | |
| Joseph Bikulege (Unaffiliated) | 0.1 | 135 | ||
 | Frank Scurlock (Unaffiliated) | 0.1 | 99 | |
 | Russell Butler (Unaffiliated) | 0.1 | 81 | |
| Total votes: 105,326 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thomas in this election.
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 New Orleans City Council District E
Oliver Thomas defeated incumbent Cyndi Nguyen in the general election for New Orleans City Council District E on December 11, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Oliver Thomas (D) | 56.7 | 7,109 |
 | Cyndi Nguyen (D) | 43.3 | 5,439 | |
| Total votes: 12,548 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council District E
The following candidates ran in the primary for New Orleans City Council District E on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Oliver Thomas (D) | 44.7 | 6,486 |
| ✔ | | Cyndi Nguyen (D) | 40.8 | 5,915 |
| John Bagneris (D) | 4.9 | 715 | ||
| Michon Copelin (D) | 4.8 | 691 | ||
| Vanessa Gueringer (D) | 3.8 | 544 | ||
 | Aaron Miller (D) | 1.0 | 147 | |
| Total votes: 14,498 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Oliver Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Oliver Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Cyndi Nguyen (D) |
New Orleans City Council District E 2022-2026 |
Succeeded by Jason Hughes (D) |
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