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Orleans Parish School Board, Louisiana, elections (2024)
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Seven seats on the Orleans Parish School Board school board in Louisiana were up for general election in 2024. A primary was on November 5, 2024. A general election, if needed, was scheduled for December 7, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was July 19, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
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. Leila Eames (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 2
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 2
Gabriela Biro defeated Eric Jones in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 2 on December 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gabriela Biro (D)  | 54.8 | 2,061 |
| Eric Jones (D) | 45.2 | 1,701 | ||
| Total votes: 3,762 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish School Board District 2
Eric Jones and Gabriela Biro defeated Chan Tucker in the primary for Orleans Parish School Board District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Jones (D) | 43.9 | 8,624 | |
| ✔ | | Gabriela Biro (D) | 30.1 | 5,909 |
 | Chan Tucker (D) | 25.9 | 5,090 | |
| Total votes: 19,623 | |||
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District 3
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. Olin Parker (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 4
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 Orleans Parish School Board District 4
KaTrina Chantelle Griffin won election outright against incumbent Donaldo Batiste in the primary for Orleans Parish School Board District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | KaTrina Chantelle Griffin (D) | 59.9 | 11,287 |
| Donaldo Batiste (D) | 40.1 | 7,560 | ||
| Total votes: 18,847 | |||
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District 5
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. Katherine Baudouin (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 6
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. Carlos Zervigon (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 7
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.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2024
March 23, 2024
April 27, 2024
November 5, 2024
- Louisiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Louisiana Outer Continental Shelf Revenues for Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund Amendment (2024)
- City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2024)
- Lakeshore Crime Prevention District, Louisiana, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Mid-City Security District, Louisiana, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Amendment 1, Housing Trust Fund Amendment (November 2024)
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Amendment 2, Workers' Rights Amendment (November 2024)
December 7, 2024
- Louisiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Louisiana Amendment 1, Judiciary Commission Investigation of Sitting Judges Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 2, 48-Hour Waiting Period for Concurrence on Appropriation Bills Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 3, Allow Legislature to Extend Regular Sessions to Pass Appropriations Bills Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 4, Property Tax Payments and Tax Sales Amendment (December 2024)
- City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2024)
- Fire Protection District No. 3, Louisiana, Property Tax Increase Measure (December 2024)
- Jefferson Parish Public School System, Louisiana, Property Tax Measure (December 2024)
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About the district
- See also: Orleans Parish School Board, Louisiana
The Orleans Parish School Board is located in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The district served 2,040 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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