Walter Umrani
Walter Umrani was a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Orleans Parish School Board in Louisiana. Umrani was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2025
See also: Birmingham City Schools, Alabama, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Birmingham City Schools District 1
Incumbent Sherman Collins Jr. defeated Patricia Reasor and Walter Umrani in the general election for Birmingham City Schools District 1 on August 26, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sherman Collins Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 67.8 | 2,738 | |
| Patricia Reasor (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 1,117 | ||
 | Walter Umrani (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 181 | |
| Total votes: 4,036 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Umrani in this election.
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 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Leslie Ellison Incumbent |
68.29% | 11,980 | |
| Democratic | Morris Reed Jr. | 18.51% | 3,247 | |
| Democratic | Walter Umrani | 13.20% | 2,315 | |
| Total Votes | 17,542 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Orleans Parish," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Umrani reported $8,000.00 in contributions and $5,022.89 in expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, which left his campaign with $2,977.11 on hand as of November 3, 2016.[2]
Endorsements
Umrani received official endorsements from The New Orleans Coalition and The New Orleans Tribune.[3][4]
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Recent news
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Louisiana Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ The New Orleans Agenda, "The New Orleans Coalition Announces Endorsements for the Fall Elections ," September 13, 2016
- ↑ The New Orleans Tribune, "Our Endorsements," accessed November 1, 2016
