Chelsey Richard Napoleon

Chelsey Richard Napoleon

Democratic Party

Orleans Parish Civil Court Clerk

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

8

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Elections and appointments

Last election

October 11, 2025

Chelsey Richard Napoleon (Democratic Party) is the Orleans Parish Civil Court Clerk in Louisiana. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on May 4, 2026.

Richard Napoleon (Democratic Party) won re-election for Orleans Parish Civil Court Clerk in Louisiana outright in the primary on October 11, 2025, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections 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

The primary election was canceled. Chelsey Richard Napoleon (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Richard Napoleon 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.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Chelsey Richard Napoleon (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2018

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 Civil Court Clerk

Incumbent Chelsey Richard Napoleon won election outright against Jared Brossett in the primary for Orleans Parish Civil Court Clerk on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chelsey Richard Napoleon (D)	53.6	65,576
		Jared Brossett (D)	46.4	56,743

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 122,319 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Campaign themes

2025

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2021

Chelsey Richard Napoleon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

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