City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2020)
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| 2020 Baton Rouge elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 10, 2020 (special) & July 24, 2020 (primary) |
| Primary election: July 11, 2020 (special) & November 3, 2020 General election: August 15, 2020 (special) & December 5, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor-president, city council, constables, justice of the peace, 19th Judicial District, district attorney for the 19th Judicial District, East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court |
| Total seats up: 51 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2020 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held elections for mayor-president, twelve city council seats, six constables, six justices of the peace, fifteen 19th Judicial District judgeships, district attorney for the 19th Judicial District, two East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court judgeships, and four East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court judgeships.
A primary was scheduled for November 3, 2020, and the general election was scheduled for December 5, 2020. The filing deadline was July 24, 2020.
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Baton Rouge also held special elections for City Court, Division C and the 19th Judicial District Court, section 2, Division M. The filing deadline for those races was January 10, 2020. The primary was scheduled for July 11, 2020. If no candidate received a majority of the vote in the primary election, a general election was scheduled on August 15, 2020.
The special primary was originally scheduled to take place on April 4, 2020, with a general to be held May 9, 2020, if necessary. The dates were moved amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.[1][2]
The special election for the 19th Judicial District Court, section 2, Division M seat became necessary when Judge Beau Higginbotham vacated the seat after being elected to the 19th Judicial District Court, section 3, Division C seat in 2019.[3] The special election for the City Court, Division C seat became necessary when Judge Tarvald Smith vacated the seat after being elected to the 19th Judicial District Court in 2019.[4]
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Louisiana modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: The absentee ballot application used in the general election included COVID-19 specific reasons for requesting an absentee ballot.
- Candidate filing procedures: The candidate qualifying deadline was extended to July 24, 2020. The deadline by which a ballot-qualified party must notify the state of its presidential nominee was extended from August 18, 2020, to August 25, 2020.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Elections
Note: The city of Baton Rouge operates under a consolidated government with the Parish of East Baton Rouge. Members of the Metro Council are elected through 12 districts within the parish. The mayor-president is elected by the entire parish. The cities of Central, Baker, and Zachary each have their own governing bodies, but residents are able to vote for the mayor-president and members of the Metro Council.[5]
Click on the tabs below to show more information about those topics.
Metro council
East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council general election (December 5, 2020) |
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| District 3 | This general election was canceled. | ||
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| District 5 | This general election was canceled. | ||
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| District 8 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 9 | This general election was canceled. | ||
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| District 11 | This general election was canceled. | ||
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District attorney
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. Hillar Moore (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
19th Judicial District Court
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court special election
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
Special general election for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division M
Tiffany Foxworth defeated Yvette Alexander in the special general election for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division M on August 15, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tiffany Foxworth (D) | 50.1 | 9,222 |
| Yvette Alexander (D) | 49.9 | 9,195 | ||
| Total votes: 18,417 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division M
Tiffany Foxworth and Yvette Alexander defeated Jennifer Moisant and Eboni Johnson-Rose in the special primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division M on July 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tiffany Foxworth (D) | 37.1 | 9,912 |
| ✔ | Yvette Alexander (D) | 34.6 | 9,237 | |
| Jennifer Moisant (D) | 15.6 | 4,159 | ||
| Eboni Johnson-Rose (D) | 12.7 | 3,405 | ||
| Total votes: 26,713 | |||
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Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court regular election
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court general election (December 5, 2020) |
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| Section 1, Division B | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 1, Division D | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 1, Division J | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 1, Division K |
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| Section 1, Division O | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 2, Division A | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 2, Division G | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 2, Division L | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 2, Division M | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 2, Division N | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 3, Division C | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 3, Division E | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 3, Division F | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 3, Division H | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 3, Division I | This general election was canceled. | ||
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court primary election (November 3, 2020) |
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| Section 1, Division B |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:  Donald Johnson (i) |
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| Section 1, Division D |
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| Section 1, Division J |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Trudy White (i) |
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| Section 1, Division K |
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| Section 1, Division O |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Wilson Fields (i) |
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| Section 2, Division A |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Tarvald Smith (i) |
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| Section 2, Division G |
Richard Anderson (i) |
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| Section 2, Division L |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Ronald Johnson (i) |
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| Section 2, Division M |
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| Section 2, Division N |
Did not make the ballot: |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Richard Moore III (i) |
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| Section 3, Division C |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Beau Higginbotham (i) |
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| Section 3, Division E |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: William Morvant (i) |
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| Section 3, Division F |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Tim Kelley (i) |
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| Section 3, Division H |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Fred Crifasi (i) |
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| Section 3, Division I |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Kelly Balfour (i) |
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Baton Rouge City Court
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
Special general election for Baton Rouge City Court Division C
Johnell Matthews defeated Whitney Higginbotham Greene in the special general election for Baton Rouge City Court Division C on August 15, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Johnell Matthews (D) | 63.3 | 12,621 | |
| Whitney Higginbotham Greene (R) | 36.7 | 7,326 | ||
| Total votes: 19,947 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division C
Whitney Higginbotham Greene and Johnell Matthews defeated Jonathan Holloway, Sr., Greg Cook, and Donald Dobbins in the special primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division C on July 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Whitney Higginbotham Greene (R) | 32.3 | 10,170 | |
| ✔ | Johnell Matthews (D) | 28.8 | 9,071 | |
| Jonathan Holloway, Sr. (D) | 15.1 | 4,737 | ||
| Greg Cook (D) | 12.9 | 4,043 | ||
| Donald Dobbins (D) | 10.9 | 3,438 | ||
| Total votes: 31,459 | |||
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East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court
Section 1A
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. Adam Haney (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Section 2B
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. Gail Grover (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court
East Baton Rouge Family Court general election (December 5, 2020) |
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| Section 1, Division B | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 2, Division C | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 3, Division A | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Section 3, Division D | This general election was canceled. | ||
East Baton Rouge Family Court primary election (November 3, 2020) |
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| Section 1, Division B |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Lisa Woodruff-White (i) |
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| Section 2, Division C |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Charlene Charlet Day (i) |
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| Section 3, Division A |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Pamela Baker (i) |
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| Section 3, Division D |
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East Baton Rouge Justice Court
East Baton Rouge Justice Court general election (December 5, 2020) |
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| Ward 2, District 1 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Ward 2, District 2 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Ward 2, District 3 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Ward 3, District 1 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Ward 3, District 2 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Ward 3, District 3 | This general election was canceled. | ||
East Baton Rouge Justice Court primary election (November 3, 2020) |
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| Ward 2, District 1 |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Lynda Austin (Independent) |
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| Ward 2, District 2 |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Brooke Peay (i) |
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| Ward 2, District 3 |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Tracy Batieste-Woodard |
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| Ward 3, District 1 |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Mark Miley (i) |
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Dajuana LeDuff W. Moore (Independent) |
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East Baton Rouge Constables
East Baton Rouge Constables general election (December 5, 2020) |
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| Ward 2, District 1 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Ward 2, District 2 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Ward 2, District 3 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Ward 3, District 1 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Ward 3, District 2 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| Ward 3, District 3 | This general election was canceled. | ||
East Baton Rouge Constables primary election (November 3, 2020) |
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| Ward 2, District 1 |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Lee Russell (Independent) |
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| Ward 2, District 2 |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Darin David (i) |
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| Ward 2, District 3 |
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| Ward 3, District 1 |
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| Ward 3, District 2 |
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| Ward 3, District 3 |
The primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: David Wade (i) |
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About the city
- See also: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is a city in Louisiana. Since 1947, its government has been consolidated with that of East Baton Rouge Parish.[6] As of 2020, its population was 227,470.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Baton Rouge uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[6][7]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||
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| Baton Rouge | Louisiana | |
| Population | 227,470 | 4,657,757 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 86 | 43,210 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 38.1% | 61.2% |
| Black/African American | 53.5% | 32.2% |
| Asian | 3.7% | 1.7% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.6% |
| Multiple | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.4% | 85.9% |
| College graduation rate | 34.9% | 24.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $44,177 | $50,800 |
| Persons below poverty level | 24.4% | 18.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Louisiana. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Louisiana Secretary of State on March 13, 2020," accessed March 13, 2020
- ↑ Secretary of State, "GET ELECTION INFORMATION," accessed May 11, 2020
- ↑ The Advocate, "Open seats on 19th Judicial District Court, Baton Rouge City Court draw qualifiers," Jan 10, 2020
- ↑ The Advocate, "Open seats on 19th Judicial District Court, Baton Rouge City Court draw qualifiers," Jan 10, 2020
- ↑ City of Baton Rouge, "Our Government," accessed October 22, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 City of Baton Rouge, "Plan of Government," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ City of Baton Rouge, "Our City-Parish Government," accessed October 28, 2014
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