City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2025)

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2025 Baton Rouge elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: January 31, 2025 & July 11, 2025
Primary election: March 29, 2025 (canceled) & October 11, 2025
General election: May 3, 2025 (canceled) & November 15, 2025 (canceled)
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Offices up: District court judges and city court judge
Total seats up: 3
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The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held a special primary election for 19th Judicial District Court judge and Baton Rouge City Court judge on October 11, 2025. A general election was scheduled for November 15, 2025, but was canceled after candidates received a majority of the vote in the primary. The filing deadline for this election was July 11, 2025.

The city was also expected to hold a special primary for 19th Judicial District Court judge on March 29, 2025. A general election was scheduled for May 3, 2025. The primary and general were canceled after Carson Marcantel won election outright, as Marcantel was the only candidate to file for the seat. The filing deadline for this election was January 31, 2025.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Judicial offices

Baton Rouge City Court Division A


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

Special nonpartisan primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division A

Calli Boudreaux won election outright against Brenden Craig in the special primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division A on October 11, 2025.

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Calli Boudreaux (R)
 
64.2
 
5,387
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Brenden Craig (R)
 
35.8
 
3,007

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 8,394
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Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division O


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

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division O

Vicky Jones won election outright against Vernon Thomas, Dele Adebamiji, and Elzie Alford Jr. in the special primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division O on October 11, 2025.

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Vicky Jones (D)
 
51.1
 
7,278
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Vernon Thomas (D)
 
17.9
 
2,554
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Dele Adebamiji (D)
 
16.3
 
2,316
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Elzie Alford Jr. (D)
 
14.7
 
2,086

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 14,234
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Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division I


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. Carson Marcantel (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

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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.[1] As of 2020, its population was 227,470.

City government

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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.[1][2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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.


See also

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Louisiana Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Baton Rouge, "Plan of Government," accessed October 28, 2014
  2. ↑ City of Baton Rouge, "Our City-Parish Government," accessed October 28, 2014
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