Russell Butler (New Orleans)

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Russell Butler

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October 11, 2025

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Russell Butler (unaffiliated) ran for election for Mayor of New Orleans in Louisiana. Butler lost in the primary on October 11, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election 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

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of New Orleans

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of New Orleans on October 11, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Helena Moreno (D)	54.9	57,797
		Royce Duplessis (D)	22.3	23,474
		Oliver Thomas (D)	18.6	19,619
		Frank Janusa (R)	2.2	2,315
		Richard Twiggs Jr. (Unaffiliated)	0.8	806
	Submit photo	Arthur Hunter (D) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.3	357
	Submit photo	Eileen Carter (Unaffiliated)	0.2	247
		Manny Chevrolet Bruno (Unaffiliated)	0.2	206
		Renada Collins (Unaffiliated)	0.2	190
	Submit photo	Joseph Bikulege (Unaffiliated)	0.1	135
		Frank Scurlock (Unaffiliated)	0.1	99
		Russell Butler (Unaffiliated)	0.1	81

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 105,326
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gabrielle Harris Thomas (R)
• Tyrell Morris (D)

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2025

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