2025 New Orleans mayoral election
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The 2025 New Orleans mayoral election will be held on October 11, 2025, to elect the mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana. Under the Louisiana primary system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot regardless of party. If none manage to achieve a majority of the vote, a runoff is scheduled to be held on November 15 between the top-two candidates.[1]
Incumbent mayor LaToya Cantrell is term-limited and thus ineligible to run for re-election in 2025. She was re-elected outright in 2021 with 64.7% of the vote, avoiding a runoff.
Candidates
[edit]Democratic Party
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Helena Moreno, president of the New Orleans City Council[2]
- Ricky Twiggs, licensed counselor[3]
Publicly expressed interest
[edit]- Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste, activist and perennial candidate[4]
- Arthur Hunter, former Orleans Parish Criminal Court judge[3]
- Oliver Thomas, city councilor from district E (decision expected by March 4)[3]
Potential
[edit]- Charles Rice, former CEO of Entergy New Orleans[5]
- Jason Williams, Orleans Parish District Attorney and former at-large city councilor[5]
Declined
[edit]- Michael Bagneris, former state court judge and candidate for mayor in 2014 and 2017[4]
- Royce Duplessis, state senator from the 5th district[3]
- Troy Henry, businessman and candidate for mayor in 2010 and 2017[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Louisiana Elections Calendar 2025" (PDF). sos.la.gov. Secretary of State of Louisiana. February 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Lowrey, Erin (November 8, 2024). "New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno running for mayor". WDSU. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Finn, James (January 13, 2025). "A long-rumored candidate for New Orleans mayor has decided not to run. Here's why". The Advocate. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
- ^ a b c Wells, Carlie Kollath (May 7, 2024). "An early look at who's running for New Orleans mayor in 2025". Axios. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Sutton, Will (March 14, 2024). "So who wants to be mayor of New Orleans?". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved July 28, 2024.