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Elections were held in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Orleans Parish on October 11, 2025. In elections where no candidate received 50% of the vote, runoff elections will be held on November 15.

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2025 New Orleans elections
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October 11, 2025 (first round)
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Parish Assessor

Candidates

Declared

  • Coreygerard Dowden, advisor (Independent)[1]
  • Casius Pealer, architect and professor (Democratic)[2]
  • Earl Schmitt, attorney (Republican)[2]
  • Erroll Williams, incumbent assessor (Democratic)[3]

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Orleans Parish Assessor election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erroll Williams (incumbent) 61,631 61.30
Democratic Casius Pealer 28,256 28.11
Republican Earl Schmitt 8,422 8.38
Independent Coreygerard Dowden 2,227 2.22
Total votes 100,536 100.00
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Parish Coroner

Incumbent Democratic coroner Dwight McKenna was re-elected unopposed.

Parish Sheriff

Candidates

Declared

Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Hutson		 Ernest
Lee		 Bob
Murray		 Julian
Parker		 Edwin
Shorty		 Michelle
Woodfork		 Undecided
University of New Orleans[9] September 20–24, 2025 409 (LV) ± 4.8% 13% 1% 1% 1% 9% 43% 33%
Mason Dixon[10][A] September 8–10, 2025 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 10% 9% 2% 1% 8% 45% 25%
Faucheux Strategies[11][B] May 27 – June 4, 2025 638 (RV) ± 3.78% 13% – – – 9% 32% 46%
JMC Analytics (R)[12][C] May 27–28, 2025 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 12% – – 3% 9% 35% 42%
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Orleans Sheriff election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Woodfork 54,019 52.91
Democratic Edwin Shorty Jr. 21,199 20.76
Democratic Susan Hutson (incumbent) 17,469 17.11
Republican Ernesteayo Lee 4,614 4.52
Democratic Julian Parker 2,431 2.38
Democratic Robert Murray 2,369 2.32
Total votes 102,101 100.00
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City Council

At-large position 1

Candidates

Declared

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 New Orleans City Council election, at-large position 1[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthew Willard 58,903 59.35
Democratic Delisha Boyd 30,957 31.19
Republican Matthew Hill 9,388 9.46
Total votes 99,248 100.00
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At-large position 2

Candidates

Declared
  • Kenneth Cutno, candidate for city council in 2017 and 2021 (Democratic)[14]
  • Gregory Manning, pastor (Democratic)[14]
  • Jean-Paul Morrell, incumbent councilor (Democratic)[14]

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 New Orleans City Council election, at-large position 2[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jean-Paul J. Morrell (incumbent) 65,198 65.78
Democratic Gregory Manning 23,305 23.51
Democratic Kenneth Cutno 10,618 10.71
Total votes 99,121 100.00
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District A

Candidates

Declared
  • Holly Friedman, Orleans Parish New Orleans District Attorney's Office director of open-source intelligence (Democratic)[16]
  • Aimee McCarron, budget and policy director for outgoing councilor Joe Giarrusso (Democratic)[16]
  • Alex Mossing, teacher (Democratic)[16]
  • Bob Murrell, software developer (Independent)[16]
  • Bridget Neal, businesswoman (Republican)[16]
Declined
  • Joe Giarrusso, incumbent councilor[17]

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 New Orleans City Council election, district A[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Holly Friedman 8,589 38.73
Democratic Aimee McCarron 7,170 32.33
Independent Robert Murrell 3,002 13.54
Republican Bridget Neal 2,048 9.23
Democratic Alex Mossing 1,369 6.17
Total votes 22,178 100.00
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Runoff

Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 New Orleans City Council runoff election, district A
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Aimee McCarron 8,068 57.73
Democratic Holly Friedman 5,907 42.27
Total votes 13,975 100.00
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District B

Incumbent Democratic councilor Lesli Harris was re-elected unopposed.

District C

Candidates

Declared
  • Eliot Barron (Green)[18]
  • Kelsey Foster, businesswoman (Democratic)[19]
  • Jackson Kimbrell, construction project manager (Independent)[19]
  • Freddie King III, incumbent councilor (Democratic)[19]

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 New Orleans City Council election, district C[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Freddie King III (incumbent) 12,195 63.78
Democratic Kelsey Foster 5,715 29.89
Independent Jackson Kimbrell 757 3.96
Green Eliot Barron 454 2.37
Total votes 19,121 100.00
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District D

Candidates

Declared
  • Belden Batiste, community activist (Democratic)[20]
  • Eugene Green, incumbent councilor (Democratic)[20]
  • Leilani Heno, small business owner (Independent)[20]

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 New Orleans City Council election, district D[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eugene Green 14,872 66.90
Democratic Belden Batiste 4,609 20.73
Independent Leilani Heno 2,748 12.36
Total votes 22,229 100.00
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District E

Candidates

Declared
  • Richard Bell Sr., reverend (Democratic)[21]
  • Kimberly Burbank (Democratic) (unofficially withdrawn)[22]
  • Danyelle Christmas, activist (Democratic)[21]
  • Jason Hughes, state representative from the 100th district (Democratic)[21]
  • Nathaniel Jones (Independent)[21]
  • Willie Morgan (Democratic)[21]
  • Cyndi Nguyen, former councilor (Democratic)[21]
  • Gavin Richard (Independent)[21]
  • Jonathan Roberts, educator (Independent)[21]

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 New Orleans City Council election, district E[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cyndi Nguyen 8,709 45.67
Democratic Jason Hughes 6,910 36.24
Democratic Kimberly Burbank 790 4.14
Democratic Willie Morgan 778 4.08
Democratic Richard Bell Sr. 767 4.02
Democratic Danyelle Christmas 605 3.17
Independent Gavin Richard 177 0.93
Independent Jonathan Roberts 172 0.90
Independent Nathaniel Jones 160 0.84
Total votes 19,068 100.00
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Runoff

Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 New Orleans City Council runoff election, district E
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Hughes 7,725 61.47
Democratic Cyndi Nguyen 4,843 38.53
Total votes 12,568 100.00
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. [A]
    Poll commissioned by WVUE-TV
  2. [B]
    Poll commissioned by the New Orleans Crime Coalition
  3. [C]
    Poll commissioned by a PAC not affiliated with any candidate

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