The following is a list of elections in Mayor of New Orleans and a summary of their results.
Elections since 1930
Since 1930, New Orleans has used a two-round system with a preliminary round and a runoff if no candidate reached a majority in the first round.
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| Election |
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First round |
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Second round |
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Sources |
| Winner/top finisher |
Votes |
Runner(s)-upA |
Votes |
Winner |
Votes |
Runner-up |
Votes |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| 2021 |
LaToya Cantrell (incumbent) |
48,750 |
64.7 |
Vina Nguyen |
10,133 |
13.5 |
—N/a |
|
| Leilani Heno |
6,605 |
8.8 |
| Belden Batiste |
3,863 |
5.1 |
| 2017 |
LaToya Cantrell |
32,025 |
39 |
Desiree M. Charbonnet |
25,028 |
30.48 |
LaToya Cantrell |
51,342 |
60.4 |
Desiree M. Charbonnet |
33,729 |
39.7 |
[1][2] |
| Michael Bagernis |
15,405 |
18.76 |
| Troy Henry |
5,270 |
6.42 |
| 2014 |
Mitch Landrieu (incumbent) |
53,441 |
63.57 |
Michael Bagneris |
27,991 |
33.29 |
—N/a |
[3] |
| 2010 |
Mitch Landrieu |
58,279 |
65.52 |
Troy Henry |
12,278 |
13.8 |
—N/a |
[4] |
| John Georges |
8,190 |
9.21 |
| Rob Couhig |
4,874 |
5.48 |
| 2006 |
Ray Nagin (incumbent) |
41,561 |
38 |
Mitch Landrieu |
31,551 |
29 |
Ray Nagin (incumbent) |
59,460 |
52 |
Mitch Landrieu |
54,131 |
48 |
[5] |
| Ron Forman |
18,764 |
17 |
| Rob Couhig |
10,312 |
10 |
| 2002 |
Ray Nagin |
38,323 |
29 |
Richard Pennington |
31,259 |
23 |
Ray Nagin |
76,639 |
59 |
Richard Pennington |
53,836 |
41 |
|
| Paulette Irons |
24,557 |
18 |
| Jim Singleton |
17,503 |
13 |
| Troy Carter |
13,898 |
10 |
| 1998 |
Marc Morial (incumbent) |
92,378 |
79 |
Kathleen Cresson |
22,767 |
20 |
—N/a |
[6] |
| 1994 |
Donald Mintz |
56,305 |
37 |
Marc Morial |
49,604 |
32 |
Marc Morial |
93,094 |
54 |
Donald Mintz |
77,730 |
46 |
|
| Mitch Landrieu |
14,689 |
10 |
| Sherman Copelin |
11,731 |
8 |
| Ken Carter |
10,818 |
7 |
| 1990 |
Sidney Barthelemy (incumbent) |
79,995 |
55 |
Donald Mintz |
65,047 |
44 |
—N/a |
|
| 1986 |
William J. Jefferson |
62,333 |
38.6 |
Sidney Barthelemy |
53,961 |
33.4 |
Sidney Barthelemy |
93,050 |
58 |
Bill Jefferson |
67,680 |
42 |
|
| Sam LeBlanc |
40,963 |
25.2 |
| 1982 |
Ernest Morial (incumbent) |
75,929 |
46.94 |
Ron Faucheux |
73,441 |
45.35 |
Ernest Morial (incumbent) |
100,703 |
53.2 |
Ron Faucheux |
88,583 |
46.8 |
|
| William J. Jefferson |
11,327 |
6.98 |
| 1977 |
Ernest Morial |
41,182 |
26.63 |
Joe DiRosa |
36,862 |
23.84 |
Ernest Morial |
90,539 |
51.7 |
Joe DiRosa |
84,325 |
48.3 |
|
| Nat Kiefer |
36,597 |
23.67 |
| deLesseps Morrison, Jr. |
32,176 |
20.81 |
| 1973 |
Moon Landrieu (incumbent) |
91,007 |
69.6 |
A. S. Lee Fernandez |
30,857 |
23.6 |
—N/a |
|
| 1969-70 |
Jimmy Fitzmorris |
59,301 |
34.53 |
Moon Landrieu |
33,093 |
19.27 |
Moon Landrieu |
89,554 |
53.8 |
Jimmy Fitzmorris |
76,726 |
46.2 |
|
| William J. Guste |
29,487 |
17.17 |
| John J. Petre |
22,471 |
13.08 |
| David Gertler |
20,572 |
11.98 |
| 1965 |
Victor Schiro (incumbent) |
81,973 |
50.1 |
Jimmy Fitzmorris |
78,654 |
48.1 |
—N/a |
|
| 1962 |
Adrian Duplantier |
57,001 |
|
Victor Schiro |
52,685 |
|
Victor Schiro |
94,157 |
56.3 |
Adrian Duplantier |
73,057 |
43.7 |
|
| James A. Comiskey |
37,557 |
|
| Paul Burke |
18,913 |
|
| 1958 |
deLesseps Morrison (incumbent) |
90,802 |
|
Claude W. Duke |
42,231 |
|
deLesseps Morrison (incumbent) |
90,802 |
57.7 |
Claude W. Duke |
43,231 |
27.4 |
|
| Fred C. Donaldson |
18,999 |
|
| 1954 |
deLesseps Morrison (incumbent) |
94,313 |
59.4 |
Thomas Brahney |
49,849 |
31.4 |
—N/a |
|
| 1950 |
deLesseps Morrison (incumbent) |
120,582 |
65.1 |
Charles C. Zatarain |
58,260 |
31.6 |
—N/a |
|
|
| 1946 |
deLesseps Morrison |
67,160 |
50.2 |
Robert Maestri (incumbent) |
63,273 |
47.3 |
—N/a |
|
| 1942 |
Robert Maestri (incumbent) |
75,713 |
55 |
Shirley Wimberley |
|
|
—N/a |
|
| 1938 |
cancelled by constitutional amendment |
—N/a |
|
| 1936 |
Robert Maestri by acclamation |
—N/a |
| 1934 |
T. Semmes Walmsley (incumbent) |
47,753 |
45 |
John Klorer, Sr. |
32,066 |
29 |
cancelled after Klorer withdrew |
|
| Francis Williams |
28,085 |
26 |
| 1930 |
T. Semmes Walmsley (incumbent) |
|
|
Francis Williams |
|
|
|
Close
Elections from 1866—1925
The following is a list of elections held between the end of the Civil War and 1925
| New Orleans mayoral election, 1916 |
|---|
| Martin Behrman by acclamation |
| Socialist candidate, Weller, received about 700 votes |
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| New Orleans mayoral election, 1912 |
|---|
| Martin Behrman |
27,371 |
| Charles F. Claiborne |
13,917 |
|
| New Orleans mayoral election, 1908 |
|---|
| Martin Behrman |
26,897 |
| John Porter (Socialist) |
270 |
| W. G. Tebault (independent) |
89 |
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| New Orleans mayoral election, 1896 |
|---|
| Walter C. Flower |
23,345 |
| Charles S. Buck |
17,295 |
|
| New Orleans mayoral election, 1882 |
|---|
| William J. Behan |
14,897 |
| Abel W. Bosworth |
5,346 |
|
| New Orleans mayoral election, 1878 |
|---|
| Isaac W. Patton |
13,932 |
| Robert S. Howard |
7,151 |
| John Wilson |
6,887 |
| C. H. Thibault |
1,140 |
| New Orleans mayoral election, 1876 |
|---|
| Edward Pilsbury |
Democrat |
25,031 |
| C. B. White |
Republican |
15,022 |
|
| New Orleans mayoral election, 1874 |
|---|
| Charles J. Leeds |
Democrat |
25,921 |
| Felix Labatut |
Republican |
14,227 |
|
| New Orleans mayoral election, 1872 |
|---|
| Louis A. Wiltz |
Democrat |
23,896 |
| W. R. Fish |
Republican |
12,984 |
|
| New Orleans mayoral election, 1870 |
|---|
No election; Benjamin F. Flanders appointed by Governor Henry Clay Warmoth
| New Orleans mayoral election, 1868 |
|---|
| John R. Conway |
Democrat |
13,895 |
| Seth W. Lewis |
Republican |
13,244 |
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Elections before Civil War
