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]
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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
editDemocratic Party
editPublicly expressed interest
edit- Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste, activist and perennial candidate[2]
- Helena Moreno, vice president of the New Orleans City Council[2]
- Oliver Thomas, city councilor from district E[2]
Potential
edit- Royce Duplessis, state senator from the 5th district[3]
- Charles Rice, former CEO of Entergy New Orleans[4]
- Jason Williams, district attorney of Orleans Parish[4]
Declined
editReferences
edit- ^ "Louisiana Elections Calendar 2025" (PDF). sos.la.gov. Secretary of State of Louisiana. February 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Wells, Carlie Kollath (May 7, 2024). "An early look at who's running for New Orleans mayor in 2025". Axios. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Bridges, Tyler (March 8, 2024). "Royce Duplessis raises cash ahead of regular session, fuels mayoral bid speculation". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. 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.