2021 New Orleans mayoral election

The 2021 New Orleans mayoral election was held on November 13, 2021, to elect the mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana.^[1] Originally scheduled to be held on October 9, 2021, the election was delayed five weeks by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards following heavy damage in the city by Hurricane Ida.^[1] A runoff was scheduled for December 11, 2021, but was ultimately unnecessary.^[2] The election was a Louisiana primary where all candidates appeared on the same ballot.

2021 New Orleans mayoral election

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Candidate LaToya Cantrell Vina Nguyen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 48,750 10,133 Percentage 64.72% 13.45%   Candidate Leilani Heno Belden Batiste Party No party preference Democratic Popular vote 6,605 3,863 Percentage 8.77% 5.13%

Interactive map version Results by precinct: Cantrell:   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Nguyen:   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Tie:   31.48% (between Cantrell and Heno)

Mayor before election LaToya Cantrell Democratic Elected Mayor LaToya Cantrell Democratic

Incumbent mayor LaToya Cantrell was first elected in 2017 with 60.3% of the vote.^[3] During her re-election bid, she avoided a runoff after winning 64.7% of the vote.^[4]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

• Eldon "El" Anderson, community organizer^[5]
• Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste, activist and perennial candidate^[5]
• LaToya Cantrell, incumbent mayor^[6]
• Luke Fontana, attorney and artist^[5]
• Johnese Smith, 2017 candidate for mayor^[5]

Declined

• Royce Duplessis, state representative from the 93rd district^[7]
• Helena Moreno, president of the New Orleans City Council^[7]

Republican Party

Declared

• Vina Nguyen, businesswoman^[5]

Independent Party

Declared

• Joseph Amato^[5]
• Douglas Bentley I^[5]
• Matthew Hill, 2017 candidate for mayor^[5]
• Nathaniel "Nate" Jones^[5]

No party affiliation

Declared

• Manny "Chevrolet" Bruno, perennial candidate^[5]
• Byron Cole, 2017 candidate for mayor^[5]
• Leilani Heno, business owner and motivational speaker^[5]
• Reginald Merchant^[5]

Endorsements

LaToya Cantrell (D)

Individuals

• Gary Chambers Jr., activist and candidate for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district in 2021^[8]

Results

2021 New Orleans mayoral primary^[9][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	LaToya Cantrell (incumbent)	48,750	64.72
	Republican	Vina Nguyen	10,133	13.45
	No party preference	Leilani Heno	6,605	8.77
	Democratic	Belden Batiste	3,863	5.13
	Louisiana Independent	Joseph Amato	1,256	1.67
	Democratic	Eldon Delloyd Anderson	987	1.31
	No party preference	Byron Stephan Cole	919	1.22
	Democratic	Luke Fontana	720	0.96
	No party preference	Manny Bruno	578	0.77
	Democratic	Johnese Smith	553	0.73
	Louisiana Independent	Matthew Hill	535	0.71
	Louisiana Independent	Nathaniel Jones	231	0.31
	Louisiana Independent	Douglas Bentley	163	0.22
	No party preference	Reginald Merchant	32	0.04
Total votes			75,325	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. Deslatte, Melinda (September 8, 2021). "Louisiana elections pushed back 5 weeks because of Ida". Associated Press. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
2. "Orleans Parish Registrar of Voters - Upcoming Events". City of New Orleans. April 30, 2021.
3. McCrory, Chris (April 1, 2021). "New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell plans to run for re-election this year". 4WWL.
4. Nelsen, Ryan (November 13, 2021). "After 4 battle-tested years, LaToya Cantrell cruises to second New Orleans mayor term". New Orleans Public Radio. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
5. "Candidate Inquiry". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
6. "New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announces she will run for re-election". WDSU. April 1, 2021.
7. Williams, Jessica (February 20, 2021). "LaToya Cantrell's campaign war chest is growing; see how it compares to other incumbents". nola.com.
8. @GaryChambersJr (November 13, 2021). "Today is Election Day. Please go do your part" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. "New Orleans mayor, council election results". WDSU. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.