2025 New Orleans mayoral election

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]

2025 New Orleans mayoral election

← 2021 October 11, 2025 2029 →

Incumbent Mayor LaToya Cantrell Democratic

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

Democratic Party

Declared

• Helena Moreno, president of the New Orleans City Council^[2]

Publicly expressed interest

• Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste, activist and perennial candidate^[3]
• Royce Duplessis, state senator from the 5th district^[2]
• Oliver Thomas, city councilor from district E^[3]

Potential

• Charles Rice, former CEO of Entergy New Orleans^[4]
• Jason Williams, Orleans Parish District Attorney and former at-large city councilor^[4]

Declined

• Michael Bagneris, former state court judge and candidate for mayor in 2014 and 2017^[3]
• Troy Henry, businessman and candidate for mayor in 2010 and 2017^[3]

References

1. "Louisiana Elections Calendar 2025" (PDF). sos.la.gov. Secretary of State of Louisiana. February 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
2. Lowrey, Erin (November 8, 2024). "New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno running for mayor". WDSU. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
3. Wells, Carlie Kollath (May 7, 2024). "An early look at who's running for New Orleans mayor in 2025". Axios. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
4. 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.