New Orleans 2014 Primary Election Results

By Joey Lehrman | Email the Author | Follow on Twitter

Mayor Mitch Landrieu celebrates his re-election as Mayor of New Orleans

Mayor Mitch Landrieu easily won his bid for another 4 years as the mayor of New Orleans, earning a considerable majority with nearly 63 percent of the vote, dramatically beating Michael Bagneris (34 percent) and Danatus King (3 percent). While pundits speculated that the primary race could extend to a runoff, those predictions turned out to be just that: speculation.

In other races from Saturday's primary:

• At-Large: Stacy Head was re-elected to an at-large seat; 
• At-Large: Cythia Hedge-Morrell and Jason Williams will head to a runoff for the second at-large seat; 
• District A: Susan Guidry was easily re-elected in District A; 
• District C: Jackie Clarkson and former Judge Nadine Ramsey will square off for the Distric C seat; 
• District D: State Rep. Jared Brossett defeated Joseph Bouie and Dalton Savwoir, Jr. for the Distrct D seat; 
• District E: and James Gray will retain his seat in Dsitrict E.

None of the candidates earned a clear majority (50+1) in the other two closely watched races, with Marlin Gusman and Charles Foti seeking the Sheriff's post, and Dwight McKenna will meet Jeffrey Rouse in their bids to be New Orleans' next coroner.

All runoffs will be held on Saturday March 15, 2014. Stay tuned to www.nola.com and www.joeylehrman.net for ongoing election coverage.

Joey Lehrman is a retired teacher with over 40 years of experience in the New Orleans public school system. Since retiring, he has transitioned to sharing his experience and perspective and all things New Orleans through a variety of blogs, news-sites, and social networks.

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