2010 New Orleans mayoral election

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2010 New Orleans mayoral election

← 2006 February 6, 2010 2014 →
 
Candidate Mitch Landrieu Troy Henry
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 58,279 12,278
Percentage 65.52% 13.8%

 
Candidate John Georges Rob Couhig
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 8,190 4,874
Percentage 9.21% 5.48%

Results by precinct:

Mayor before election

Ray Nagin
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Mitch Landrieu
Democratic

The 2010 New Orleans mayoral election was held on February 6, 2010, to elect the Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Ray Nagin was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term.

Democrat Mitch Landrieu, the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, was elected mayor in a landslide and was sworn in on May 3, 2010.

Candidates

Several candidates in multiple parties registered to run for the office of Mayor of New Orleans.

Democratic

Republican

  • Rob Couhig, lawyer, businessman, entrepreneur and candidate for mayor in 2006
  • Thomas A. Lambert, quality control specialist[3]

Independent

Not qualifying

  • Brad Pitt, actor. Despite a tongue-in-cheek "Brad Pitt for Mayor" campaign by some locals, Pitt was not actually running. He does not qualify under the city charter, which specifies candidates must have been New Orleans residents for at least 5 years.[4]

Results

The 2010 New Orleans mayoral election occurred on the day before Super Bowl XLIV, the first (and only) Super Bowl for which the New Orleans Saints have ever competed. The year's highly successful football season brought about an unprecedented amount of local support for the team and resulted in relatively low voter turnouts due to preoccupation with citywide celebrations.

Mayor of New Orleans election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mitch Landrieu 58,279 65.52
Democratic Troy Henry 12,278 13.8
Democratic John Georges 8,190 9.21
Republican Robert Couhig 4,874 5.48
Democratic James Perry 2,702 3.04
Democratic Nadine Ramsey 1,894 2.13
Republican Thomas A. Lambert 239 0.27
Independent Jonah Bascle 160 0.18
Independent Manny "Chevrolet" Bruno 139 0.16
Independent Jerry Jacobs 106 0.12
Independent Norbert P. Rome 84 0.09
Total votes 88,945 100

References

  1. ^ "Businessman Troy Henry jumps into New Orleans mayor's race". NOLA.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "With a change of heart, Landrieu jumps into crowded mayor's race". wwltv.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e "New Orleans mayoral candidates have lots of chutzpah, little experience". NOLA.com. January 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Grimm, Andy. "Featured Articles From The Chicago Tribune". Archives.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Secretary of State - Election Results". Office of Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved February 4, 2014.