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The post of Mayor of the City of New Orleans (French: Maire de La Nouvelle-Orléans) has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the Louisiana Purchase — the 1803 acquisition by the U.S. of 828,800 square miles (2,147,000 km 2) of the French province La Louisiane.
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LaToya Cantrell (née Wilder; born April 3, 1972) [1] is an American politician serving as the Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana since May 7, 2018. A Democrat, Cantrell is the first woman to hold the office. Before becoming mayor, Cantrell represented District B on the New Orleans City Council from 2012 to 2018. [2] [3]
The following is a list of elections in Mayor of New Orleans and a summary of their results. Elections since 1930 ... Robert Maestri (incumbent) 63,273 47.3 —
The RDO machine maintained control over New Orleans well into the 20th century, effectively selecting officials throughout city government from 1877 until 1934. With the exception of Joseph A. Shakspeare, every mayor of New Orleans from Edward Pilsbury up to and including T. Semmes Walmsley was endorsed and supported by the RDO.
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 ...
Board of Supervisors of Elections for the Parish of Orleans. Election Returns of Orleans Parish, 1982. New Orleans Times-Picayune. "Morial, Faucheux are in runoff." February 7, 1982. New Orleans Times-Picayune. "Mayor Morial wins second term." March 21, 1982. New Orleans Times-Picayune. "Black voters made difference for Morial." March 22, 1982.
The 2017 New Orleans mayoral election was held on November 18, 2017. On October 14 all candidates competed on one ballot regardless of party registration (called the nonpartisan blanket primary or "Louisiana primary"). Incumbent Democratic Mayor Mitch Landrieu was term-limited and could not seek reelection.