New Orleans mayoral election, 2010

New Orleans mayoral election, 2010

2006 ← February 6, 2010 → 2014

Nominee Mitch Landrieu Troy Henry Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 58,276 12,275 Percentage 65% 14%   Nominee John Georges Rob Couhig Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 8,189 4,874 Percentage 9% 5%

Mayor before election Ray Nagin Democratic Elected Mayor Mitch Landrieu Democratic

The New Orleans mayoral election of 2010 is an election for Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana. The first round of voting took place on December 9 through December 11, 2009, and the election occurred on February 6, 2010. The incumbent mayor, Ray Nagin, was ineligible to run for the office again due to term limits.

On February 6, Mitch Landrieu was elected Mayor of New Orleans, 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

• John Georges, businessman and 2007 gubernatorial candidate
• Troy Henry^[1]
• Mitch Landrieu, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana^[2]
• James Perry, fair housing advocate
• Nadine Ramsey, retired judge (resigned to run for Mayor)

Republican

• Rob Couhig, lawyer, businessman and entrepreneur, Couhig is a two-time US House of Representatives candidate.

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. ^[3]

Results

It is worth noting that 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 city-wide celebrations.

Mayor of New Orleans election results[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Mitch Landrieu	58,276	65.52%
	Democratic	Troy Henry	12,275	13.80%
	Democratic	John Georges	8,189	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%
Totals			88,938	100%

References

1. ^ "Businessman Troy Henry jumps into New Orleans mayor's race". NOLA.com. http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/10/businessman_troy_henry_joins_n.html. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "With a change of heart, Landrieu jumps into crowded mayor's race | New Orleans News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | wwltv.com | Political News". wwltv.com. http://www.wwltv.com/news/politics/Landrieu-says-hell-run-for-Mayor-of-NO-78782557.html. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
3. ^ Grimm, Andy. "Featured Articles From The Chicago Tribune". Archives.chicagotribune.com. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/aug/14/entertainment/chi-tc-ft-brad--dot---pitt-0813-0814aug14. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
4. ^ "Louisiana Secretary of State - Election Results". Office of Louisiana Secretary of State. http://staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov/262010_36.html. Retrieved 2010-02-06. ^{[dead link]}