The 2024 Baton Rouge mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, with a runoff for December 7 to elect the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. With no candidate receiving a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held on December 7. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Sharon Weston Broome was seeking re-election to a third term and placed second in the first round behind Republican Sid Edwards. Edwards defeated the incumbent Mayor Broome in the runoff election, becoming the first Republican elected mayor-president since 2000.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

  • Sharon Weston Broome (Democratic), incumbent mayor
  • Sid Edwards (Republican), Istrouma High School head football coach

Eliminated in primary

  • Ryan Carter (Independent), IT worker
  • Nathaniel Hearn (Republican), actor
  • Ted James (Democratic), former regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (2022–2024) and former state representative from the 101st district (2011–2022)
  • Steve Myers (Republican), perennial candidate
  • Champagne Roundtree (Independent), property manager

Withdrawn

  • Tammy Cook (Republican), realtor (remained on ballot)

Results

Runoff results

References

External links

  • Sharon Weston Brooke (D) for Mayor
  • Sid Edwards (R) for Mayor
  • Ted James (D) for Mayor

The Baton Rouge mayoral race is heating up

Election 2024 Baton Rouge mayorpresident candidate Sid Edwards shares

Election 2024 Mayorpresident race in East Baton Rouge Parish heads to

Election results Sid Edwards wins East Baton Rouge Parish mayoral race

Republican enters Baton Rouge mayoral race