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Withdrawn Tammy Cook (Republican), realtor (remained on ballot)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