New Orleans mayoral election, 2010
New Orleans mayoral election, 2010
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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
Republican
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.
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