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2019 Baton Rouge elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: February 1, 2019
Primary election: March 30, 2019
General election: May 4, 2019 (canceled)
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Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 1

Election type: Partisan
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The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held a special election for the District 8 seat on the metro council on March 30, 2019. A general election was scheduled for May 4, 2019, but was not necessary. The filing deadline for this election was February 1, 2019.

Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 Candidates and results
* 3 Endorsements
* 4 Past elections
* 4.1 2016
* 4.1.1 District 1
* 4.1.2 District 2
* 4.1.3 District 3
* 4.1.4 District 4
* 4.1.5 District 5
* 4.1.6 District 6
* 4.1.7 District 7
* 4.1.8 District 8
* 4.1.9 District 9
* 4.1.10 District 10
* 4.1.11 District 11
* 4.1.12 District 12
* 5 Additional elections on the ballot
* 5.1 What was at stake?
* 5.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 5.1.2 Candidate survey
* 5.2 About the city
* 5.2.1 City government
* 5.2.2 Demographics
* 5.3 State profile
* 5.3.1 Partisan data
* 5.4 Pivot Counties
* 5.5 See also
* 5.6 External links
* 5.7 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

Note: The city of Baton Rouge operates under a consolidated government with the Parish of East Baton Rouge. Members of the Metro Council are elected through 12 districts within the parish. The mayor-president is elected by the entire parish. The cities of Central, Baker, and Zachary each have their own governing bodies, but residents are able to vote for the mayor-president and members of the Metro Council.[1]

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# Candidates and results[edit]

Note: The general election was canceled after Denise Amoroso (R) won the position outright by receiving more than 50% of the votes cast in the primary election.

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

##### Special nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 8

Incumbent Denise Amoroso won election outright against Brendan Csaposs in the special primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 8 on March 30, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

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| Denise Amoroso (R)  |

77.8

| 2,378

| Brendan Csaposs (D)  |

22.2

| 677

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| Total votes: 3,055

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# Endorsements[edit]

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# Past elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2016)

#### District 1[edit]

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 1, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Trae Welch Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 2[edit]

Incumbent Chauna Banks defeated Ulysses Addison in the Baton Rouge Metro District 2 general election.

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 2, General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Chauna Banks Incumbent | 57.96% | 4,973
| Democratic  | Ulysses Addison | 42.04% | 3,607
Total Votes | 8,580
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 2, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Chauna Banks Incumbent | 46.52% | 5,426
| Democratic  |  Ulysses Addison | 31.30% | 3,651
| Democratic  | Gregory Handy Sr. | 22.18% | 2,587
Total Votes | 11,664
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 3[edit]

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 3, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Chandler Loupe Incumbent | 67.93% | 9,099
| Democratic  | Rani Whitfield | 32.07% | 4,295
Total Votes | 13,394
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 4[edit]

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 4, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Scott Wilson Incumbent | 76.44% | 11,610
| Democratic  | Maranda White | 23.56% | 3,578
Total Votes | 15,188
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 5[edit]

Incumbent Erika Green defeated Linda Dewey in the Baton Rouge Metro District 5 general election.

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5, General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Erika Green Incumbent | 57.88% | 5,054
| Democratic  | Linda Dewey | 42.12% | 3,678
Total Votes | 8,732
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Erika Green Incumbent | 42.01% | 5,416
| Democratic  |  Linda Dewey | 29.88% | 3,852
| Democratic  | Daniel Banguel | 20.08% | 2,588
| Republican  | Joe Dorsey | 6.78% | 874
| Democratic  | Abi Winget | 1.25% | 161
Total Votes | 12,891
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 6[edit]

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 6, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Democratic |  Donna Collins-Lewis Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 7[edit]

Incumbent LaMont Cole defeated Elvin Sterling Jr. in the Baton Rouge Metro District 7 general election.

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 7, General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  LaMont Cole Incumbent | 66.71% | 5,536
| Democratic  | Elvin Sterling Jr. | 33.29% | 2,763
Total Votes | 8,299
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 7, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  LaMont Cole Incumbent | 37.10% | 4,701
| Democratic  |  Elvin Sterling Jr. | 20.51% | 2,598
| Democratic  | Hazel Bradley-Averhart | 20.28% | 2,569
| Libertarian  | Daniel Causey II | 14.55% | 1,844
| Democratic  | Tyronn Thomas | 7.56% | 958
Total Votes | 12,670
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 8[edit]

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 8, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Buddy Amoroso Incumbent | 66.28% | 8,489
| Democratic  | Antoine Pierce | 22.82% | 2,922
| Democratic  | Wendell Piper | 10.90% | 1,396
Total Votes | 12,807
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 9[edit]

Dwight Hudson defeated Kenneth Perret in the Baton Rouge Metro District 9 general election.

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 9, General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Dwight Hudson | 57.61% | 6,141
| Republican  | Kenneth Perret | 42.39% | 4,518
Total Votes | 10,659
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 9, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Dwight Hudson | 36.58% | 6,509
| Republican  |  Kenneth Perret | 31.36% | 5,580
| Democratic  | Jim Mora | 18.71% | 3,330
| Democratic  | Eugene Collins | 11.25% | 2,002
| Democratic  | Kennedy Ugbo | 2.10% | 374
Total Votes | 17,795
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 10[edit]

Incumbent Tara Wicker defeated Lorri Burgess in the Baton Rouge Metro District 10 general election.

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 10, General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Tara Wicker Incumbent | 55.71% | 3,292
| Democratic  | Lorri Burgess | 44.29% | 2,617
Total Votes | 5,909
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 10, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Tara Wicker Incumbent | 42.69% | 4,108
| Democratic  |  Lorri Burgess | 24.93% | 2,399
| Democratic  | Leah Cullins | 16.83% | 1,619
| Democratic  | Terri Terrell Anderson | 8.90% | 856
| Independent  | Patricia Bennett-Briggs | 6.65% | 640
Total Votes | 9,622
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 11[edit]

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 11, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Matthew Watson | 54.99% | 7,866
| Republican  | David Vincent | 26.46% | 3,785
| Republican  | Bonnie Budyach | 18.55% | 2,653
Total Votes | 14,304
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

#### District 12[edit]

Barbara Freiberg defeated Rose Williams Carey in the Baton Rouge Metro District 12 general election.

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 12, General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Barbara Freiberg | 67.11% | 7,201
| Democratic  | Rose Williams Carey | 32.89% | 3,529
Total Votes | 10,730
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016

Baton Rouge Metro Council District 12, Primary Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Barbara Freiberg | 36.30% | 5,519
| Democratic  |  Rose Williams Carey | 26.71% | 4,061
| Republican  | Salvadore Christina Jr. | 23.43% | 3,562
| Republican  | Corey Smith | 7.93% | 1,205
| Independent  | Scott Cornelius | 3.63% | 552
| Independent  | Shane Zanders | 1.99% | 303
Total Votes | 15,202
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016

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## About the city[edit]

See also: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge is a city in Louisiana. Since 1947, its government has been consolidated with that of East Baton Rouge Parish.[2] As of 2013, the population of Baton Rouge was 229,426.[3]

### City government[edit]

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Baton Rouge uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2][4]

### Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2015)

| Baton Rouge| Louisiana
Total population:| 229,186| 4,668,960
Land area (square miles):| 77| 43,204
Race and ethnicity[5]
White:| 38.8%| 62.8%
Black/African American:| 55.3%| 32.1%
Asian:| 3.5%| 1.7%
Native American:| 0.2%| 0.6%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0%
Two or more:| 1.5%| 1.8%
Hispanic/Latino:| 3.2%| 4.7%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 86.7%| 83.4%
College graduation rate:| 32.4%| 22.5%
Income
Median household income:| $39,876| $45,047
Persons below poverty level:| 25.6%| 23.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

## State profile[edit]

See also: Louisiana and Louisiana elections, 2019

### Partisan data[edit]

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019.

Presidential voting pattern

* Louisiana voted Republican in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

Congressional delegation

* Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. senators from Louisiana were Republican.
* Louisiana had one Democratic and five Republican U.S. representatives.

State executives

* Democrats held three and Republicans held nine of Louisiana's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
* Louisiana's governor was Democrat John Bel Edwards.

State legislature

* Republicans controlled the Louisiana State Senate with a 25-14 majority.
* Republicans controlled the Louisiana House of Representatives with a 62-39 majority.

Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2022
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Louisiana quick stats

* Became a state in 1812
* 18th state admitted to the United States
* Louisiana is the only state with political subdivisions called parishes.
* Members of the Louisiana State Senate: 39
* Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives: 105
* U.S. senators: 2
* U.S. representatives: 6

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Demographic data for Louisiana

| Louisiana| U.S.
Total population:| 4,668,960| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 43,204| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 62.8%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 32.1%| 12.6%
Asian:| 1.7%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.6%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 1.8%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 4.7%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 83.4%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 22.5%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $45,047| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 23.3%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Louisiana. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ City of Baton Rouge, "Our Government," accessed October 22, 2019
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 City of Baton Rouge, "Plan of Government," accessed October 28, 2014
3. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed October 28, 2014
4. ↑ City of Baton Rouge, "Our City-Parish Government," accessed October 28, 2014 (timed out)
5. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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