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What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Elections in Orleans Parish

Orleans Parish voted on local races on 172 election days since 1982. Select a date to see the results.

Parish offices today: Orleans Parish offices and contacts

2026

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 3	Constable of City Court, Proposition (6), District Judge (6)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 10 constitutional amendments
June 27	Proposition (2)	U.S. Senate, state boards and courts
May 16	Proposition (2), District Judge (3)	U.S. Senate, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments
March 14	State Senator, State Representative	None
February 7	State Senator, State Representative (2)	None

2025

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 15	Clerk of Court, Police Juror (2), Proposition (11)	None
October 11	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Assessor, Parish President, Councilman at Large (2), Police Juror (4), Proposition (2)	None
May 3	Proposition (2)	None
March 29	Proposition	4 constitutional amendments

2024

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 7	School Board Member	4 constitutional amendments
November 5	School Board Member (2), Proposition (4)	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
March 23	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (5), Democratic State Central Committee Member (14), Republican State Central Committee Member (6)	President

2023

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 18	Proposition (5), State Representative (2)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
October 14	Proposition (4), State Senator (2), State Representative (4), District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
April 29	Proposition (7), District Judge	None
March 25	State Representative, District Judge (2)	None
February 18	State Representative	None

2022

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 10	None	State boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments
November 8	Judge & Marshal of City Court (2), Clerk of City Court (Orleans), School Board Member, Proposition (4), Judge of a Court of Appeal, State Senator	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 8 constitutional amendments
April 30	Proposition	None
March 26	Clerk of City Court (Orleans)	None

2021

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 11	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Police Juror (4), Proposition (3)	None
November 13	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Assessor, Parish President, Councilman at Large (2), Police Juror (5), Proposition, State Representative	4 constitutional amendments
June 12	State Senator	None
April 24	Proposition	U.S. House, state boards and courts
March 20	None	U.S. House, state boards and courts

2020

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 5	Parish Court Judge (2), School Board Member (5), Proposition (4), Republican State Central Committee Member (5), District Judge, District Attorney	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
November 3	Parish Court Judge (2), Judge & Marshal of City Court, School Board Member (7), Proposition (6), District Judge (12), District Attorney	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
August 15	Judge & Marshal of City Court	None
July 11	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (5), Republican Parish Executive Committee Member, Judge & Marshal of City Court, Democratic State Central Committee Member (14)	President

2019

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 16	Proposition (5), State Senator, State Representative (6)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 12	Proposition (3), State Senator (3), State Representative (7)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
May 4	Proposition	None
March 30	Proposition	None

2018

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 8	Proposition (2), District Judge	Statewide offices
November 6	Clerk of Court, Clerk of City Court (Orleans), Proposition (4), District Judge	Statewide offices, U.S. House, 6 constitutional amendments
April 28	Proposition (3)	None
March 24	Judge of a Court of Appeal, State Representative, District Judge	None

2017

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 18	Parish President, Police Juror (2), Proposition (9), District Judge	Statewide offices
October 14	Coroner, Parish President, Councilman at Large (2), Police Juror (5), Proposition (4), Judge of a Court of Appeal, District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments
April 29	District Judge	None
March 25	Judge of a Court of Appeal, District Judge	None

2016

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 10	Proposition (2), District Judge	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
November 8	School Board Member (3), Proposition (5), Judge of a Court of Appeal, District Judge	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 6 constitutional amendments
April 9	Proposition (2)	None
March 5	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (5), Republican Parish Executive Committee Member, Democratic State Central Committee Member (11), Republican State Central Committee Member (8)	President

2015

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 21	School Board Member, Proposition (2), State Senator, State Representative (3)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 24	School Board Member, Proposition, State Senator (4), State Representative (7)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
May 2	Proposition (2)	None

2014

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 6	Parish Court Judge, Proposition, District Judge	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts
November 4	Parish Court Judge, Proposition (9), District Judge (6)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 14 constitutional amendments
March 15	Sheriff, Coroner, Councilman at Large, Police Juror, Proposition (3)	None
February 1	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Coroner, Parish President, Councilman at Large (2), Police Juror (4), Proposition (6)	None

2013

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 16	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition (3), District Judge	U.S. House
October 19	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition (2), District Judge	U.S. House
May 4	Parish Court Judge, Proposition	None
April 6	Parish Court Judge	None

2012

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 8	Police Juror (2), Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition (2)	U.S. House, state boards and courts
November 6	Police Juror (2), Judge & Marshal of City Court, Clerk of City Court (Orleans), Constable of City Court, School Board Member (6), Proposition (8), Judge of a Court of Appeal, District Judge	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 9 constitutional amendments
April 21	Councilman at Large	None
March 24	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (5), Republican Parish Executive Committee Member, Councilman at Large, Democratic State Central Committee Member (14), Republican State Central Committee Member (5)	President

2011

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 19	Proposition (3), State Representative (2), District Judge	State boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
October 22	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition (2), State Senator (2), State Representative (6), District Judge (3)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments
January 22	State Representative	None

2010

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 2	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition (12)	Statewide offices, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, 10 constitutional amendments
October 2	Parish Court Judge, Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition (3), State Senator	Statewide offices, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 2 constitutional amendments
August 28	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
May 29	State Representative	None
May 1	Proposition (3), State Representative	None
March 6	Police Juror (2)	None
February 6	Parish Court Judge, Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Assessor, Coroner, Parish President, Councilman at Large, Police Juror (5), Proposition (4), State Senator, District Judge	None

2009

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
October 17	None	State boards and courts
May 2	State Representative	None
April 4	Parish Court Judge, Judge & Marshal of City Court (2), Proposition, State Representative	State boards and courts

2008

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 6	State Senator	U.S. House
November 4	Proposition (7), District Judge, District Attorney	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
October 4	School Board Member (6), Proposition (2), District Judge (7), District Attorney	U.S. House, state boards and courts
July 19	Proposition (4)	None
May 3	None	U.S. House
April 5	None	U.S. House
March 8	None	U.S. House
February 9	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (5), Republican Parish Executive Committee Member (2), Democratic State Central Committee Member (19), Republican State Central Committee Member (9)	President

2007

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 17	Councilman at Large, Proposition (2), State Senator (3), State Representative (5), District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 20	Councilman at Large, Judge & Marshal of City Court, State Senator (7), State Representative (11), District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
May 5	District Judge	None
March 31	State Representative, District Judge	None
March 10	State Representative	None

2006

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 9	None	U.S. House
November 7	State Representative	U.S. House, 8 constitutional amendments
September 30	Constable of City Court, Proposition, State Representative	Statewide offices, 13 constitutional amendments
May 20	Clerk of Court, Assessor (2), Parish President, Councilman at Large, Police Juror (3), Proposition	None
April 22	Sheriff (2), Clerk of Court (2), Assessor (7), Parish President, Councilman at Large, Police Juror (5), Proposition	None

2005

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
July 9	State Senator	None
June 4	State Senator	None
May 21	State Senator	None
April 2	Police Juror, Constable of City Court	None
February 26	State Representative	None
January 29	State Representative	None

2004

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 4	Parish Court Judge, State Senator	U.S. House
November 2	Parish Court Judge, Sheriff, School Board Member (2), Proposition (6)	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
September 18	Parish Court Judge, Sheriff, School Board Member (7), District Judge	State boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
March 9	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (5), Republican Parish Executive Committee Member (2), Democratic State Central Committee Member (14), Republican State Central Committee Member (13), Judge of a Court of Appeal	President

2003

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 15	Clerk of Court, Proposition (5), State Senator (2), State Representative (4), District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 4	Clerk of Court, Proposition, State Senator (5), State Representative (10), District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 15 constitutional amendments

2002

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 7	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
November 5	Proposition (2), Judge of a Court of Appeal, District Judge (2), District Attorney	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 12 constitutional amendments
October 5	Parish Court Judge (2), Recorder of Mort / Register of Convey - Orleans (2), Judge & Marshal of City Court, Constable of City Court, Proposition (3), Judge of a Court of Appeal (2), District Judge (6), District Attorney	State boards and courts
May 4	State Representative	None
April 6	State Representative (2)	None
March 2	Parish President, Police Juror, Proposition	None
February 2	Sheriff, Clerk of Court (2), Assessor (3), Coroner, Parish President, Councilman at Large, Police Juror (5), Proposition (3)	None

2001

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 17	Proposition	State boards and courts
October 20	Proposition	State boards and courts
May 5	District Judge	None
April 7	Proposition, District Judge (3)	None
March 17	State Representative (2)	None
February 17	State Representative (2)	None

2000

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 7	Proposition (2)	President, U.S. House, 4 constitutional amendments
October 7	Parish Court Judge, Police Juror (2), Constable of City Court, School Board Member (6), Judge of a Court of Appeal	State boards and courts
April 15	Police Juror	None
March 14	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (5), Republican Parish Executive Committee Member (2), Police Juror, School Board Member, Democratic State Central Committee Member (21), Republican State Central Committee Member (11)	President

1999

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 20	Proposition (3), State Senator, State Representative (3)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 6 constitutional amendments
October 23	State Senator (2), State Representative (12), District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 10 constitutional amendments
May 29	None	U.S. House
May 1	Parish Court Judge, Proposition	U.S. House
March 27	Parish Court Judge, Judge of a Court of Appeal	None
March 6	State Senator	None
February 6	State Senator	None

1998

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 5	Proposition	None
November 3	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition (2)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 2 constitutional amendments
October 3	Judge & Marshal of City Court (3), School Board Member (2), Proposition, District Judge	State boards and courts, 19 constitutional amendments
May 2	Proposition (4)	None
March 7	Recorder of Mort / Register of Convey - Orleans, Judge & Marshal of City Court, Judge of a Court of Appeal	None
February 7	Clerk of Court, Assessor (2), Recorder of Mort / Register of Convey - Orleans (2), Parish President, Councilman at Large, Police Juror (3), Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition, Judge of a Court of Appeal	None

1997

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
October 25	State Representative	None
September 27	State Representative	None
May 3	School Board Member, Proposition	None
April 5	Judge & Marshal of City Court, School Board Member	None

1996

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 5	Proposition (3), Republican State Central Committee Member (9), District Judge (3), District Attorney	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments
September 21	Parish Court Judge, Judge & Marshal of City Court, Constable of City Court, School Board Member (2), District Judge (9), District Attorney	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 2 constitutional amendments
April 20	None	State boards and courts
March 12	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (5), Republican Parish Executive Committee Member (3), Democratic State Central Committee Member (18)	President, state boards and courts

1995

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 18	Proposition, State Representative (2)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
October 21	State Senator (3), State Representative (13), District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 17 constitutional amendments
September 23	District Judge	None
July 15	Proposition (3)	None
March 4	State Representative	None
February 4	State Representative	None

1994

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 8	Clerk of City Court (Orleans), State Senator, State Representative	State boards and courts
October 1	Parish Court Judge (2), Judge & Marshal of City Court (3), Clerk of City Court (Orleans), Constable of City Court, School Board Member, Judge of a Court of Appeal (2), State Senator, State Representative	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
March 5	Assessor, Parish President, Councilman at Large, Police Juror (4), Judge & Marshal of City Court, District Judge	None
February 5	Assessor (4), Recorder of Mort / Register of Convey - Orleans (2), Parish President, Councilman at Large, Police Juror (5), Judge & Marshal of City Court, District Judge	None

1993

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 13	District Judge	None
October 16	Proposition (4), District Judge (2)	6 constitutional amendments
August 14	State Representative	None
July 17	State Representative	None

1992

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
December 5	Republican State Central Committee Member, State Representative	None
November 3	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (5), School Board Member (6), Proposition, Republican State Central Committee Member (10), State Representative, District Judge	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
October 3	Parish Court Judge, Judge & Marshal of City Court, School Board Member (7), Proposition (2), District Judge	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments
March 10	Proposition, Judge of a Court of Appeal (2), District Judge	President

1991

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 16	Proposition, Democratic State Central Committee Member (18), State Representative (4)	Statewide offices
October 19	Proposition (3), State Senator (3), State Representative (14)	Statewide offices, 8 constitutional amendments
July 13	Proposition (6)	None
April 20	State Representative	None
March 23	Proposition (2), State Representative	State boards and courts
February 23	State Senator	None

1990

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 6	Proposition (10), District Judge (2)	U.S. House
October 6	Judge & Marshal of City Court (2), Justice of the Peace, Judge of a Court of Appeal, District Judge (6), District Attorney	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 15 constitutional amendments
March 3	Recorder of Mort / Register of Convey - Orleans, Police Juror, Clerk of City Court (Orleans) (2)	None
February 3	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (5), Sheriff, Assessor (4), Recorder of Mort / Register of Convey - Orleans (2), Parish President, Councilman at Large, Police Juror (4), Clerk of City Court (Orleans) (2)	None

1989

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
October 7	None	13 constitutional amendments
April 29	None	1 constitutional amendment

1988

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 8	Judge & Marshal of City Court (2), School Board Member (3)	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts
October 1	Judge & Marshal of City Court (3), School Board Member (6)	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
April 16	District Judge	U.S. House
March 8	Republican State Central Committee Member (15), District Judge	President, U.S. House

1987

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 21	Democratic State Central Committee Member (25), State Representative (4)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments
October 24	Judge of a Court of Appeal, State Senator (3), State Representative (12)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts

1986

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 4	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
September 27	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
May 3	State Representative	None
April 5	State Representative (2)	State boards and courts
February 1	Democratic Parish Executive Committee Member (4), Republican Parish Executive Committee Member (2), Sheriff, Clerk of Court (2), Assessor (3), Recorder of Mort / Register of Convey - Orleans (2), Parish President, Councilman at Large, Police Juror (5), Clerk of City Court (Orleans), District Judge (3)	None

1985

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
March 30	None	U.S. House

1984

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
September 29	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House

1983

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 19	State Representative (5)	Statewide offices
October 22	Other State Office, State Senator (4), State Representative (11)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments

1982

Election day	Local races in Orleans Parish	Statewide races
November 2	School Board Member, State Representative	State boards and courts
September 11	School Board Member, State Representative	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 8 constitutional amendments