2020 Baton Rouge mayoral election

The 2020 Baton Rouge mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1]

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2020 Baton Rouge mayoral election
November 3, 2020
 
Candidate Sharon Weston Broome Steve Carter Matthew Watson
Party Democratic Republican Republican
 
Candidate C. Denise Marcelle
Party Democratic
Mayor before election

Sharon Weston Broome
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Sharon Weston Broome
Democratic

The election resulted in a runoff which saw incumbent Mayor Sharon Weston Broome re-elected.[2][3]

Candidates

Declared
  • Sharon Weston Broome, incumbent mayor (Party preference: Democratic)[4]
  • Matthew Watson, East Baton Rouge Metro Councilman (Party preference: Republican)[5]
  • Steve Carter, former state representative (Party preference: Republican)[6]
  • C. Denise Marcelle, state representative (Party preference: Democratic)[7]
  • Jordan Piazza, owner of Uncle Earl's Bar (Party preference: Republican)[8][9]
  • E. Eric Guirard, attorney (Party preference: Independent)[10]
  • Frank Smith III, property manager (Party preference: Republican)[11]

Disqualified
  • Tara Wicker, Baton Rouge Metro Councilwoman (Party preference: Democratic)[12]

Polling
Poll source Date Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Sharon Weston
Broome (D)		 Steve
Carter (R)		 C. Denise
Marcelle (D)		 Matthew
Watson (R)		 Other Undecided
Baton Rouge Area Chamber Released October 14, 2020 – (V)[lower-alpha 2] – 41% 14% 6% 13% 6%[lower-alpha 3] 19%

Results
2020 Baton Rouge mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Weston Broome 48%
Republican Steve Carter 20%
Republican Matthew Watson
Democratic C. Denise Marcelle
Republican Jordan Piazza
Republican Frank Smith III
Nonpartisan E. Eric Guirard

The election resulted in a runoff between Broome and former Republican state senator Steve Carter after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote.[13]

Runoff results

Incumbent Mayor Sharon Weston Broome would win the December 5 runoff after securing 57% of the vote, in contrast to former state senator Steve Carter's 43%.[2][3]

Notes
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Not yet released
  3. Jordan Piazza (R) with 4%; "E Eric" Guirard (I) with 2%; Frank Smith (R) with 0%

See also

References
  1. "City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. Morgan, Samatha (December 5, 2020). "Mayor Broome projected to win second term". WAFB. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. https://www.wbrz.com/pages/election-results
  4. writer, TERRY L. JONES | Staff. "Sharon Weston Broome says she'll seek re-election in 2020: 'I love the job I have'". The Advocate. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  5. "Matt Watson Talks About Running For Mayor". Talk 107.3. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  6. The Advocate Staff. "Former State Rep. Steve Carter joins East Baton Rouge mayoral race". The Advocate. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  7. Paterson, Blake. "State Rep. C. Denise Marcelle is running for mayor-president to be 'the voice' of Baton Rouge". The Advocate. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  8. Thomas, Rachael. "Baton Rouge businessman announces mayoral campaign". wafb.com. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  9. Blake, Paterson | Staff. "Businessman Jordan Piazza announces run for East Baton Rouge mayor-president". The Advocate. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  10. Jones, Terry. "E. Eric Guirard, Baton Rouge lawyer famed for TV commercials, plans unconventional run for mayor". The Advocate.
  11. Jones, Terry. "At 76, Frank Smith isn't running to win the Baton Rouge mayor's race. He wants to send a message". The Advocate.
  12. https://ballotpedia.org/Tara_Wicker
  13. Hays, Robb (November 3, 2020). "2020 Election Results: EBR mayor-president race headed to runoff". WAFB. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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