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Baton Rouge mayor's race upset: Sid Edwards forces runoff with incumbent Broome
Political newcomer and Republican Sid Edwards received 34% of the vote for mayor-president of East Baton Rouge, while Democratic incumbent Sharon-Weston Broome garnered 31%. The two will face each other in a runoff election on Dec. 7. Ted James, a favorite to win in many late polling predictions, was eliminated after receiving 28% of votes.
Baton Rouge mayoral race heads to December runoff. See the two candidates.
Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome will face Republican Sid Edwards in a runoff election after surviving a fierce challenge from fellow Democrat Ted James. Edwards received 64,862 votes, or 34%, while Broome had 58,843 votes, or 31%.
The Edwards-Broome Runoff Is On In Baton Rouge
I apologize for getting off to such a slow start at the site today, but it was a very late night, and then I had radio and the Spectacle Podcast to record, and then I had an American Spectator column I had to write.
Election 2024: Mayor-president race in East Baton Rouge Parish heads to a runoff
Voters in East Baton Rouge will vote for the mayor-president for the parish on Tuesday, Nov. 5. If no one candidate gets the majority of votes, the election could be determined by a runoff in December.
Candidates for Baton Rouge mayor make final push before election
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The top three candidates for Baton Rouge mayor made their final push Monday ahead of election day. Incumbent mayor Sharon Weston Broome and her team were out on Airline Highway and Old Hammond Highway where horns were honked, and signs were waved.
Nov. 5 election: East Baton Rouge council member races go to runoff, voters elect city constable
Several races in East Baton Rouge Parish are going to a runoff, according to complete but unofficial results on the Louisiana Secretary of State’s website. A December election will determine
Election 2024: Baton Rouge mayor-president candidate Sid Edwards wants to reduce crime, help the homeless
Coach Sid Edwards is a man of many hats. He’s a husband, father, grandparent and Istrouma High School dean of students and football coach of 40 years. Edwards is looking to put his
Reactions to EBR Mayor President Runoff
It’s a matchup that did not surprise Clay Young.“It really was about the numbers and how many Republicans Sid Edwards would pull away from Ted James to get him into the runoff,” explained Young, the ...
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Broome and Edwards to face off for mayor-president in December runoff
Ted James, the democratic candidate who was expected to win in the election's latest poll, has been knocked out of the race.
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Baton Rouge mayoral results buck local polling, surprise many political observers
Results of the first round of the Baton Rouge mayoral race surprised some local observers, as the final tally defies several ...
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Meet Baton Rouge mayoral candidate Coach Sid Edwards; clearing up confusion around ballot question
Today on Louisiana Considered, we speak with another one of Baton Rouge’s top mayoral candidates, Republican Sid Edwards.
One-on-one with Sid Edwards
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sid Edwards is the head coach of Istrouma High School Football. He hasn’t voted for the past eight ...
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Where do leading mayoral candidates stand on BREC’s millage renewals?
While BREC Superintendent Corey Wilson has cautioned that neglecting to renew the millages would diminish the park system’s ...