2017 New Orleans mayoral election

The 2017 New Orleans mayoral election was held on November 18, 2017. On October 14 all candidates competed on one ballot regardless of party registration (called the nonpartisan blanket primary or "Louisiana primary").

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Mitch Landrieu was term-limited and could not seek reelection. This was the first time since the 1977 New Orleans elections were held in the fall as opposed to February and March. In 2014, at Landrieu's request, the Louisiana State Legislature moved city elections from the spring, when New Orleans hosts the Mardi Gras and Sugar Bowl (and sometimes the Super Bowl). The change in schedule was made in an effort to improve voter turnout.

Declared

 * Thomas J. Albert Jr.
 * Charles Anderson, visual artist and activist
 * Michael Bagneris - former Civil District Court judge and 2014 mayoral candidate
 * LaToya Cantrell - New Orleans City Councilor, District B
 * Desiree M. Charbonnet - former chief judge of the New Orleans Municipal Court
 * Edward Collins Sr.
 * Brandon Dorrington, wellness center coordinator with Delta Corps
 * Troy Henry - businessman, founder of management consulting firm Henry Consulting, and 2010 mayoral candidate
 * Frank Scurlock - businessman
 * Johnese Smith
 * Tommie A. Vassel, public accountant

Declared

 * Edward "Ed" Bruski, registered nurse
 * Patrick Van Hoorebeek
 * Hashim Walters

Declared

 * Manny "Chevrolet" Bruno
 * Byron Stephan Cole
 * Matthew Hill
 * Derrick O'Brien Martin, executive director of the Algiers Economic Development Foundation and managing partner at Sugchairo, Moi & Martin

Runoff

 * with Michael Bagernis and LaToya Cantrell
 * with Michael Bagernis and Desiree Charbonnet