Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation of the open primary system. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. In this election, the first round of voting was held on October 1, 1977, and the runoff was held on November 12.
The 1977 municipal elections were the first under Louisiana's open primary law signed by Governor Edwin Edwards two years earlier.
Under the New Orleans City Charter adopted by voters in 1954, Incumbent mayor Moon Landrieu was term-limited.
Resultsedit
Primary, October 1 A total of 154,643 votes were cast
Board of Supervisors of Elections for the Parish of Orleans. Election Returns of Orleans Parish, 1977.
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1977, orleans, mayoral, election, orleans, mayoral, election, 1977, resulted, election, ernest, morial, first, african, american, mayor, orleans, 1977, orleans, mayoral, election, 1973, october, 1977, first, round, november, 1977, runoff, 1982, candidate, erne. The New Orleans mayoral election of 1977 resulted in the election of Ernest Morial as the first African American mayor of New Orleans 1977 New Orleans Mayoral Election 1973 October 1 1977 first round November 12 1977 runoff 1982 Candidate Ernest Morial Joe DiRosa Party Democratic First round 41 18226 63 36 86223 84 Runoff 90 53951 78 84 32548 22 Candidate Nat Kiefer Toni Morrison Party Democratic First round 36 59723 67 32 17620 81 Runoff Eliminated EliminatedMayor before election Moon Landrieu Democratic Elected Mayor Ernest Morial DemocraticBackground editElections in Louisiana with the exception of U S presidential elections follow a variation of the open primary system Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party Unless one candidate takes more than 50 of the vote in the first round a run off election is then held between the top two candidates who may in fact be members of the same party In this election the first round of voting was held on October 1 1977 and the runoff was held on November 12 The 1977 municipal elections were the first under Louisiana s open primary law signed by Governor Edwin Edwards two years earlier Under the New Orleans City Charter adopted by voters in 1954 Incumbent mayor Moon Landrieu was term limited Results editPrimary October 1 A total of 154 643 votes were cast Candidate Votes received Ernest Morial 41 182 26 63 Joe DiRosa 36 862 23 84 Nat Kiefer 36 597 23 67 DeLesseps Toni Morrison Jr 32 176 20 81 Thomas Lewis Giraud 5 215 3 37 Herbert W Christenberry Jr 1 381 0 89 Joel Aber 377 0 24 Rodney Fertel 293 0 19 Cecil M Shilstone 191 0 12 Thomas Joseph Garnier 188 0 12 George A Aiavolasiti 181 0 12 Runoff November 12 Candidate Votes received Ernest Morial 90 539 51 78 Joe DiRosa 84 325 48 22 Preceded by1973 mayoral election New Orleans mayoral elections Succeeded by1982 mayoral electionSources editBoard of Supervisors of Elections for the Parish of Orleans Election Returns of Orleans Parish 1977 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 New Orleans mayoral election amp oldid 1174190660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
