NEW ORLEANS — Incumbent city council members Helena Moreno in At-Large Division 1 and Joe Giarrusso in Council District A have been projected by WWL-TV Political Analyst Clancy DuBos to roll to re-election easily Saturday night. The other council races have been more competitive with some incumbents facing challenges.
In fact, incumbent Jay Banks will face a runoff with Lesli Harris in District B, while incumbent Cyndi Nguyen is facing a runoff with former city councilman Oliver Thomas in District E.
In Council At-Large Division 2 J.P. Morrell has defeated opponent Kristin Gisleson Palmer with a reported 51% over Palmers 32% of votes
In District C, Freddie King has made it to the runoff with his opponent being Stephanie Bridges. King reported 44% of votes while Bridges reported only 16%.
In District D, Eugene Green heads to a runoff with Troy Glover.