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%.
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The Nov. 5 election is less than a week away and polls show a close race between three top candidates. One of them is Democrat "Ted" James.
Election 2024: Mayor-president race in East Baton Rouge Parish heads to a runoff
The race for mayor-president in East Baton Rouge Parish is headed to a runoff between incumbent Democrat Sharon Weston Broome and Republican Emile "Sid" Edwards. The election will be on Saturday, Dec.
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Top East Baton Rouge mayoral candidates say they’re confident connecting with voters
It's the last full week on the campaign trail and the top candidates in the East Baton Rouge Mayor-President's race are out in full force.
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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.
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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Baton Rouge mayoral candidate Ted James responds after Sharon Weston Broome releases attack ad
A one-minute radio ad released by the Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s campaign attacking Ted James starts with James’ ...
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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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Faimon Roberts: In EBR race, conventional wisdom shows it's not to be trusted
"The results stunned many within Baton Rouge's political community who considered Ted James a lock to make the runoff along ...
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Hot mic moment raises tensions in Baton Rouge mayor's race
This week, the race for Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge took a hostile turn when incumbent Sharon Weston Broome’s ...
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Ad heats up the campaign trail as the mayor-president election draws closer
Two days after the latest poll in the East Baton Rouge mayor-president election was released showing Ted James ahead by one point, Sharon Weston Broome’s campaign released a sixty-second radio ...
Broome campaign releases excerpts of secret Ted James audio
The Sharon Weston Broome campaign has provided WAFB with what it says are two unedited excerpts from the secret recording it used to create an attack ad against her opponent, Ted James.