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 several seats,

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.

Two elections for seats on the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council are headed to run offs while four of the six contested seats in the 2024 election had a final outcome decided Tuesday night. Districts 1 and 2 will again be on the ballot with head-to-head matchups on Dec. 7.

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.

Results are in for national, state and local races and issues. Here is a summary of everything that happened that impacts Louisiana.

Despite fundraising more than $1 million — the most ever in a Baton Rouge mayoral race — James, a former state representative, got 53,510 votes, or 28%. None of the other five candidates on the ballot got more than 2%.

West Baton Rouge Parish voters elected several council members in Port Allen, Addis and Brusly. Also, according to complete but unofficial results on the Louisiana Secretary of State's website, the mayor of Port Allen and Brusly police chief,