2004 Baton Rouge mayoral election

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2004 Baton Rouge mayoral election
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Candidate Kip Holden
Party Democratic Republican Democratic
First-round vote 39,470 38,206 27,662
First-round percentage 35% 34% 25%
Second-round vote 94,802 81,142
Second-round percentage 54% 46%

Mayor before election


Republican

Elected Mayor

Kip Holden
Democratic

The 2004 Baton Rouge mayoral election was held on September 18 and November 2, 2004, to elect the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It saw Democrat Kip Holden unseat incumbent Republican .

Results[]

First round[]

First round[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 39,470 35
Republican (incumbent) 38,206 34
Democratic 27,662 25
Republican "Nat" Bankston 4,892 4
Republican John B. Fontenot 900 1
Democratic Leroy Davis 765 1
Other Stephanie J. Greco 703 1
Total votes 112,598

Runoff[]

Runoff results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melvin L. "Kip" Holden 94,802 54
Republican (incumbent) 81,142 46
Total votes 175,944

References[]

  1. ^ a b Louisiana Secretary of State. "Voter Portal".
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