The New Orleans mayoral election of 1973 resulted in the reelection of
Moon Landrieu
Moon Edwin Landrieu (born Maurice Edwin Landrieu; July 23, 1930 – September 5, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th mayor of New Orleans from 1970 to 1978. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New O ...
to his second term as
mayor of New Orleans
The post of Mayor of the City of New Orleans (french: Maire de La Nouvelle-Orléans) has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the Louisiana Purchase — the acquisition by the U.S. ...
. The primary round of voting was held on November 10; no runoff was required. Unlike the
previous election, the Republicans did not field a challenger to Landrieu, and thus was automatically elected following the Democratic primary.
The 1973 elections were the last municipal elections in New Orleans held using the closed primary system. In 1975,
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
Governor
Edwin Edwards signed a bill which changed all elections, except those for president, to an open primary system where all candidates regardless of party run on the same ballot. If one candidate does not receive an absolute majority (defined as 50 percent plus one vote), the top two finishers contest a runoff election.
Results
Primary, November 10
Sources
* Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee. ''First and Second Democratic Primary Elections'', 1973.
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