2008 Baton Rouge mayoral election

2008 Baton Rouge mayoral election

October 4, 2008

Candidate Kip Holden Dan Kyle Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 75,450 12,886 Percentage 71.18% 12.16%   Candidate Wayne Carter Ron Johnson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 11,341 6,320 Percentage 10.7% 5.96%

Mayor before election Kip Holden Democratic Elected mayor Kip Holden Democratic

The 2008 Baton Rouge mayoral election was held on October 4, 2008, to elect the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor-president Kip Holden. Since Holden won an outright majority in the first round, no runoff was necessitated.

Results

Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kip Holden (incumbent)	75,450	71.18
	Republican	Dan Kyle	12,886	12.16
	Republican	Wayne Carter	11,341	10.7
	Democratic	Ron Johnson	6,320	5.96
Total votes			105,997