David Baird
David Baird was a Republican candidate for At-large Division 2 representative on the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana. Baird was defeated in the primary election on October 14, 2017.
Elections
2017
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, held primary elections for mayor and seven city council seats on October 14, 2017. A general election took place on November 18, 2017, for races where no candidate received 50 percent of the primary vote. The filing deadline for this election was July 14, 2017.[1][2] Incumbent Jason Williams (D) defeated David Baird (R), Jason Coleman (D), David Nowak (D), and Aaron Christopher (No Party) in the primary election for the At-large Division 2 seat on the New Orleans City Council.
| New Orleans City Council, At-large Division 2 Primary election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jason Williams Incumbent |
72.67% | 53,339 | |
| Republican | David Baird | 10.72% | 7,867 | |
| Democratic | Jason Coleman | 9.39% | 6,891 | |
| Democratic | David Nowak | 4.45% | 3,267 | |
| No Party | Aaron Christopher | 2.78% | 2,039 | |
| Total Votes | 73,403 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Saturday, October 14, 2017," accessed October 14, 2017 | ||||
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