Election Name: | 2012 Baton Rouge mayoral election |
Flag Image: | Flag of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2008 Baton Rouge mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2008 |
Next Election: | 2016 Baton Rouge mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
Candidate1: | Kip Holden |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 115,305 |
Percentage1: | 60.02% |
Candidate2: | Mike Walker Sr. |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 65,972 |
Percentage2: | 34.34% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Kip Holden |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2012 Baton Rouge mayoral election was held on November 6, 2012, 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.