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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Central Mayor & City Council Election 2026

2 of 7 council seats are on the ballot, with 6 candidates running. Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Voters citywide elect the mayor; District 3 voters choose between two council candidates. The other six council seats (two at-large, Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5) drew only as many candidates as seats, marked Unopposed on the Secretary of State list.

Deadline to request an absentee ballot · Oct 30

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What the next council decides

01Law enforcement model3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council approved a cooperative agreement with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office on Sept. 8, 2026, moving Central toward a hybrid model.

What's on the tableHow the next mayor and council staff, fund and oversee law enforcement in Central.

02Growth and the Central 2045 master plan2 sourced facts

Where it standsOn Sept. 8, 2026 the council voted on a resolution to concur with "Central 2045: A Plan for the Future"; the minutes record 3 yeas and 3 nays.

What's on the tableHow development standards and the master plan guide rezoning and growth in Central.

03Parks and the BREC system2 sourced facts

Where it standsCandidates at an August forum discussed park management, including whether Central should separate from the parish-wide park system.

What's on the tableWhether Central stays in the parish-wide park system and what it builds with city-owned land.

  • Lon Vicknair, a BREC Commission member, opposed separating Central from the parish-wide park system at the forum. WAFB · Aug 25, 2026
  • Aaron Moak envisioned turning the city center into a sports complex with baseball fields and a competition track. WAFB · Aug 25, 2026
04Drainage and flood protection2 sourced facts

Where it standsDrainage was a stated priority of all four mayoral candidates who spoke at the August forum.

What's on the tableWhich drainage projects and funding the city pursues, such as work on Beaver Bayou.

  • Geno Guercio said he wants to focus on education, drainage, and working with the school board, police chief and council. WAFB · Aug 25, 2026
  • Aaron Moak's plan proposes completing the Beaver Bayou Regional Detention Basin and widening six critical drainage crossings. Aaron Moak for Mayor

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  1. 1. How should Central provide law enforcement?

  2. 2. What should guide growth in Central?

  3. 3. Should Central stay in the parish-wide BREC park system?

Key dates

The seat math

0 stay (not up this year): 2 on this ballot

7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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