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Michelle Woodfork wins Orleans Parish sheriff race

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Michelle Woodfork was elected Orleans Parish sheriff in the Saturday, Oct. 11 elections.

Woodfork faced off against incumbent Susan Hutson, Republican Ernest Lee, Sr., Democrat Robert “Bob” Murray, Democrat Julian Parker and Democrat Edwin Shorty, Jr.

Woodfork won the race with more than 50% of the vote.

According to her campaign website, Woodfork has 33 years of law enforcement experience. She has served as Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department in 2022 and was appointed Director of Forensics and Intelligence for the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office.

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