Calvin Duncan Wins Orleans Parish Court Clerk Election by 33-Point Margin

Calvin Duncan won election as Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Clerk on January 10, 2026, by a margin of approximately 33 percentage points — receiving 68% of the vote. Duncan campaigned on using the position to improve transparency and public access to court records. His election was seen as a historic moment: a man who spent 28 years wrongfully imprisoned winning the elected office that oversees the court where he was convicted.