The New Orleans City Council is nearly set for the next four years, with three incumbents and a new at-large member seizing outright victories in Saturday’s primary. Five seats are settled, and the remaining two are headed for a runoff in the Nov. 15 general election.

State Rep. Matthew Willard won the at-large seat previously held by Mayor-Elect Helena Moreno, and will helm the council with JP Morrell, who won reelection to the second citywide seat. Each faced two opponents: Willard won with 59% of the vote, while Morrell took 66%. They will become the first two Black politicians to serve in the at-large posts at the same time.

Incumbents Freddie King and Eugene Green also won second terms outright in Districts C and D, respectively. King won 64% in a district spanning Algiers, the Fren

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