Despite initially tight polls in the runoff, which showed Carter within reach of winning the election, Broome won by a decisive margin.

[4] Following the race's conclusion, runner-up Steve Carter contracted COVID-19, dying two months later from COVID-19 related complications on January 26, 2021.

[5] Carter's death was followed by an outpouring of fond emotion, including from his electoral opponent Broome, who stated, "You never saw him without a smile on his face and a hand extended to greet you, Steve was a Baton Rougean through and through.

The election resulted in a runoff between Broome and former Republican state representative Steve Carter, after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote.

[16] Incumbent Mayor Sharon Weston Broome won the December 5 runoff after securing a decisive 57% of the vote.