1965 New Orleans mayoral election

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1965 New Orleans mayoral election
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  1962 November 6, 1965 (1965-11-06) 1969-70  
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Candidate Victor H. Schiro Jimmy Fitzmorris
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote81,97378,654
Percentage50.1%48.1%

Mayor before election

Victor Schiro
Democratic

Elected mayor

Victor Schiro
Democratic

The New Orleans mayoral election of 1965 resulted in the re-election of Victor Schiro to his second full term as Mayor of New Orleans. No runoff was needed, as Schiro received over 50% of the vote. Elections were held on November 6. [1]

Results

Democratic Party Primary, November 6, 1965

CandidateVotes receivedPercentage of total vote
Victor Schiro (incumbent)81,97350.1%
Jimmy Fitzmorris 78,65448.1%
Addison Roswell Thompson 2,1211.3%
Joseph Held 4580.3%
Doris Perkins 2260.1%

Gerald J. Gallinghouse withdrew before the primary to endorse Fitzmorris.

References

  1. Brox, Brian (Fall 2009). "Elections and Voting in Post-Katrina New Orleans" (PDF). Southern Studies. 16 (2): 1–23.