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The 2002 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the re-election of Democrat Keith Hightower who defeated Republican Vernon Adams by a large margin in the election of October 5, 2002. As Hightower won a simple majority in this round, no run-off election was held.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Keith Hightower | 31,084 | 74.53% | |
Republican | Vernon Adams | 10,620 | 25.47% | |
Total votes | 41,704 | 100% |
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