1965 New Orleans mayoral election

1965 New Orleans mayoral election
	November 6, 1965
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

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage of total vote
Victor Schiro (incumbent)	81,973	50.1%
Jimmy Fitzmorris	78,654	48.1%
Addison Roswell Thompson	2,121	1.3%
Joseph Held	458	0.3%
Doris Perkins	226	0.1%

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

References

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

Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee. Mayoralty: First and Second Democratic Primary Elections, 1965.

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

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