New Orleans mayoral election, 1965

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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.

[edit] Results

Democratic Party Primary, November 6, 1965

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage of total vote
Victor Schiro	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%

Preceded by 1962 mayoral election

New Orleans mayoral elections

Succeeded by 1969-70 mayoral election

[edit] Sources

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