Election Name: | 1990 Shreveport mayoral election |
Country: | Shreveport |
Vote Type: | Popular |
Previous Election: | 1986 Shreveport mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1986 |
Election Date: | October 6, 1990 (first round) November 6, 1990 (runoff) |
Next Election: | 1994 Shreveport mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1994 |
1Blank: | First round |
2Blank: | Runoff |
Candidate1: | Hazel Beard |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
1Data1: | 15,234 22.89% |
2Data1: | 38,683 59.48% |
Candidate2: | C. O. Simpkins |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
1Data2: | 21,242 31.92% |
2Data2: | 26,367 40.54% |
Candidate3: | Bill Bush |
Party3: | Democratic Party (US) |
1Data3: | 7,566 11.37% |
2Data3: | Eliminated |
Candidate4: | Ron Bean |
Party4: | Republican Party (US) |
1Data4: | 5,064 7.61% |
2Data4: | Eliminated |
Candidate5: | Carolyn Whitehurst |
Party5: | Republican Party (US) |
1Data5: | 5,005 7.52% |
2Data5: | Eliminated |
Candidate6: | Gary Childress |
Party6: | Republican Party (US) |
1Data6: | 3,969 5.96% |
2Data6: | Eliminated |
Candidate7: | Doug Remmer |
Party7: | Republican Party (US) |
1Data7: | 3,824 5.75% |
2Data7: | Eliminated |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | John Brennan Hussey |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Hazel Beard |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1990 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the election of Republican councilwoman Hazel Beard in the race to succeed the term limited incumbent, John Brennan Hussey. The primary election was held on October 6, 1990. Beard and C. O. Simpkins, a dentist and civil rights activist, advanced to the general election held on November 6, 1994. Beard became the first woman, and the first Republican since Reconstruction, to serve as mayor of Shreveport.
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