Election Name: | 2014 Shreveport mayoral election |
Country: | Shreveport |
Vote Type: | Popular |
Previous Election: | 2010 Shreveport mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Election Date: | November 4, 2014 (first round) December 6, 2014 (runoff) |
Next Election: | 2018 Shreveport mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
1Blank: | First round |
2Blank: | Runoff |
Image1: | 3x4.svg |
Candidate1: | Ollie Tyler |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
1Data1: | 26,063 43.7% |
2Data1: | 34,261 63.3% |
Candidate2: | Victoria Provenza |
Party2: | Independent (politician) |
1Data2: | 15,218 25.52% |
2Data2: | 19,860 36.7% |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
Candidate3: | Patrick C. Williams |
Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
1Data3: | 12,901 12.63% |
2Data3: | Eliminated |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Cedric Glover |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Ollie Tyler |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2014 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the election of the Democrat Ollie Tyler as the first African-American female mayor of Shreveport. She defeated Victoria Provenza in the runoff election to succeed the term-limited incumbent Cedric Glover. The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on November 4, 2014, and as no candidate obtained the required majority, the general election followed on December 6, 2014.
No Republican sought the position.
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