Election Name: | 1962 New Orleans mayoral election |
Country: | New Orleans |
Flag Year: | 1962 |
Flag Image: | Flag of New Orleans, Louisiana.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Vote Type: | Popular |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1958 New Orleans mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1958 |
Next Election: | 1965 New Orleans mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1965 |
Image1: | New Orleans 1962 Mayor Schiro-ST-158-66-62.jpg |
Candidate1: | Victor H. Schiro |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 94,157 |
Percentage1: | 56.3% |
Candidate2: | Adrian G. Duplantier |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 73,057 |
Percentage2: | 43.7% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Victor Schiro |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The New Orleans mayoral election of 1962 resulted in the election of interim mayor Victor Schiro to his first full term as mayor of New Orleans.
First Democratic Party Primary, January 27, 1962
Candidate | Votes received | |
---|---|---|
Adrian G. Duplantier | 57,001 | |
Victor Schiro (incumbent) | 52,685 | |
James A. Comiskey | 37,557 | |
Paul Burke | 18,913 | |
Addison Roswell Thompson | 742 | |
Anthony Deckelmann | 472 | |
Frank Ber | 350 | |
Joseph Janusa | 192 | |
Allen LaCombe | 126 |
Second Democratic Party Primary, March 3, 1962
Candidate | Votes received |
---|---|
Victor Schiro (incumbent) | 94,157 |
Adrian Duplantier | 73,057 |