1965 New Orleans mayoral election

1965 New Orleans mayoral election

November 6, 1965 (1965-11-06)

Candidate Victor H. Schiro Jimmy Fitzmorris Party Democrat Democrat Popular vote 81,973 78,654 Percentage 50.1 48.1

Mayor of New Orleans before election Victor Schiro Democrat Elected Mayor of New Orleans Victor Schiro Democrat

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.

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%

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

References

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