1965 New Orleans mayoral election

1965 New Orleans mayoral election

November 6, 1965 (1965-11-06)

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

Mayor before election Victor Schiro Democratic Elected mayor Victor Schiro Democratic

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 (incumbent)	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.