1990 Shreveport mayoral election

1990 Shreveport mayoral election
	Template:Country data Shreveport
Mayor before election; John Brennan Hussey; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Hazel Beard; Republican

Template:ElectionsLA 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, 1990. Beard became the first woman, and the first Republican since Reconstruction, to serve as mayor of Shreveport.

Results[edit]

1990 Mayor of Shreveport primary election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	C. O. Simpkins	21,242	31.92%
	Republican	Hazel Beard	15,234	22.89%
	Democratic	Bill Bush	7,566	11.37%
	Republican	Ron Bean	5,064	7.61%
	Republican	Carolyn Whitehurst	5,005	7.52%
	Republican	Gary Childress	3,969	5.96%
	Republican	Doug Rimmer	3,824	5.75%
Total votes			66,550	100%

1990 Mayor of Shreveport general election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hazel Beard	38,683	59.47%
	Democratic	C. O. Simpkins	26,367	40.53%
Total votes			65,040	100%

↑ "October 6, 1990, Primary Election Results". Louisiana Department of State. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
↑ "November 6 1990 General Election Results". Louisiana Department of State. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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