1962 New Orleans mayoral election

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.

1962 New Orleans mayoral election

March 3, 1962 (1962-03-03)

Candidate Victor H. Schiro Adrian G. Duplantier Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 94,157 73,057 Percentage 56.3% 43.7%

Mayor before election Victor Schiro Democratic Elected mayor Victor Schiro Democratic

Results

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

Sources

• Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee. Mayoralty: First and Second Democratic Primary Elections, 1962.