1998 Shreveport mayoral election

1998 Shreveport mayoral election

October 3, 1998 (first round)

Candidate Keith Hightower Bo Williams Party Democratic Republican First round 20,294 41.89% 13,658 28.19% Runoff Winner by default Withdrew   Candidate Theron "TJ" Jackson Larry English Party Democratic Democratic First round 8,118 16.76% 5,226 10.79% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election Robert W. "Bo" Williams Republican Elected mayor Keith Hightower Democratic

The 1998 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the defeat of Republican incumbent Robert W. "Bo" Williams by Democratic councilman Keith Hightower. As Hightower did not win at least 50% of the vote in the primary, he and mayor Williams were entitled to a run-off election. However, Williams declined to run in the second round making Hightower the mayor-elect after the first round of voting.

Results

1998 Mayor of Shreveport primary election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Keith Hightower	20,294	41.89%
	Republican	Robert W. "Bo" Williams	13,658	28.19%
	Democratic	Theron "TJ" Jackson	8,118	16.76%
	Democratic	Larry English	5,226	10.79%
	Republican	Ward Elmo Bryant, Jr.	1,151	2.38%
Total votes			48,447	100%

References

1. "October 3 1998 Primary Election Results". Louisiana Department of State. Retrieved January 8, 2022.