2002 Shreveport mayoral election

The 2002 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the re-election of Democrat Keith Hightower who defeated Republican Vernon Adams by a large margin in the election of October 5, 2002. As Hightower won a simple majority in this round, no run-off election was held.

2002 Shreveport mayoral election

← 1998 October 5, 2002 2006 →
 
Candidate Keith Hightower Vernon Adams
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 31,084 10,620
Percentage 74.53% 25.47%

Mayor before election

Keith Hightower
Democratic

Elected mayor

Keith Hightower
Democratic

Results

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2002 Mayor of Shreveport primary election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Keith Hightower 31,084 74.53%
Republican Vernon Adams 10,620 25.47%
Total votes 41,704 100%

References

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  1. ^ "October 5 2002 Primary Election Results". Louisiana Department of State. Retrieved January 8, 2022.