2014 Shreveport mayoral election

2014 Shreveport mayoral election

November 4, 2014 (first round) December 6, 2014 (runoff)

Candidate Ollie Tyler Victoria Provenza Patrick C. Williams Party Democratic Independent Democratic First round 26,063 43.7% 15,218 25.52% 12,901 12.63% Runoff 34,261 63.3% 19,860 36.7% Eliminated

Mayor before election Cedric Glover Democratic Elected mayor Ollie Tyler Democratic

The 2014 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the election of the Democrat Ollie Tyler as the first African-American female mayor of Shreveport. She defeated Victoria Provenza in the runoff election to succeed the term-limited incumbent Cedric Glover. The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on November 4, 2014, and as no candidate obtained the required majority, the general election followed on December 6, 2014.

No Republican sought the position.

Results

2014 Mayor of Shreveport primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ollie Tyler	26,063	43.70%
	Independent	Victoria Provenza	15,218	25.52%
	Democratic	Patrick C. Williams	12,901	12.63%
	Democratic	Sam Jenkins	2,570	4.31%
	Independent	Anna Marie Arpino	1,431	2.40%
	Independent	Jim Crowley	1,126	1.89%
	Independent	Melvin Slack	332	0.56%
Total votes			59,641	100%

2014 Mayor of Shreveport general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ollie Tyler	34,261	63.30%
	Independent	Victoria Provenza	19,860	36.70%
Total votes			54,121	100%