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{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = 1958 New Orleans mayoral election |
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| country = New Orleans |
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| flag_year = 1958 |
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| flag_image = Flag of New Orleans, Louisiana.svg |
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| type = presidential |
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| previous_election = 1954 New Orleans mayoral election |
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| previous_year = 1954 |
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| next_election = 1962 New Orleans mayoral election |
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| candidate1 = '''[[deLesseps Morrison]]''' |
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| popular_vote1 = '''90,802''' |
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| candidate2 = Claude W. Duke |
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| popular_vote2 = 43,231 |
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| title = Mayor |
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| before_election = [[deLesseps Morrison]] |
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| before_party = Democratic Party (United States) |
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| after_election = [[deLesseps Morrison]] |
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| after_party = Democratic Party (United States) |
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The '''New Orleans mayoral election of 1958''', held in February, resulted in the re-election of [[deLesseps Morrison]] to his fourth consecutive term as [[mayor of New Orleans]]. Morrison was able to defeat the [[Regular Democratic Organization]] candidate - former State Representative [[Claude W. Duke]] - soundly, winning 90,802 of the 157,320 votes cast in the election compared to Duke's 43,231 votes. State Representative [[Fred C. Donaldson]] ran a distant third with 18,999 votes; no runoff was required. Morrison had proven able to consistently defeat the once powerful RDO machine, but since mayors were only allowed two consecutive terms under the new city charter of 1954, this would be Morrison's last term in office. |
The '''New Orleans mayoral election of 1958''', held in February, resulted in the re-election of [[deLesseps Morrison]] to his fourth consecutive term as [[mayor of New Orleans]]. Morrison was able to defeat the [[Regular Democratic Organization]] candidate - former State Representative [[Claude W. Duke]] - soundly, winning 90,802 of the 157,320 votes cast in the election compared to Duke's 43,231 votes. State Representative [[Fred C. Donaldson]] ran a distant third with 18,999 votes; no runoff was required. Morrison had proven able to consistently defeat the once powerful RDO machine, but since mayors were only allowed two consecutive terms under the new city charter of 1954, this would be Morrison's last term in office. |
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|[[deLesseps Morrison]] |
|[[deLesseps Morrison]] (incumbent) |
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|90,802 |
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|[[Claude W. Duke]] |
|[[Claude W. Duke]] |
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|[[Fred C. Donaldson]] |
|[[Fred C. Donaldson]] |
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* Haas, Edward F. ''DeLesseps S. Morrison and the Image of Reform: New Orleans Politics, 1946-1961.'' LSU Press, 1974. |
* Haas, Edward F. ''DeLesseps S. Morrison and the Image of Reform: New Orleans Politics, 1946-1961.'' LSU Press, 1974. |
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* Parker, Joseph B. ''The Morrison Era: Reform Politics in New Orleans.'' Pelican, 1974. |
* Parker, Joseph B. ''The Morrison Era: Reform Politics in New Orleans.'' Pelican, 1974. |
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{{1958 United States elections}} |
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[[Category:Mayoral elections in New Orleans]] |
[[Category:Mayoral elections in New Orleans]] |
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[[Category:United States mayoral elections |
[[Category:1958 United States mayoral elections|New Orleans]] |
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[[Category:Louisiana elections |
[[Category:1958 Louisiana elections]] |
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The New Orleans mayoral election of 1958, held in February, resulted in the re-election of deLesseps Morrison to his fourth consecutive term as mayor of New Orleans. Morrison was able to defeat the Regular Democratic Organization candidate - former State Representative Claude W. Duke - soundly, winning 90,802 of the 157,320 votes cast in the election compared to Duke's 43,231 votes. State Representative Fred C. Donaldson ran a distant third with 18,999 votes; no runoff was required. Morrison had proven able to consistently defeat the once powerful RDO machine, but since mayors were only allowed two consecutive terms under the new city charter of 1954, this would be Morrison's last term in office.
| Candidate | Votes received |
|---|---|
| deLesseps Morrison (incumbent) | 90,802 |
| Claude W. Duke | 43,231 |
| Fred C. Donaldson | 18,999 |
| Leonard Gunsberg | 2,938 |
| Addison Roswell Thompson | 683 |
| William Attaway | 667 |
Sources
[edit]- Haas, Edward F. DeLesseps S. Morrison and the Image of Reform: New Orleans Politics, 1946-1961. LSU Press, 1974.
- Parker, Joseph B. The Morrison Era: Reform Politics in New Orleans. Pelican, 1974.