1994 Shreveport mayoral election

1994 Shreveport mayoral election

October 1, 1994 (first round) November 8, 1994 (runoff)

Candidate Bo Williams Roy Cary Party Republican Democratic First round 16,412 30.05% 15,291 28% Runoff 38,678 58.86% 27,030 41.14%   Candidate John Brennan Hussey Henry Lee Burns Party Democratic Republican First round 11,855 21.71% 8,888 16.28% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election Hazel Beard Republican Elected mayor Robert W. "Bo" Williams Republican

The 1994 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the election of Republican councilman Robert W. "Bo" Williams in the race to succeed incumbent Hazel Beard. The primary election was held on October 1, 1994. Williams and fellow councilman Roy Cary advanced to the general election held on November 8, 1994.

Notably, incumbent mayor Beard decided not to run for re-election though she has served only one term and was eligible to contest another race. Former mayor John Brennan Hussey ran in the primary, but came third and therefore did not advance to the general election. This was the last time in which a Republican was elected mayor of Shreveport until 2022.

Results

1994 Mayor of Shreveport primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert W. "Bo" Williams	16,412	30.05%
	Democratic	Roy Cary	15,291	28%
	Democratic	John Brennan Hussey	11,855	21.71%
	Republican	Henry Burns	8,888	16.28%
	Democratic	Ken Epperson	1,002	1.83%
	Independent	Hank Hubley	653	1.2%
	Republican	Gary Wilkins	178	0.33%
	Democratic	Bob Pitts	165	0.3%
	Democratic	Earl Williams Davis II	163	0.3%
Total votes			54,607	100%

1994 Mayor of Shreveport general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert W. "Bo" Williams	38,678	58.86%
	Democratic	Roy Cary	27,030	41.14%
Total votes			65,708	100%