2018 Shreveport mayoral election

2018 Shreveport mayoral election

November 6, 2018 (first round) December 8, 2018 (runoff)

Candidate Adrian Perkins Ollie Tyler Jim Taliaferro Party Democratic Democratic Republican First round 17,528 28.83% 14,436 23.75% 12,478 20.53% Runoff 25,138 64.4% 13,895 35.6% Eliminated   Candidate Lee O. Savage Steven Jackson Party Republican Democratic First round 8,357 13.75% 6,808 11.2% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election Ollie Tyler Democratic Elected mayor Adrian Perkins Democratic

The 2018 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the election of Democrat Adrian Perkins who defeated incumbent mayor of Shreveport Ollie Tyler in the runoff. The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on November 6, 2018, and as no candidate obtained the required majority, the general election followed on December 8, 2018.

Results

2018 Mayor of Shreveport primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrian Perkins	17,528	28.83%
	Democratic	Ollie Tyler (incumbent)	14,436	23.75%
	Republican	Jim Taliaferro	12,478	20.53%
	Republican	Lee O. Savage	8,357	13.75%
	Democratic	Steven Jackson	6,808	11.2%
	Democratic	Tremecius Dixon	484	0.8%
	Independent	Anna Marie Arpino	360	0.59%
	Democratic	Jeron Rogers	339	0.56%
Total votes			60,790	100%

2018 Mayor of Shreveport general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrian Perkins	25,138	64.4%
	Democratic	Ollie Tyler (incumbent)	13,895	35.6%
Total votes			39,033	100%