1982 New Orleans mayoral election

1982 New Orleans Mayoral Election

← 1977 February 6, 1982 (first round)
March 20, 1982 (runoff)
1986 →
 
Candidate Ernest Morial Ron Faucheux Bill Jefferson
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
First round 75,929
46.91%
73,441
23.61%
11,327
7%
Runoff 100,703
53.2%
88,583
46.8%
Eliminated

Mayor before election

Ernest Morial
Democratic

Elected mayor

Ernest Morial
Democratic

The New Orleans mayoral election of 1982 resulted in the reelection of Ernest Morial to a second term as mayor of New Orleans.