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==Election of 2014==​

==Election of 2014==​

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Davis is only the third Republican elected mayor of Minden since 1966, the others having been [[Tom Colten]] and Paul Aaron Brown.<ref name=mayorlist/> The term extended for under fifteen months.<ref name=keel/> Davis ran again in the runoff election on December 6, 2014, for a full term as mayor. He faced a No-Party candidate, Charles Deck "Chad" Odom (born February 1975), who holds a Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies and Regional Planning with an emphasis in International Economic Development from the University of New Orleans.<ref name=whartontx/> In the November 4 primary, Davis led the three-candidate field with 2,045 votes (44.5 percent) to Odom's 1,467 (31.9 percent). In third place was former Mayor Joe Cornelius, Sr., the 2013 losing candidate, with 1,089 votes (23.7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11042014/11042014_60.html|title=Election Results for 11/4/2014|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 5, 2014}}</ref> Odom is the son of Webster Parish former Police Juror Charles D. Odom (born January 1951), an [[Independent voter|Independent]], and Pattie Lou Cook Odom (born October 1951), the Minden municipal downtown and economic development director who lost a race in 1991 as a Democratic candidate for state representative for Webster Parish. Odom's maternal grandfather was Harold Rae "Boe" Cook (1925-1997),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cook&GSfn=H&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=89124069&df=all&|title=Harold Ray "Boe" Cook (1925-1997)|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=December 30, 2014}}</ref> the owner of and popular broadcaster for KASO radio in Minden. One of his great-grandfathers was S. P. D. Coyle, a former mayor of Cotton Valley north of Minden, who died in 1955.<ref>"Former Cotton Valley Mayor Dies at Age 97", ''Minden Press'', July 28, 1955, p. 1.</ref>​

Davis is only the third Republican elected mayor of Minden since 1966, the others having been Arthur Thomas "Tom" Colten and [[Paul A. Brown]].<ref name=mayorlist/> The term extended for under fifteen months.<ref name=keel/> Davis ran again in the runoff election on December 6, 2014, for a full term as mayor. He faced a No-Party candidate, Charles Deck "Chad" Odom (born February 1975), who holds a Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies and Regional Planning with an emphasis in International Economic Development from the University of New Orleans.<ref name=whartontx/> In the November 4 primary, Davis led the three-candidate field with 2,045 votes (44.5 percent) to Odom's 1,467 (31.9 percent). In third place was former Mayor Joe Cornelius, Sr., the 2013 losing candidate, with 1,089 votes (23.7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11042014/11042014_60.html|title=Election Results for 11/4/2014|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 5, 2014}}</ref> Odom is the son of Webster Parish former Police Juror Charles D. Odom (born January 1951), an [[Independent voter|Independent]], and Pattie Lou Cook Odom (born October 1951), the Minden municipal downtown and economic development director who lost a race in 1991 as a Democratic candidate for state representative for Webster Parish. Odom's maternal grandfather was Harold Rae "Boe" Cook (1925-1997),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cook&GSfn=H&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=89124069&df=all&|title=Harold Ray "Boe" Cook (1925-1997)|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=December 30, 2014}}</ref> the owner of and popular broadcaster for KASO radio in Minden. One of his great-grandfathers was S. P. D. Coyle, a former mayor of Cotton Valley north of Minden, who died in 1955.<ref>"Former Cotton Valley Mayor Dies at Age 97", ''Minden Press'', July 28, 1955, p. 1.</ref>​

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Davis prevailed in the runoff by 225 votes, 2,346 (52.5 percent) to Odom's 2,121 (47.5 percent).<ref name=reelection/> Davis said that his narrow victory was "not about me. It's about Minden and where we need to go and where we want to go." Barbara Robertson, widow of former Mayor Bill Robertson, said Davis's victory for a full term was "like fulfilling a dream … This was what he [Robertson] wanted. If he wasn't mayor, he wanted it for Tommy." Mrs. Robertson said that Davis like her husband understands the importance of reserve funds in case of emergencies."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/tommy-davis-wins-full-term-as-minden-mayor/|title=Tommy Davis wins full term as Minden mayor|author=Bonnie Culverhouse|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=December 8, 2014}}</ref> ho​

Davis prevailed in the runoff by 225 votes, 2,346 (52.5 percent) to Odom's 2,121 (47.5 percent).<ref name=reelection/> Davis said that his narrow victory was "not about me. It's about Minden and where we need to go and where we want to go." Barbara Robertson, widow of former Mayor Bill Robertson, said Davis's victory for a full term was "like fulfilling a dream … This was what he [Robertson] wanted. If he wasn't mayor, he wanted it for Tommy." Mrs. Robertson said that Davis like her husband understands the importance of reserve funds in case of emergencies."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/tommy-davis-wins-full-term-as-minden-mayor/|title=Tommy Davis wins full term as Minden mayor|author=Bonnie Culverhouse|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=December 8, 2014}}</ref> ho​