A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Davis handily won the [[special election]] held on October 19, 2013, when he unseated interim Mayor Joe Cornelius, Sr., an [[African American]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and the former Mayor Pro Tem and the former District A member of the Minden City Council. Cornelius had served since June 27 upon the death of Mayor Billy Henry "Bill" Robertson, the longest-serving mayor in Minden history. Robertson had assumed the office in January 1991.<ref name=mayorlist>City of Minden, List of Mayors Since 1888.</ref> | A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Davis handily won the [[special election]] held on October 19, 2013, when he unseated interim Mayor Joe Cornelius, Sr., an [[African American]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and the former Mayor Pro Tem and the former District A member of the Minden City Council. Cornelius had served since June 27 upon the death of Mayor Billy Henry "Bill" Robertson, the longest-serving mayor in Minden history. Robertson had assumed the office in January 1991.<ref name=mayorlist>City of Minden, List of Mayors Since 1888.</ref> |