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In 1994, Robertson ran for reelection citing the upgrading of utilities and development of the Interstate 20 service road as his campaign tenets.<ref>"Minden Mayor to run for reelection", ''Minden Press-Herald'', September 5, 1994, p. 1.</ref> Robertson won his second term over fellow Democrat Douglas "Doug" Frye and the [[Independent voter|Independent]] Lydianne Vulliamy Scallorn Hammons (born 1936), the wife of Minden businessman Orville Hammons (1915–2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.press-herald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=482:orville-hammons&catid=65:obituaries&Itemid=115|title=Orville Hammons|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Robertson received 2,019 (55 percent) to Frye's 1,285 ballots (35 percent), and 369 votes (10 percent) for Mrs. Hammons,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10011994/10011994_60.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 1, 1994|publisher=sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref> a former city clerk who had certified the recall petition signatures against former Mayor Byars.

In 1994, Robertson ran for reelection citing the upgrading of utilities and development of the Interstate 20 service road as his campaign tenets.<ref>"Minden Mayor to run for reelection", ''Minden Press-Herald'', September 5, 1994, p. 1.</ref> Robertson won his second term over fellow Democrat Douglas "Doug" Frye and the [[Independent voter|Independent]] Lydianne Vulliamy Scallorn Hammons (born 1936), the wife of Minden businessman Orville Hammons (1915–2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.press-herald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=482:orville-hammons&catid=65:obituaries&Itemid=115|title=Orville Hammons|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Robertson received 2,019 (55 percent) to Frye's 1,285 ballots (35 percent), and 369 votes (10 percent) for Mrs. Hammons,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10011994/10011994_60.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 1, 1994|publisher=sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref> a former city clerk who had certified the recall petition signatures against former Mayor Byars.

==Reelection n 1998==​

==Reelection in 1998==

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In 1998, to secure his third term in office, Robertson overwhelmed the Minden businessman Benjamin Franklin Wright, Jr. (born 1959), a Claiborne Parish native who ran as an Independent. Robertson polled 2,697 votes (89 percent) to 331 votes (11 percent) in a low-turnout contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10031998/10031998_60.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 3, 1998|publisher=sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref>​

In 1998, to secure his third term in office, Robertson overwhelmed the Minden businessman Benjamin Franklin Wright, Jr. (born 1959), a Claiborne Parish native who ran as an Independent. Robertson polled 2,697 votes (89 percent) to 331 votes (11 percent) in a low-turnout contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10031998/10031998_60.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 3, 1998|publisher=sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref>​