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In 1991, Walker made an unsuccessful race as a Democrat in the primary for the District 12 seat on the Bossier Parish Police Jury. The winner in a runoff contest, called the [[general election]] in Louisiana, was the late [[Eddy Shell]], a Republican educator at Bossier Parish Community College.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref>

In 1991, Walker made an unsuccessful race as a Democrat in the primary for the District 12 seat on the Bossier Parish Police Jury. The winner in a runoff contest, called the [[general election]] in Louisiana, was the late [[Eddy Shell]], a Republican educator at Bossier Parish Community College.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref>

Walker was elected mayor on April 2, 2005, by a huge margin in a low-turnout contest with the Democrat Anita A. Steadman, 3,793 votes (91.5 percent) to her 353 ballots (8.5 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 2, 2005.</ref> George Dement won his fourth and final term as mayor in 2001 with 57.2 percent of the ballots cast.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 7, 2001.</ref> In 1989, when Dement was first elected mayor, Walker, then a Democrat, ran against him and finished with just under 17 percent of the ballots cast, barely above the total for the Republican candidate, David H. Broussard (1947-1998)<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 1, 1989.</ref>

Walker was elected mayor on April 2, 2005, by a huge margin in a low-turnout contest with the Democrat Anita A. Steadman, 3,793 votes (91.5 percent) to her 353 ballots (8.5 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 2, 2005.</ref> George Dement won his fourth and final term as mayor in 2001 with 57.2 percent of the ballots cast.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 7, 2001.</ref> In 1989, when Dement was first elected mayor, Walker, then a Democrat, ran against him and finished with just under 17 percent of the ballots cast, barely above the total for the Republican candidate, David Harold Broussard (1947-1998)<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 1, 1989.</ref>

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At the age of seventy-five in 2009, the self-described "workaholic" Walker,<ref name=walker>"Walker unopposed for mayor of Bossier City," ''The Shreveport Times,'' February 25, 2009.</ref> ran unopposed for a second term in the municipal elections held on April 4 in Bossier City, the largest city in Bossier Parish though the parish seat is to the north in Benton. Bossier City is east of the Red River from Shreveport. "Of course, I'm pleased. To me, it's an indication that the majority of the population is happy" with the mayor and city council, Walker told ''The Shreveport Times'' on learning that he had procured no opposition for reelection in 2009<ref name=walker/>​

At the age of seventy-five in 2009, the self-described "workaholic" Walker,<ref name=walker>"Walker unopposed for mayor of Bossier City," ''The Shreveport Times,'' February 25, 2009.</ref> ran unopposed for a second term in the municipal elections held on April 4 in Bossier City, the largest city in Bossier Parish though the parish seat is to the north in Benton. Bossier City is east of the Red River from Shreveport. "Of course, I'm pleased. To me, it's an indication that the majority of the population is happy" with the mayor and city council, Walker told ''The Shreveport Times'' on learning that he had procured no opposition for reelection in 2009<ref name=walker/>​