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On the day of his inauguration, December 1, 1986, ''The Alexandria Town Talk'' reported that the theme of the event was "We're proud again. Our pride is back." Nationally syndicated radio host [[Paul Harvey]] told the nation that Alexandria was back on a "positive" path.
On the day of his inauguration, December 1, 1986, ''The Alexandria Town Talk'' reported that the theme of the event was "We're proud again. Our pride is back." Nationally syndicated radio host [[Paul Harvey]] told the nation that Alexandria was back on a "positive" path.
The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government established in a new charter drafted in the middle 1970s. Coincidentally, Randolph's first wife, Sanna Randolph, was a member of the city charter commission that created the job description that he exercised for twenty years. Alexandria's population shifted from a barely white city to a 55 percent black majority during Randolph's tenure and 57 percent in the 2010 census. Randolph worked with African-American community leaders, and many supported him in his mayoral campaigns. Randolph also had a close working relationship for his last five years as mayor with [[Clarence Fields]], the still-serving black mayor of predominantly white Pineville.
The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government established in a new charter drafted in the middle 1970s. Coincidentally, Randolph's first wife, Sanna Randolph, was a member of the city charter commission that created the job description that he exercised for twenty years. Alexandria's population shifted from a barely white city to a 55 percent black majority during Randolph's tenure and 57 percent in the 2010 census. Randolph worked with African-American community leaders, and many supported him in his mayoral campaigns. Randolph also had a close working relationship for his last five years as mayor with [[Clarence Fields]], the still-serving black mayor of predominantly white Pineville.
On April 5, 1997, Mayor Randolph ran unsuccessfully for a vacancy on the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit, based in [[Lake Charles]]. He polled 9,974 votes (28.5 percent) and finished second to fellow Democrat [[Elizabeth Pickett]], the daughter of a former state representative from Many in Sabine Parish, who received 15,322 votes (43.7 percent). A Republican, John Gutierrez McLure (born April 1946) of Woodworth, received 9,738 (28.8 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 5, 1997.</ref>
On April 5, 1997, Mayor Randolph ran unsuccessfully for a vacancy on the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit, based in [[Lake Charles]]. He polled 9,974 votes (28.5 percent) and finished second to fellow Democrat [[Elizabeth Pickett]], the daughter of a former state representative from Many in Sabine Parish, who received 15,322 votes (43.7 percent). A Republican, John Gutierrez McLure (born April 1946) of Woodworth, received 9,738 (28.8 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 5, 1997.</ref>
Randolph declined to pursue a runoff election against Pickett, who still holds the position for a term which expires in 2022.
Randolph declined to pursue a runoff election against Pickett, who still holds the position for a term which expires in 2022.