Early in 1962, Buckley ran for mayor of New Orleans but lost as the Republican nominee to Democrat Victor Hugo Schiro (1904-1992) for the right to succeed retiring Mayor [[Chep Morrison|deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr.]], a three-time gubernatorial candidate. Buckley's New Orleans mayoral campaign was said to have paralleled and foreshadowed his cousin's 1965 bid as the [[Conservative Party of New York State|Conservative Party]] nominee against [[John V. Lindsay]] in New York City. | Early in 1962, Buckley ran for mayor of New Orleans but lost as the Republican nominee to Democrat Victor Hugo Schiro (1904-1992) for the right to succeed retiring Mayor [[Chep Morrison|deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr.]], a three-time gubernatorial candidate. Buckley's New Orleans mayoral campaign was said to have paralleled and foreshadowed his cousin's 1965 bid as the [[Conservative Party of New York State|Conservative Party]] nominee against [[John V. Lindsay]] in New York City. |