| | In 2021, Tarver was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.winnparishenterprise.com/articles/2021/04/28/2021-louisiana-political-hall-fame-inductees-selected|title=2021 Louisiana Political Hall of Fame inductees selected|publisher=''The Winn Parish Enterprise''|date=April 28, 2021|accessdate=May 6, 2021}}</ref> | | In 2021, Tarver was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.winnparishenterprise.com/articles/2021/04/28/2021-louisiana-political-hall-fame-inductees-selected|title=2021 Louisiana Political Hall of Fame inductees selected|publisher=''The Winn Parish Enterprise''|date=April 28, 2021|accessdate=May 6, 2021}}</ref> |
| | In 2022, Tarver entered a crowded field for the office of Shreveport mayor. In first place in the November 8 primary was the sole | | In 2022, Tarver entered a crowded field for the office of Shreveport mayor. In first place in the November 8 primary was the sole |
| − | Republican candidate, Tom Arceneaux, who received 14,637 votes (28 percent). Tarver trailed with 12,180 votes (24 percent), and No Party Mario C. Chavez, ran third with 9,397 votes (18 percent). Mayor Adrian Perkins, an African-American Democrat liberal, finished fourth with 9,054 votes (18 percent). Tarver now faces Arceneaux in the December 6 runoff election.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Caddo Parish), November 8, 2022.</ref> | + | Republican candidate, Tom Arceneaux, who received 14,637 votes (28 percent). Tarver trailed with 12,180 votes (24 percent), and No Party Mario C. Chavez, ran third with 9,397 votes (18 percent). Mayor Adrian Perkins, an African-American Democrat liberal, finished fourth with 9,054 votes (18 percent). Tarver now faces Arceneaux in the December 6 runoff election.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Caddo Parish), November 8, 2022.</ref> |