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==Mayoral candidate==

==Mayoral candidate==

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 13 runoff election.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Caddo Parish), November 8, 2022.</ref> No Republican has been elected mayor of Shreveport since 1994. Tarver carries the backing of Republican state Senator [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport and the Senate President [[Page Cortez]] of Lafayette]], a [[Moderate Republican]].<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show, December 5, 2022.</ref>

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