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|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br> (Bachelor's in Business, [[Juris Doctor]])}}
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br> (Bachelor's in Business, [[Juris Doctor]])}}
'''Martin Thomas Arceneaux, Jr.''', known as '''Tom Arceneaux''' (born March 9, 1950), is the new incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[mayor]] of the heavily [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the third largest city in his state with a 2020 population of 187,593. The city is 56 percent [[African-American]] and 35 percent Anglo.
'''Martin Thomas Arceneaux, Jr.''', known as '''Tom Arceneaux''' (born March 9, 1950), is the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[mayor]] of the heavily [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the third largest city in his state with a 2020 population of 187,593. The city is 56 percent [[African-American]] and 35 percent Anglo.
An [[attorney]] for many years, Arceneaux previously served on the city council. In the December 10, 2022 runoff election, he surprisingly defeated the Democrat choice, state Senator [[Greg Tarver]], an African-American businessman. Arceneaux polled 20,724 votes (56 percent) to Tarver's 16,040 (44 percent). The turnout was only 30.3 percent of the number of registered voters in the city. Arceneaux had earlier led a multiple-candidate field in the [[primary]] held on November 8.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8 and December 10, 2022.</ref>
An [[attorney]] for many years, Arceneaux previously served on the city council. In the December 10, 2022 runoff election, he surprisingly defeated the Democrat choice, state Senator [[Greg Tarver]], an African-American businessman. Arceneaux polled 20,724 votes (56 percent) to Tarver's 16,040 (44 percent). The turnout was only 30.3 percent of the number of registered voters in the city. Arceneaux had earlier led a multiple-candidate field in the [[primary]] held on November 8.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8 and December 10, 2022.</ref>