2022 Shreveport mayoral election
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The 2022 Shreveport mayoral election took place on November 8, 2022, with a
In the runoff, Perkins and the two previous mayors of Shreveport, all black Democrats, endorsed Arceneaux, a white Republican, over Tarver, a black Democrat. They emphasized that their endorsement was based on personality rather than politics and that they believed Arceneaux to be best for the job. However, they also criticized Tarver for voting against the Justice Reinvestment Act, a 2017
The runoff was hotly contested, with both men facing attack ads over accusations of domestic violence against them in the past. Tarver was also criticized because he lived outside of Shreveport until 2021 and his wife received $600,000 in contracts from
Arceneaux won the runoff election with 56% of the vote to 44% for Tarver.[4] This was the first Shreveport mayoral race won by a Republican since 1994.[5]
Candidates
Democratic Party
Perkins was initially disqualified from the race by the First District Court of Louisiana for listing the incorrect address on his notice of candidacy. However, the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned that ruling and allowed Perkins's candidacy to continue in a 4-3 decision, ruling that answering certain questions incorrectly on a notice of candidacy is not grounds for immediate disqualification.[6]
Declared
- LeVette Fuller, Shreveport City Councillor[7]
- Tracy Mendels, former police officer and
- Adrian Perkins, incumbent mayor[5][8][9]
- Gregory Tarver, Louisiana state senator[10]
- Darryl Ware, former volunteer for the Elizabeth Warren 2020 presidential campaign[5][8][9]
Republican Party
Declared
Withdrew
- Jim Taliaferro, at-large Caddo Parish commissioner and candidate for mayor in 2018[8] (running for city council)[13][9]
Independents
Declared
- Mario Chavez, president of the Caddo Parish commission[5][8][9]
- Julius Romano[12]
Libertarian Party
Declared
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
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Tom Arceneaux | 14,709 | 28.46% | |
Democratic
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Gregory Tarver | 12,202 | 23.61% | |
Independent
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Mario Chavez | 9,458 | 18.30% | |
Democratic
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Adrian Perkins (incumbent) | 9,090 | 17.59% | |
Democratic
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LeVette Fuller | 5,029 | 9.73% | |
Democratic
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Tracy Mendels | 379 | 0.73% | |
Democratic
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Darryl Ware | 298 | 0.58% | |
Libertarian
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Lauren Ray Anderson | 233 | 0.45% | |
Republican
|
Melvin Slack | 147 | 0.28% | |
Independent
|
Julius Romano | 132 | 0.26% | |
| Total votes | 51,677 | 100% | ||
Runoff
Endorsements
- Municipal officials
- William Bradford, former Shreveport City Attorney[15]
- Cedric Glover, Louisiana state representative and former mayor (Democratic)[2]
- Adrian Perkins, incumbent mayor (Democratic)[2]
- Jim Roberts, former Shreveport Chief of Police[15]
- Ollie Tyler, former mayor (Democratic)[2]
- Municipal officials
- LeVette Fuller, Shreveport City Councillor and 5th-place finisher in the primary election (Democratic)[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
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Tom Arceneaux | 20,724 | 56% | |
Democratic
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Gregory Tarver | 16,040 | 44% | |
| Total votes | 36,764 | 100 | ||
Democratic
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References
- ^ "Fuller, Perkins concede mayoral race; Tarver and Arceneaux to meet in runoff Dec. 10". November 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Trio of current, past Democratic mayors announce support for Republican Arceneaux".
- ^ a b c d "A 'wild' Shreveport election ends Saturday when Greg Tarver or Tom Arceneaux will be mayor".
- ^ "Arceneaux wins mayor-elect for City of Shreveport".
- ^ Shreveport Times.
- Shreveport Times. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- KSLA 12 News. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Who is running for Shreveport Mayor? 6 already declared". KTAL 6 News. March 18, 2022.
- ^ KSLA 12 News.
- KSLA 12 News. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- Shreveport Times. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ Shreveport Times. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Taliaferro suspends mayoral campaign, announces run for City Council". KTBS 3 News.
- KSLA 12 News. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "Former Mayor Glover, current Mayor Perkins announce support of Arceneaux for mayor".
- ^ "Governor John Bel Edwards endorses Greg Tarver in Shreveport mayor's race".
- ^ "Mayor Perkins, Gov. Edwards announce endorsements for upcoming mayoral runoff".