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Gregory Tarver

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Gregory Tarver
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Louisiana State Senate District 39
Years in office: 2012 - 2024
Successor: Sam Jenkins (D)
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Last election
October 12, 2019
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Gregory Tarver (Democratic Party) was a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 39. He assumed office in 2012. He left office on January 8, 2024.

Tarver (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 39 outright in the primary on October 12, 2019, after the general election was canceled.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Tarver was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Tarver was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Tarver was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tarver served on the following committees:

Louisiana committee assignments, 2015
• Local & Municipal Affairs, Vice Chair
• Finance
• Judiciary B
• Senate & Governmental Affairs

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Tarver served on the following committees:

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Elections

2023

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023

Gregory Tarver was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2019

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 39

Incumbent Gregory Tarver won election outright against James Slagle in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 39 on October 12, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Gregory Tarver (D)
 
69.0
 
15,755
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James Slagle (R)
 
31.0
 
7,071

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,826
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2011

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011

Tarver won the 2011 election for Louisiana Senate District 39. He faced incumbent Lydia Jackson (D) and Jim Slagle (R) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, since no candidate reached this threshold, a general election took place on November 19, 2011 between top-two vote getters Jackson and Tarver.[1] Tarver defeated Jackson to win the seat.[2]

Louisiana State Senate District 39 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Tarver 52.5% 9,168
     Democratic Lydia Jackson Incumbent 47.5% 8,295
Total Votes 17,463
Louisiana State Senate District 39 Blanket Primary, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLydia Jackson Incumbent 43.4% 9,393
     Republican Jim Slagle 15% 3,259
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Tarver 41.6% 9,015
Total Votes 21,667

Races to watch

On September 12, 2011, Bayou Buzz issued a report on the top five Louisiana Senate races to watch. The race between Jackson, Slagle and Tarver was ranked as number 2. The report cited Slagle as having crossover appeal with Jackson's base, which could have resulted in a split vote, allowing Tarver, a former senator, to reclaim his seat.[3]

Campaign finance summary

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Gregory Tarver campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2019Louisiana State Senate District 39Won primary$300,620 N/A**
Grand total$300,620 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Campaign themes

2019

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," October 22, 2011
    2. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for November 19, 2011," accessed December 6, 2011
    3. ↑ Bayou Buzz, "Vitter, Jindal Ready To Hammer And Louisiana Legislative Races To Watch," September 12, 2011 (dead link)

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    Preceded by
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    2012-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Sam Jenkins (D)


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