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Carolyn King Arnold
Carolyn King Arnold was a member of the Dallas City Council in Texas, representing District 4. She assumed office on December 19, 2018. She left office on June 16, 2025.
Arnold ran for re-election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 4 in Texas. She was disqualified from the general election scheduled on May 3, 2025.
King Arnold previously held the seat from 2015 to 2017.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2025)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 4
Maxie Johnson defeated Kebran Alexander and Avis Hardaman in the general election for Dallas City Council District 4 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maxie Johnson (Nonpartisan)  | 75.0 | 2,228 |
| Kebran Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 635 | ||
| Avis Hardaman (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 108 | ||
| Total votes: 2,971 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carolyn King Arnold (Nonpartisan)
- Landers Isom III (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Arnold in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2023)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 4
Incumbent Carolyn King Arnold defeated Jamie Smith in the general election for Dallas City Council District 4 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn King Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 64.9 | 1,684 | |
 | Jamie Smith (Nonpartisan) | 35.1 | 911 | |
| Total votes: 2,595 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Dallas City Council District 4
Incumbent Carolyn King Arnold defeated Maxie Johnson in the general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 4 on June 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn King Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 55.0 | 1,484 | |
| Maxie Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 1,216 | |
| Total votes: 2,700 | |||
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General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 4
Incumbent Carolyn King Arnold and Maxie Johnson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Matt Canto, Johnny Aguinaga, and Lelani Russell in the general election for Dallas City Council District 4 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn King Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 46.6 | 1,580 | |
| ✔ | | Maxie Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 37.1 | 1,259 |
| Matt Canto (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 282 | ||
| Johnny Aguinaga (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 182 | ||
| Lelani Russell (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 90 | ||
| Total votes: 3,393 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Dallas City Council District 4
Incumbent Carolyn King Arnold defeated Dawn Blair in the general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 4 on June 8, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn King Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 52.7 | 2,008 | |
| Dawn Blair (Nonpartisan) | 47.3 | 1,803 | ||
| Total votes: 3,811 | |||
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General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 4
Incumbent Carolyn King Arnold and Dawn Blair advanced to a runoff. They defeated Karon Flewellen, Keyaira Saunders, and Asa Woodberry in the general election for Dallas City Council District 4 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn King Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 46.1 | 1,748 | |
| ✔ | Dawn Blair (Nonpartisan) | 22.2 | 841 | |
| Karon Flewellen (Nonpartisan) | 15.8 | 598 | ||
 | Keyaira Saunders (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 521 | |
 | Asa Woodberry (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 85 | |
| Total votes: 3,793 | |||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas, Texas (2018)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 4
Carolyn King Arnold defeated Keyaira Saunders in the special general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 4 on December 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn King Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 58.9 | 1,543 | |
| Keyaira Saunders (Nonpartisan) | 41.1 | 1,075 | |
| Total votes: 2,618 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Dallas City Council District 4
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Dallas City Council District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn King Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 25.8 | 3,699 | |
| ✔ | | Keyaira Saunders (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 2,446 |
| Vincent Parker (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 1,553 | ||
| Dawn Blair (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 1,266 | ||
| Corwyn Davis (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 1,256 | ||
 | Becky Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 827 | |
| Joli Angel Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 805 | ||
 | Brandon Joval Vance (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 698 | |
| Obi Igbkowe (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 674 | ||
| Donald Washington (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 314 | ||
| Kebran Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 290 | ||
| Lester Houston Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 274 | ||
| Justina Walford (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 236 | ||
| Total votes: 14,338 | |||
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2017
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for all 14 seats of the city council on May 6, 2017. A runoff election, if necessary, was held on June 10, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 17, 2017.[1]
Dwaine Caraway defeated incumbent Carolyn King Arnold in the general election for District 4 of the Dallas City Council.[2]
| Dallas City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dwaine Caraway |
53.12% | 1,760 |
| Carolyn King Arnold Incumbent | 46.88% | 1,553 |
| Total Votes | 3,313 | |
| Source: City of Dallas, "May 2017 Final Election Results," accessed May 8, 2017 | ||
2015
- See also: Dallas, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Early voting began on April 27, 2015.
All 14 city council seats were up for election.[3][4] In District 4, Carolyn King Arnold defeated Sandra Crenshaw, Carl Hays, Stephen King, D. Marcus Ranger, James Ross, Keyaira D. Saunders and Linda M. Wilkerson-Wynn.[5] Incumbent Dwaine Caraway did not run for re-election.[6]
| Dallas City Council District 4, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Carolyn King Arnold |
51.5% | 1,552 | |
| Sandra Crenshaw | 13.2% | 397 | |
| Carl Hays | 12.6% | 380 | |
| D. Marcus Ranger | 8.4% | 254 | |
| Keyaira D. Saunders | 5.9% | 177 | |
| James Ross | 3.3% | 99 | |
| Linda M. Wilkerson-Wynn | 3.3% | 98 | |
| Stephen King | 1.9% | 56 | |
| Total Votes | 2,760 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 30, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
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Carolyn King Arnold did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Carolyn King Arnold did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Carolyn King Arnold did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
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Carolyn King Arnold did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dallas, Texas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Candidates for the May 6, 2017 General Election," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Notice of Deadline to File," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ City of Dallas, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Dallas City Council District 4 2018-2025 |
Succeeded by Maxie Johnson |
| Preceded by - |
Dallas City Council District 4 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by - |
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