Columbus City Schools, Ohio, elections (2023)

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2025 → ← 2021
Columbus City Schools elections
Primary date
May 2, 2023 (canceled)
General election date
November 7, 2023
Enrollment ('22-'23)
45,338 students

Four seats on the Columbus City Schools school board in Ohio were up for general election on November 7, 2023. A primary was scheduled for May 2, 2023, but was canceled after fewer than twice the number of candidates filed per seat. The filing deadline for this election was February 1, 2023.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Columbus City Schools school board (4 seats)

Incumbent Tina Pierce, Sarah Ingles, incumbent Jennifer Adair, and Brandon Simmons defeated Rhonda Stovall West in the general election for Columbus City Schools school board on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tina Pierce (Nonpartisan)	25.1	76,597
✔		Sarah Ingles (Nonpartisan)	25.1	76,455
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Adair (Nonpartisan)	24.9	75,995
✔		Brandon Simmons (Nonpartisan)	24.4	74,176
		Rhonda Stovall West (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.2	555
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	823

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 304,601
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carol Beckerle (Nonpartisan)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jennifer Adair, incumbent Carol Beckerle, incumbent Tina Pierce, Sarah Ingles, and Brandon Simmons advanced from the primary for Columbus City Schools school board.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ernest Whitted (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

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Columbus City Schools is located in Franklin County, Ohio. The district served 45,338 students during the 2022-2023 school year.

See also

Columbus City Schools	Ohio	School Boards
Columbus City Schools, Ohio, elections (2021) List of school districts in Ohio	Ohio school board elections, 2023 Public education in Ohio Local ballot measures, Ohio	School board elections, 2023 School board elections, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2023 School board election data analysis, 2022

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