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Diane Arnold
Diane Arnold was a member of the Indianapolis Public Schools school board, representing District 4. She assumed office in 2004. She left office on December 31, 2024.
Arnold ran for re-election to the Indianapolis Public Schools school board to represent District 4. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 4
Incumbent Diane Arnold defeated Christina Smith in the general election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Diane Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 52.1 | 6,304 |
 | Christina Smith (Nonpartisan)  | 47.9 | 5,787 | |
| Total votes: 12,091 | |||
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2016
Four of the seven seats on the Indianapolis Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Three of the seats were up for by-district election and one was up for at-large election. In District 1, board incumbent Michael O'Connor defeated challenger Christine Prince. District 2 incumbent Gayle Cosby did not file for re-election, and three newcomers vied for the open spot on the board: Venita Moore, Nanci Lacy, and Ramon Batts, with Moore winning the seat. In District 4, incumbent Diane Arnold successfully defended her seat against Larry Vaughn. For the at-large seat, incumbent Sam Odle filed for re-election and competed with challengers Elizabeth Gore and James Grim. Gore succeeded in ousting the incumbent. There was no primary.[1][2][3]
Results
| Indianapolis Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Diane Arnold Incumbent |
71.67% | 6,627 |
| Larry Vaughn | 28.33% | 2,619 |
| Total Votes (100) | 9,246 | |
| Source: Indianapolis, "2016 General Election Results for Marion County, Certified Results," accessed November 29, 2016 | ||
Funding
Arnold reported $16,353.60 in contributions and $6,919.36 in expenditures to the Marion County Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $9,434.24 cash on hand as of October 24, 2016.[4]
School board candidates in Indiana who received more than $500 in contributions or made more than $500 in expenditures had to have a principal committee. This committee was designated by a candidate to accept contributions and make expenditures to promote him or her for the election. Each committee was required to have a chairperson and a treasurer, and no contribution or expenditure could be accepted or made on behalf of the candidate's committee without the authorization of the chairperson or treasurer.
Once the $500 threshold was reached, the candidate had to also file a Statement of Organization form no later than at noon, 10 days after the candidate exceeded the limit. The requirement to form a principal committee and file a statement was lifted for candidates who did not meet the $500 threshold requirement. The pre-election report was due October 21, 2016, and the annual report was due January 18, 2017.[5]
Endorsements
Arnold was endorsed by Stand for Children Indiana.[6]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Diane Arnold did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indianapolis, "Candidate Filings," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Indianapolis Public Schools, "Your Commissioners," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Indianapolis, "2016 General Election Results for Marion County," accessed November 10, 2016
- ↑ Marion County Board of Elections, "Arnold, Diane," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "2016 Indiana Campaign Finance Manual," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ Stand for Children Indiana, "IPS District 4: Diane Arnold," accessed October 24, 2016
