Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana, elections (2024)

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2026 → ← 2022
Indianapolis Public Schools elections
General election date
November 5, 2024
Enrollment ('22-'23)
22,027 students

Four seats on the Indianapolis Public Schools school board in Indiana were up for general election on November 5, 2024. The regular filing deadline for this election was June 20, 2024 and the write-in deadline was August 23, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

At-large

General election

General election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board At-large

Deandra Thompson defeated Carrie Harris and incumbent Kenneth Allen in the general election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deandra Thompson (Nonpartisan)	56.2	45,365
	Submit photo	Carrie Harris (Nonpartisan)	22.2	17,947
		Kenneth Allen (Nonpartisan)	21.6	17,450

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,762
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District 1

General election

General election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 1

Ashley Thomas defeated Alan Schoff in the general election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ashley Thomas (Nonpartisan)	66.6	10,630
		Alan Schoff (Nonpartisan)	33.4	5,324

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,954
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District 2

General election

General election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 2

Gayle Cosby defeated Hasaan Rashid in the general election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Gayle Cosby (Nonpartisan)	54.2	7,859
	Submit photo	Hasaan Rashid (Nonpartisan)	45.8	6,649

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,508
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Terrencio Davis (Nonpartisan)

District 4

General election

General election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 4

Allissa Impink won election in the general election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allissa Impink (Nonpartisan)	100.0	11,261

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,261
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• United States Senate election in Indiana, 2024
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About the district

See also: Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana

Indianapolis Public Schools is located in Marion County, Indiana. The district served 22,027 students during the 2022-2023 school year.

See also

Indianapolis Public Schools	Indiana	School Boards
Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana, elections (2022) List of school districts in Indiana	Indiana school board elections, 2024 Public education in Indiana Local ballot measures, Indiana	School board elections, 2024 School board elections, 2023 School board election data analysis, 2024 School board election data analysis, 2023

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