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Jane Bell
Jane Bell was an at-large member of the Corpus Christi Independent School District in Texas. She assumed office in 2012. She left office on November 18, 2024.
Bell ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Corpus Christi Independent School District in Texas. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Corpus Christi Independent School District, Texas, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Alice Upshaw-Hawkins, Don Clark, and incumbent Jane Bell defeated incumbent Marty Bell in the general election for Corpus Christi Independent School District At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alice Upshaw-Hawkins (Nonpartisan) | 28.3 | 27,097 | |
| ✔ | Don Clark (Nonpartisan) | 25.9 | 24,809 | |
| ✔ | Jane Bell (Nonpartisan) | 25.2 | 24,118 | |
| Marty Bell (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 19,856 | ||
| Total votes: 95,880 | |||
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2016
Four of the seven seats on the Corpus Christi Independent School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. One seat was elected by district and three seats were elected at large. District 2 incumbent Tony Elizondo filed for re-election and won without opposition. Ten candidates filed in the race for the three at-large seats. Incumbent Janie Bell and candidates A. Totsy Armadillo, S. Jaime Arredondo, Stuart Bell, Jose Cavazos Jr., James Gold, Robert Hinojosa, Hector Salinas, John Stearns, and Alice Upshaw-Hawkins faced off in the election. Janie Bell, Stuart Bell, and Upshaw-Hawkins won in the general election.[1]
Results
| Corpus Christi Independent School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Janie Bell Incumbent |
13.35% | 13,735 |
| Stuart Bell |
13.34% | 13,725 |
| Alice Upshaw-Hawkins |
13.11% | 13,486 |
| Robert Hinojosa | 11.62% | 11,954 |
| Hector Salinas | 11.34% | 11,663 |
| Jose Cavazos Jr. | 8.43% | 8,671 |
| John Stearns | 8.34% | 8,575 |
| A. Totsy Armadillo | 7.79% | 8,014 |
| James Gold | 6.54% | 6,730 |
| S. Jaime Arredondo | 6.13% | 6,309 |
| Total Votes | 102,862 | |
| Source: Nueces County Elections, "Nueces County 2016 General Election," November 16, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
Bell received the endorsement of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on October 24, 2016.[2]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jane Bell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| 2016 Corpus Christi Independent School District Elections | |
| Nueces County, Texas | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large (Three seats): Incumbent, Janie Bell • A. Totsy Armadillo • S. Jaime Arredondo • Marty Bell • Jose Cavazos Jr. • James Gold • Robert Hinojosa • Hector Salinas • John Stearns • Alice Upshaw-Hawkins District 2: Incumbent, Tony Elizondo |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
