Vangela Barnes

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Vangela Barnes

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Canal Winchester Local School District school board At-large

Years in office: 2022 - 2025

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Last election

November 4, 2025

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Vangela Barnes was an at-large member of the Canal Winchester Local School District school board in Ohio. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. She left office on December 31, 2025.

Barnes ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Canal Winchester Local School District school board in Ohio. She lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Canal Winchester Local School District, Ohio, elections (2025)

General election

General election for Canal Winchester Local School District school board At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Canal Winchester Local School District school board At-large on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joe Arndt (Nonpartisan)	22.2	2,369
✔	Submit photo	Lea Cobb (Nonpartisan)	19.8	2,119
✔		Monika Talley (Nonpartisan)	14.0	1,499
		Vangela Barnes (Nonpartisan)	12.3	1,320
	Submit photo	Dave George (Nonpartisan)	12.1	1,290
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Jewell (Nonpartisan)	11.0	1,178
	Submit photo	Lauren Torgerson (Nonpartisan)	8.6	914

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 10,689
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Barnes received the following endorsements.

• Franklin County, Ohio, Democratic Party

2021

See also: Canal Winchester Local School District, Ohio, elections (2021)

General election

General election for Canal Winchester Local School District school board At-large (3 seats)

Dave George, Vangela Barnes, and incumbent Monika Talley won election in the general election for Canal Winchester Local School District school board At-large on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dave George (Nonpartisan)	34.4	1,445
✔		Vangela Barnes (Nonpartisan)	33.8	1,419
✔		Monika Talley (Nonpartisan)	31.8	1,338

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 4,202
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2025

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2021

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