Edward Arnold (Tennessee)
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Edward Arnold (independent) ran for election to the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education to represent District 2 in Tennessee. He lost in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Biography
Arnold has both his bachelor's and master's degree from Middle Tennessee State University. As of 2022, he was a doctoral student at Tennessee State University in the College of Education.[1] Arnold has been both an adjunct professor at Nashville State Technical Institute and a computer literacy instructor within Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. He and his wife, Michelle, have three children.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2
Incumbent Rachael Elrod defeated Todd Pembroke and Edward Arnold in the general election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rachael Elrod (D) | 57.8 | 4,400 |
 | Todd Pembroke (R)  | 38.6 | 2,936 | |
 | Edward Arnold (Independent) | 3.6 | 271 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 7,615 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2
Incumbent Rachael Elrod advanced from the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachael Elrod | 99.0 | 2,925 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 2,956 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2
Todd Pembroke defeated Mark Woodward and Janeen Kingma in the Republican primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd Pembroke | 46.4 | 482 |
| Mark Woodward | 45.9 | 476 | |
| Janeen Kingma | 7.3 | 76 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,038 | |||
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2018
See also: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections (2018)
General election
General election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2
Rachael Elrod defeated Thomas Weber, Jesse Gentry, Edward Arnold, and Radir Annoor in the general election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachael Elrod (Nonpartisan) | 42.6 | 4,064 |
| Thomas Weber (Nonpartisan) | 20.8 | 1,985 | |
| Jesse Gentry (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 1,520 | |
| Edward Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 1,162 | |
| Radir Annoor (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 748 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 9,530 | |||
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2014
The August 7, 2014, general election ballot for District 2 included incumbent Jo Ann Brannon and candidates Edward Arnold and Bernie Driscoll. The District 4 ballot included incumbent Anna Shepherd and candidates Rhonda F. Dixon and Pam Swoner. District 6 incumbent Cheryl Mayes faced Tyese R. Hunter. The District 8 ballot included candidates Mary Pierce and Becky Sharpe.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Jo Ann Brannon Incumbent |
55.7% | 3,233 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bernie Driscoll | 32.6% | 1,893 | |
| Nonpartisan | Edward Arnold | 11.4% | 659 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 21 | |
| Total Votes | 5,806 | |||
| Source: Nashville, Tennessee, "Election Results August 7, 2014," accessed June 10, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The Nashville Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Endorsements
Arnold did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Edward Arnold did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Arnold lists the following as his campaign themes on his website:[3]
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Edward Arnold," April 26, 2022
- ↑ Edward Arnold for School Board, "Life Skills," accessed July 23, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Edward Arnold for School Board, "Issues," accessed July 23, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
