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John Sims (Texas)
John Sims ran for election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 3 in Texas. Sims lost in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2025)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 3
Incumbent Zarin Gracey defeated Jesseca Lightbourne and John Sims in the general election for Dallas City Council District 3 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Zarin Gracey (Nonpartisan) | 54.4 | 1,593 | |
| Jesseca Lightbourne (Nonpartisan) | 25.6 | 749 | ||
| John Sims (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 585 | ||
| Total votes: 2,927 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sims in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Dallas City Council District 3
Zarin Gracey defeated Joe Tave in the general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 3 on June 10, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Zarin Gracey (Nonpartisan) | 62.5 | 1,064 | |
| Joe Tave (Nonpartisan) | 37.5 | 638 | ||
| Total votes: 1,702 | ||||
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General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 3
Zarin Gracey and Joe Tave advanced to a runoff. They defeated John Sims, Denise Benavides, and August Doyle in the general election for Dallas City Council District 3 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Zarin Gracey (Nonpartisan) | 46.2 | 1,395 | |
| ✔ | Joe Tave (Nonpartisan) | 25.8 | 778 | |
| John Sims (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 424 | ||
Denise Benavides (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 10.5 | 317 | ||
| August Doyle (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 104 | ||
| Total votes: 3,018 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rickey Lee Perry (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Sims did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
John Sims did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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