Joy Sims (Louisiana)

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Joy Sims

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Elections and appointments

Last election

December 10, 2022

Joy Sims (independent) ran for election to the Caddo Parish Public Schools to represent District 12 in Louisiana. Sims lost in the general election on December 10, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Caddo Parish Public Schools, Louisiana, elections (2022)

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

General election for Caddo Parish Public Schools, District 12

Incumbent Dottie H. Bell defeated Joy Sims in the general election for Caddo Parish Public Schools, District 12 on December 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dottie H. Bell (D)	67.9	2,335
	Submit photo	Joy Sims (Independent)	32.1	1,105

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,440
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Caddo Parish Public Schools, District 12

Incumbent Dottie H. Bell and Joy Sims defeated Carter Bedford, Sheila Crosby Wimberly, and Barbara Johnson Simpson in the primary for Caddo Parish Public Schools, District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dottie H. Bell (D)	45.4	2,655
✔	Submit photo	Joy Sims (Independent)	21.2	1,239
	Submit photo	Carter Bedford (D)	13.1	767
	Submit photo	Sheila Crosby Wimberly (D)	11.8	691
		Barbara Johnson Simpson (D)	8.5	495

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,847
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Campaign themes

2022

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