Zarin Gracey
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2023 - Present
2027
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Zarin Gracey is a member of the Dallas City Council in Texas, representing District 3. He assumed office on June 20, 2023. His current term ends in 2027.
Gracey ran for re-election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 3 in Texas. He won 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 | 1,589 | |
| Jesseca Lightbourne (Nonpartisan) | 25.6 | 749 | ||
| John Sims (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 585 | ||
| Total votes: 2,923 | |||
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Endorsements
Gracey received the following endorsements.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gracey in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Zarin Gracey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Dallas City Council District 3 |
Officeholder Dallas City Council District 3 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Casey Thomas II |
Dallas City Council District 3 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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