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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Zarin Gracey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
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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