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Dwayne DeGraff (independent) is a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate, representing St. Thomas-St. John. He assumed office on January 9, 2017. His current term ends on January 9, 2023.

DeGraff (independent) is running for re-election to the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate to represent St. Thomas-St. John. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections[edit]

2022[edit]

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District (7 seats)

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate
		Marvin Blyden (D)
		Donna Frett-Gregory (D)
		Carla Joseph (D)
		Milton Potter (D)
		Dwayne DeGraff (Independent)
		Alma Francis Heyliger (Independent)
		Lawrence Boschulte (D)
		Joel Browne Connors (D)
		Ray Fonseca (D)
		Margaret Price (Independent Citizen Movement)
		Dawn Lisa Henry (Independent)

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined.
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District on August 6, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Donna Frett-Gregory	17.0	2,055
✔	Milton Potter	16.6	2,004
✔	Carla Joseph	12.6	1,526
✔	Marvin Blyden	12.4	1,502
✔	Joel Browne Connors	8.6	1,040
✔	Ray Fonseca	8.5	1,028
✔	Lawrence Boschulte	8.3	1,006
	Shenelle Fina Francis	7.8	939
	KeShawn Louis	4.6	560
	Teofilo Cipran	2.9	345
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	82

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 12,087
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2020[edit]

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Donna Frett-Gregory (D)	10.3	4,855
✔	Janelle Sarauw (Independent)	10.3	4,827
✔	Milton Potter (D)	9.5	4,481
✔	Carla Joseph (D)	8.7	4,102
✔	Marvin Blyden (D)	8.7	4,065
✔	Alma Francis Heyliger (Independent)	8.6	4,017
✔	Dwayne DeGraff (Independent)	7.5	3,538
	Athneil Thomas (D)	6.7	3,158
	Stedmann Hodge Jr. (D)	6.7	3,149
	Stephen Frett (Independent Citizens Movement)	5.7	2,678
	Jonathan Tucker Jr. (D)	5.3	2,499
	Ray Fonseca (Independent)	5.0	2,372
	Irvin Pudna Mason Sr. (Independent)	4.7	2,225
	Wayne Adams (Independent Citizens Movement) (Unofficially withdrew)	1.6	733
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	272

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 46,971
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District on August 1, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Donna Frett-Gregory	14.2	1,422
✔	Athneil Thomas	11.1	1,108
✔	Milton Potter	11.0	1,099
✔	Carla Joseph	10.9	1,090
✔	Stedmann Hodge Jr.	10.8	1,084
✔	Marvin Blyden	9.8	982
✔	Jonathan Tucker Jr.	7.7	775
	Jean Forde	6.7	669
	Shirley Sadler	5.9	586
	Larence Boschulte	5.8	583
	Patrick Simeon Sprauve	5.4	537
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	66

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,001
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Campaign themes[edit]

2022[edit]

Ballotpedia survey responses

Dwayne DeGraff has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia is seeking 100 percent participation so voters can learn more about all the candidates on their ballots.

Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey?

694 candidates completed the survey in 2021. This number represented 13.5% of all 5,138 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2021. Out of the 694 candidates who completed Ballotpedia's candidate survey, 147 won their election. Candidates from 36 states completed the survey. Noteworthy respondents included Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. Read the 2021 report for more information about that year's respondents.

4,745 candidates completed the survey in 2020. This number represented 16.4% of all 29,002 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2020. Out of the 4,745 respondents, 743 won their election. Candidates from all 50 states completed the survey. Noteworthy respondents included U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, U.S. Representative Kat Cammack, and U.S. presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen. Read the 2020 report for more information about that year's respondents.