Dwayne DeGraff

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Independent

Candidate, U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District

U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2023

Years in position

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Next election

November 8, 2022

Contact

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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.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2022
* 1.2 2020
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2022
* 2.2 2020
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2022

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

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| 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)

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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

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✔ |

| 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

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 12,087

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### 2020[edit]

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2020

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

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✔ |

| 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

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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

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✔ |

| 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

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 10,001

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## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2022[edit]

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Political offices

Preceded by
\-  |  U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Thomas-St. John District
2017-Present | Succeeded by

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Current members of the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate

Leadership

Senators

At-large district

Steven Payne (D)

St. Croix

Samuel Carrion (I)

Novelle Francis (D)

Kenneth Gittens (D)

Javan James (I)

Franklin Johnson (I)

Kurt Vialet (D)

Genevieve Whitaker (D)

St. Thomas-St. John

Marvin Blyden (D)

Dwayne DeGraff (I)

Donna Frett-Gregory (D)

Alma Heyliger (I)

Carla Joseph (D)

Milton Potter (D)

Janelle Sarauw (I)

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Independent (6)

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