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Dianna Graves
Dianna Graves is an officeholder of the West Virginia Commissioner of Senior Services.
Graves (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 59. She lost in the Republican primary on May 10, 2022.
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Graves was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
- Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
- Public Safety Committee
2021-2022
Graves was assigned to the following committees:
- House Banking and Insurance Committee
- Energy and Manufacturing Committee
- House Finance Committee
- House Pensions and Retirement Committee
- Senior, Children, and Family Issues Committee
2019-2020
Graves was assigned to the following committees:
- House Banking and Insurance Committee
- House Finance Committee
- Political Subdivisions Committee
- House Pensions and Retirement Committee, Vice-Chair
- Senior Citizen Issues Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 59
Andy Shamblin defeated Rusty Williams in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 59 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Shamblin (R)  | 62.1 | 2,767 |
 | Rusty Williams (D) | 37.9 | 1,691 | |
| Total votes: 4,458 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 59
Rusty Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 59 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rusty Williams | 100.0 | 669 |
| Total votes: 669 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 59
Andy Shamblin defeated incumbent Dianna Graves in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 59 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Shamblin | 54.0 | 713 |
 | Dianna Graves | 46.0 | 607 | |
| Total votes: 1,320 | |||
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2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Incumbent Dianna Graves defeated Nikki Ardman in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianna Graves (R) | 65.1 | 6,037 |
| Nikki Ardman (D) | 34.9 | 3,231 | ||
| Total votes: 9,268 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Nikki Ardman defeated Nick Withrow, James Dalton, and Dayton Beard in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nikki Ardman | 35.4 | 734 | |
| Nick Withrow | 24.9 | 515 | ||
| James Dalton | 21.5 | 445 | ||
| Dayton Beard | 18.2 | 377 | ||
| Total votes: 2,071 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Incumbent Dianna Graves advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianna Graves | 100.0 | 2,240 |
| Total votes: 2,240 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Incumbent Dianna Graves defeated Tom Tull in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianna Graves (R) | 56.1 | 4,047 |
| Tom Tull (D) | 43.9 | 3,167 | ||
| Total votes: 7,214 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Tom Tull advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | Tom Tull | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38
Incumbent Dianna Graves defeated Cindy Farley in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianna Graves | 52.4 | 908 |
 | Cindy Farley | 47.6 | 824 | |
| Total votes: 1,732 | |||
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2016
West Virginia held general elections for county judicial offices on May 10, 2016. This date coincided with partisan primaries for statewide and federal offices. The 2016 election was the first nonpartisan election for the state's judicial seats since statehood in 1863. Learn more about this change here. Candidates interested in filing for the election submitted paperwork by January 30, 2016. Incumbent Tim Halloran defeated Paris Workman, Steve Harper, Dianna Graves and Margaret Chico-Eddy defeated in the general election for the Kanawha County Magistrate Court Division 9 seat.[1]
| Kanawha County Magistrate Court Division 9 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tim Halloran Incumbent |
32.61% | 11,703 |
| Paris Workman | 25.80% | 9,260 |
| Steve Harper | 20.23% | 7,260 |
| Dianna Graves | 11.16% | 4,004 |
| Margaret Chico-Eddy | 10.08% | 3,619 |
| Write-in votes | 0.12% | 44 |
| Total Votes | 35,890 | |
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results Center," accessed May 10, 2016 | ||
Selection method
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dianna Graves did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Dianna Graves did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Dianna Graves participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Dianna Graves' responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Protect unborn life 2) Protect 2nd Amendment rights |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Improving the efficiency and student outcomes of public education.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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2022
In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
2021
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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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2018
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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate West Virginia House of Delegates District 59 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwv - ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Dianna Graves' responses," April 6, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 38 2017-2022 |
Succeeded by Joe Ellington (R) |
| Preceded by - |
West Virginia Commissioner of Senior Services -Present |
Succeeded by - |
