2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election

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2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
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Registered39,910
Turnout21,656
  Governor Albert Bryan Jr..jpg
Nominee Albert Bryan Kurt Vialet
Party Democratic Independent
Running mate Tregenza Roach Janelle Sarauw
Popular vote12,1578,244
Percentage56.14%38.07%
2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election results.svg
Results by district
Bryan:     Vialet:     
Governor before election

Albert Bryan
Democratic

Elected Governor

Albert Bryan
Democratic

The 2022 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. The election was held concurrently with the 2022 United States midterm elections. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Governor Albert Bryan was elected to a second four-year term in office, receiving 56% of the vote. He ran against Independent candidate and territorial senator Kurt Vialet, independent activist Ronald Pickard, and former ICM senator Stephen Frett. [2]

Democratic primary

The 2022 Democratic gubernatorial primary was held on August 6, 2022. [3] Incumbents Governor Albert Bryan and Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach were challenged by Kent Bernier Sr. and his running mate, Oakland Benta. [4] Early voting began July 18 until August 1, 2022. [5] The first set of results came in at 8:45pm showing a close race between Bryan (566 votes) and Bernier (469 votes). Later into the night, Bryan commanded his lead with 3,270 votes compare to Bernier with 1,831 votes as early voting ballots were counted. Following a delay of votes at two voting sites on St. Thomas, unofficial results indicated Bryan with 4,016 votes won the nomination over Bernier, who received 2,146 votes. [6]

Debates

The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands scheduled a Democratic gubernatorial forum with WTJX for July 14, 2022. Three days prior, the Bernier-Benta team withdrew from the forum and insisted on a debate with Bryan and Roach. [7]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Albert
Bryan (D)		Kent
Bernier (D)		None
I AM LLC June 5, 2022752±3.5361%23%15%
June 30, 202259%24%15%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		RespondentsSample
size		Margin
of error		Kurt
Vialet (I)		Albert
Bryan (D)		Stephen Frett (ICM)Ronald
Pickard (I)		Undecided
None
I AM LLC May 10, 2022Territory-wide400–29%33%–9%16%
I AM LLC May 10, 2022St. Croix District400–44%20%
I AM LLC May 10, 2022St. Thomas-St. John District400–14%46%
VI Tech Stack September 7–13, 2022Territory-wide± 3.82%65025%48%1%1%23%
VI Tech Stack September 7–13, 2022St. Thomas-St. John District400± 4.86%18%58%0%1%21%
VI Tech Stack September 7–13, 2022St. Croix District250± 6.17%34%37%0%1%25%
I AM LLC October 31, 2022Territory-wide423± 4.74%44%40%4%0%10%
I AM LLC October 31, 2022St. Croix224± 6.53%46%42%6%1%3%
I AM LLC October 31, 2022St. Thomas199± 6.92%38%38%3%0%19%
I AM LLC October 31, 2022St. John199± 6.92%66%22%0%0%11%

General election

The gubernatorial general election was held on November 8, 2022, with incumbent governor Albert Bryan facing three candidates: St. Croix Senator Kurt Vialet, former police officer Ronald Pickard, and former senator Stephen Frett. Early voting started October 10 and ran through October 31, 2022.

In this divisive election, Sarauw again faced questions about her tenure at CAHS as a teacher, which was mentioned during her 2016 Senate campaign. [8] She pushed back by stating that the reprimand letter was for being the most inspiring teacher during the 2009–2010 school year, and an honor from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and any unbecoming behavior she may have exhibited during her tenure as an educator at CAHS, could also be attributed to her age, 21 at that time. "I was 21, I was a baby. I was 21 then, I'm making 37 in two days, and people grow, evolve and they mature." [9]

At a virtual campaign rally, Bryan supporter King Derby sang "Roach & His Sluxter" while referring to Sarauw as "he/she" and Vialet as "that long-neck fella." The commentary drew outcry from the community, which led to Bryan apologizing days later. [10]

On election day, incumbents Governor Albert Bryan and Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach won 12,157 votes (56.14%), while their closest rivals, Kurt Vialet and Janelle Sarauw, received 8,244 votes (38.07%). Election results were certified on November 18, 2022. [11]

The Bryan campaign was fined $2,000 by the Elections System after fundraising with Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on September 27. [12]

Endorsements

Albert Bryan (D)
Kurt Vialet (I)
  • Cedric Armstrong, owner of Armstrong Ice Cream
  • Dr. Brittany Dawson, certified nurse‐midwife
  • Nereida Rivera-O'Reilly, former St. Croix Senator (2009–2019)

Results

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Albert Bryan Jr. Tregenza Roach Democratic Party 12,15756.14
Kurt Vialet Janelle K. Sarauw Independent8,24438.07
Stephen "Smokey" FrettGregory R. Miller Jr. Independent Citizens Movement 7403.42
Ronald PickardElroy TurnbullIndependent2431.12
Write in2721.26
Total21,656100.00
Total votes22,557–
Registered voters/turnout39,91056.52
Source: [19]

Results by district

DistrictBryanVialetFrettPickardWrite-inTotal
St. Croix4,502
(43.35%)		5,378
(51.79%)		213
(2.05%)		126
(1.21%)		166
(1.6%)		10,385
St. Thomas-St. John7,042
(68.48%)		2,548
(24.78%)		492
(4.78%)		112
(1.09%)		90
(0.88%)		10,284

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  2. ↑ "Bryan-Roach Secure Second Term With More than 11K Votes in General Election". St. Thomas Source. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  3. ↑ "2022 Primary Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kent Bernier Sr. Announced His Bid For Governor". St. Thomas Source. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ↑ "Early Voting Gets Underway for 2022 Primary Election". St. Thomas Source. 18 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bryan/Roach beat out Bernier/Benta in primary election". Virgin Islands Daily News. August 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bernier-Benta Gubernatorial Team Backs Out of Forum With Bryan and Roach; Cecile Benjamin 'Flabbergasted' at Withdrawal". The Virgin Islands Consortium.
  8. ↑ "Sarauw defends against anonymous accusations". The Virgin Islands Daily News. June 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sarauw Defends Record as Document of Her Reprimand While a Teacher at CAHS Surfaces". The Virgin Islands Consortium. September 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bryan Apologizes After King Derby Calls Sarauw 'He/She' During Virtual Rally". The Virgin Islands Consortium. 2022-10-03.
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