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General elections were held in the United States Virgin Islands on 2 November 1982, to elect a new governor and lieutenant governor, 15 members of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands and the Delegate to United States House of Representatives.
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General elections were held in the United States Virgin Islands on 2 November 1982, to elect a new governor and lieutenant governor, 15 members of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands and the Delegate to United States House of Representatives.
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Francisco Luis | Julio Brady | Independent | 11,354 | 53.85 | |
| Henry A. Millin | Edgar D. Ross | Independent | 4,143 | 19.65 | |
| Derek M. Hodge | Melville Plaskett | Democratic Party | 2,539 | 12.04 | |
| Ruby M. Rouss | John A. Bell | Independent | 2,471 | 11.72 | |
| Hector L. Cintron | Lucien Alanzo Moolenaar Jr. | Independent | 579 | 2.75 | |
| Total | 21,086 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 21,086 | 95.17 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,071 | 4.83 | |||
| Total votes | 22,157 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 30,065 | 73.70 | |||
| Source: [1] | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleone Creque Maynard | Democratic Party | 8,927 | 54.66 | |
| Gilbert A. Sprauve | Independent | 7,406 | 45.34 | |
| Total | 16,333 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Dennis Jr. | Democratic Party | 5,982 | 9.37 | |
| Ruby Simmonds | Independent | 5,807 | 9.10 | |
| Elmo D. Roebuck | Independent | 5,792 | 9.07 | |
| Virdin C. Brown | Independent Citizens Movement | 5,170 | 8.10 | |
| Milton A. Frett | Independent | 5,147 | 8.06 | |
| Lorraine Berry | Democratic Party | 4,818 | 7.55 | |
| Lloyd L. Williams | Democratic Party | 4,812 | 7.54 | |
| Iver A. Stridiron | Democratic Party | 4,737 | 7.42 | |
| Toya Andrew | Democratic Party | 3,917 | 6.14 | |
| Arthur S. Hodge Sr. | Independent | 3,447 | 5.40 | |
| Aubrey Nelthropp | Democratic Party | 2,810 | 4.40 | |
| Alli J. Paul | Independent | 2,394 | 3.75 | |
| Wilmoth B. Nichols | Independent | 1,930 | 3.02 | |
| James J. Meehan Sr. | Independent | 1,658 | 2.60 | |
| Harry Daniel | Independent | 1,436 | 2.25 | |
| Michael Keohane | Independent | 1,235 | 1.93 | |
| Clifton Henry | Independent Citizens Movement | 992 | 1.55 | |
| Hernando T. Williams | Independent | 523 | 0.82 | |
| Melvin E. Connor | Independent | 434 | 0.68 | |
| Roy A. Hennessey | Independent | 430 | 0.67 | |
| El-Hajj Amin Muhammad | Independent | 365 | 0.57 | |
| Total | 63,836 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilliana Belardo | Independent | 6,083 | 11.96 | |
| Sidney Lee | Democratic Party | 5,451 | 10.72 | |
| William S. Harvey | Democratic Party | 4,866 | 9.57 | |
| Kenneth Mapp | Independent | 4,056 | 7.97 | |
| Edgar M. Iles | Democratic Party | 4,007 | 7.88 | |
| Bent Lawaetz | Democratic Party | 3,734 | 7.34 | |
| Adelbert Bryan | Independent | 3,721 | 7.31 | |
| Claude A. Molloy | Independent | 3,161 | 6.21 | |
| Lyria B. Gordon | Republican Party | 2,893 | 5.69 | |
| Holland L. Redfield II | Republican Party | 2,832 | 5.57 | |
| George A. Farrelly | Independent | 1,778 | 3.50 | |
| Maximo H. Ruis | Independent | 1,128 | 2.22 | |
| Edric W. Stanley | Independent | 1,107 | 2.18 | |
| Priscilla Watkins | Independent | 1,086 | 2.13 | |
| Glenn "Butcher" Brown | Independent | 753 | 1.48 | |
| Christian Ryan | Democratic Party | 708 | 1.39 | |
| Ingrid Tutein Hendricks | Independent | 606 | 1.19 | |
| Michael Stewart McLaurin | Independent | 541 | 1.06 | |
| Carl F.Christopher | Independent | 515 | 1.01 | |
| Raymond "Usie" Richards | Independent | 498 | 0.98 | |
| Andre E. Bertrand | Independent | 420 | 0.83 | |
| Ivan B. Espinosa | Independent | 325 | 0.64 | |
| Fellis E. Gautier | Independent | 297 | 0.58 | |
| Llewellyn Gerald Reed | Independent | 158 | 0.31 | |
| Faith Dane Johnson | Independent | 147 | 0.29 | |
| Total | 50,871 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron de Lugo | Democratic Party | 17,835 | 82.77 | |
| Frank R. Prince | Republican Party | 3,144 | 14.59 | |
| Eric A. Smalls | Independent | 568 | 2.64 | |
| Total | 21,547 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
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