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General elections were held in the United States Virgin Islands on 6 November 1984, to elect 15 members of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands and the Delegate to United States House of Representatives.
| Party | Constituency | At-large | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Democratic Party | 53,676 | 47.28 | 7 | 8,346 | 61.21 | 1 | 8 | |
| Independent Citizens Movement | 6,390 | 5.63 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Republican Party | 9,023 | 7.95 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Independents | 44,435 | 39.14 | 5 | 5,289 | 38.79 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 113,524 | 100.00 | 14 | 13,635 | 100.00 | 1 | 15 | |
| Source: Government of the Virgin Islands [1] | ||||||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleone Creque Maynard | Democratic Party | 8,346 | 61.21 | |
| Vincen M. Clendinen | Independent | 2,743 | 20.12 | |
| Alvin L. Newton | Independent | 2,546 | 18.67 | |
| Total | 13,635 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Government of the Virgin Islands [1] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virdin C. Brown | Independent Citizens Movement | 6,029 | 9.74 | |
| Eric E. Dawson | Democratic Party | 5,629 | 9.10 | |
| Clement "Cain" Magras | Independent | 5,338 | 8.63 | |
| Lorraine Berry | Democratic Party | 5,075 | 8.20 | |
| Allan Paul Shatkin | Democratic Party | 4,744 | 7.67 | |
| Iver A. Stridiron | Democratic Party | 4,626 | 7.48 | |
| James A. O'Bryan Jr. | Independent | 4,244 | 6.86 | |
| Ruby Simmonds | Independent | 4,073 | 6.58 | |
| Gaylord A. Sprauve | Democratic Party | 3,560 | 5.75 | |
| Bingley C. Richardson Sr. | Independent | 3,534 | 5.71 | |
| George B. Goodwin | Democratic Party | 3,323 | 5.37 | |
| Milton A. Frett | Independent | 2,992 | 4.84 | |
| Arthur S. Hodge Sr. | Independent | 2,908 | 4.70 | |
| Hugo Dennis Jr. | Democratic Party | 2,770 | 4.48 | |
| Hernando Ike Williams | Republican Party | 890 | 1.44 | |
| Harry A. Daniel | Independent | 632 | 1.02 | |
| Wayne Adams | Independent | 624 | 1.01 | |
| Flavius A. Ottley | Independent | 608 | 0.98 | |
| Omodase Amin Muhammad | Independent | 270 | 0.44 | |
| Total | 61,869 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Government of the Virgin Islands [1] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek M. Hodge | Democratic Party | 5,620 | 10.88 | |
| Ruby M. Rouss | Democratic Party | 4,563 | 8.83 | |
| Adelbert Bryan | Democratic Party | 4,273 | 8.27 | |
| Holland L. Redfield II | Republican Party | 4,156 | 8.05 | |
| Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal | Independent | 4,035 | 7.81 | |
| John A. Bell | Independent | 3,599 | 6.97 | |
| Hector L. Cintron | Independent | 3,580 | 6.93 | |
| Bent Lawaetz | Democratic Party | 3,164 | 6.13 | |
| Kenneth Mapp | Independent | 3,007 | 5.82 | |
| Edgar M. Iles | Democratic Party | 2,976 | 5.76 | |
| William S. Harvey | Democratic Party | 2,550 | 4.94 | |
| Lydia B. Gordon | Republican Party | 1,909 | 3.70 | |
| Raymond "Usie" Richards | Independent | 1,514 | 2.93 | |
| Edric W. Stanley | Republican Party | 1,434 | 2.78 | |
| Claude "Tappy" Molloy | Independent | 1,405 | 2.72 | |
| Frank Elmo Jacobs Jr. | Democratic Party | 803 | 1.55 | |
| Reginald A. George | Republican Party | 634 | 1.23 | |
| Idealfonso Encarnacion | Independent | 562 | 1.09 | |
| George C. O'Reilly | Independent | 424 | 0.82 | |
| Glen "Butcher" Brown | Independent | 413 | 0.80 | |
| Jorge Este-McDonald | Independent Citizens Movement | 361 | 0.70 | |
| Samuel Ayala Santiago | Independent | 280 | 0.54 | |
| Ivan B. Espinosa | Independent | 169 | 0.33 | |
| Faith Dane Johnson | Independent | 131 | 0.25 | |
| Hector Herrara | Independent | 93 | 0.18 | |
| Total | 51,655 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Government of the Virgin Islands [1] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron de Lugo | Democratic Party | 15,003 | 74.22 | |
| Janet Watlington | Independent | 5,211 | 25.78 | |
| Total | 20,214 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Government of the Virgin Islands [1] | ||||
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