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General elections were held in the United States Virgin Islands on 4 November 1986, 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 4 November 1986, 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 | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Alexander A. Farrelly | Derek M. Hodge | Democratic Party | 12,106 | 47.27 | 16,825 | 65.64 | |
| Adelbert M. Bryan | Gilbert A. Sprauve | Independent Citizens Movement | 7,761 | 30.30 | 8,809 | 34.36 | |
| Roy L. Schneider | Roderick E. Moorehead | Independent | 3,509 | 13.70 | |||
| Julio Brady | Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal | Independent | 2,204 | 8.61 | |||
| William S. Crow | Earnest S. Daniels | Independent | 32 | 0.12 | |||
| Total | 25,612 | 100.00 | 25,634 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 25,612 | 97.10 | 25,634 | 99.12 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 765 | 2.90 | 227 | 0.88 | |||
| Total votes | 26,377 | 100.00 | 25,861 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 34,183 | 77.16 | 34,183 | 75.65 | |||
| Source: [1] | |||||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert O'Connor Jr. | Independent | 7,296 | 34.00 | |
| Cleone Creque Maynard | Democratic Party | 5,910 | 27.54 | |
| Henry E. Thomas Sr. | Independent Citizens Movement | 3,960 | 18.45 | |
| William Belardo | Independent | 2,097 | 9.77 | |
| Llewellyn Sewer | Republican Party | 1,668 | 7.77 | |
| Alvin L. Newton | Independent | 530 | 2.47 | |
| Total | 21,461 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virdin C. Brown | Independent Citizens Movement | 8,218 | 10.46 | |
| Bingley G. Richardson Sr. | Democratic Party | 7,877 | 10.02 | |
| Clement Magras | Independent | 7,409 | 9.43 | |
| Allan Paul Shatkin | Democratic Party | 7,312 | 9.30 | |
| Iver A. Stridiron | Democratic Party | 7,195 | 9.16 | |
| Lorraine Berry | Independent | 6,975 | 8.88 | |
| David A. Puritz | Democratic Party | 6,215 | 7.91 | |
| James O'Bryan Jr. | Independent | 6,203 | 7.89 | |
| Gaylord A. Sprauve | Democratic Party | 5,928 | 7.54 | |
| Stedmann Hodge | Independent | 3,856 | 4.91 | |
| Kenneth Hobson | Independent | 2,731 | 3.48 | |
| Halvor Hart Jr. | Independent | 2,618 | 3.33 | |
| O'Neal Moolenaar | Independent | 2,090 | 2.66 | |
| Samuel B. King | Independent | 1,781 | 2.27 | |
| Charles Green | Independent | 878 | 1.12 | |
| Charles C. Hull | Independent | 732 | 0.93 | |
| Vernon C. Walwyn | Independent | 569 | 0.72 | |
| Total | 78,587 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Bell | Democratic Party | 6,151 | 10.04 | |
| Ruby M. Rouss | Democratic Party | 5,640 | 9.20 | |
| Holland L. Redfield II | Republican Party | 4,528 | 7.39 | |
| Bent Lawaetz | Democratic Party | 4,389 | 7.16 | |
| Alicia "Chucky" Hansen | Independent | 3,783 | 6.17 | |
| Douglas E. Canton | Independent | 3,503 | 5.72 | |
| Alicia Torres James | Independent | 3,406 | 5.56 | |
| Edgar M. Iles | Democratic Party | 2,896 | 4.73 | |
| David A. Benjamin | Independent | 2,709 | 4.42 | |
| Raymond "Usie" Richards | Independent Citizens Movement | 2,687 | 4.39 | |
| William S. Harvey | Democratic Party | 2,632 | 4.30 | |
| Keith C. O'Neale | Independent | 2,568 | 4.19 | |
| Armando Suarez Jr. | Independent | 2,176 | 3.55 | |
| Patrick N. Williams | Independent | 2,163 | 3.53 | |
| Frank Elmo Jacobs Jr. | Democratic Party | 2,141 | 3.49 | |
| Randall Johns | Independent | 2,086 | 3.40 | |
| G. Luz A. James | Independent | 1,592 | 2.60 | |
| Valmy Thomas | Independent | 1,326 | 2.16 | |
| Jorge Galiber | Independent | 1,256 | 2.05 | |
| Hector L. Cintron | Independent | 1,237 | 2.02 | |
| Michael Cliff | Independent | 889 | 1.45 | |
| Glenn "Butcher" Brown | Independent | 852 | 1.39 | |
| Hernando T. Williams | Republican Party | 663 | 1.08 | |
| Total | 61,273 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron de Lugo (incumbent) | 21,767 | 94.3% | ||
| Independent | Write-in | 1,307 | 5.7% | ||
| Majority | 20,460 | 88.6% | |||
| Turnout | 23,074 | 100.0% | |||
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