2014 United States Virgin Islands general election

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The United States Virgin Islands general election was held on 4 November 2014. Voters chose the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, all fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, and the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.

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Gubernatorial

Governor John deJongh was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office in 2014. Kenneth Mapp went on to win the election after a run off, defeating Donna Christian-Christensen in a landslide with almost 64% of the vote. [1]

Territorial Legislature

All fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands were contested.

Senator At Large
CandidatePartyVotes%
Almando "Rocky" LiburdIndependent12,04858.53
Ronnie E. Jones Democratic Party 8,26740.16
Write in2681.30
Total20,583100.00
Total votes27,879
Registered voters/turnout51,32654.32
Source: [2]
St. Thomas/St. John
CandidatePartyVotes%
Marvin Blyden Democratic Party 6,39410.02
Myron D. Jackson Democratic Party 6,2489.79
Clifford Graham Democratic Party 6,1969.71
Tregenza Roach Independent5,7439.00
Jean Forde Democratic Party 5,7028.93
Janette Millin Young Democratic Party 5,3698.41
Justin Harrigan Sr. Democratic Party 5,2288.19
Donald "Ducks" Cole Democratic Party 5,1398.05
Lawrence "Recon" OliveIndependent4,1126.44
Dwayne M. DeGraffIndependent3,7835.93
Stephen "Smokey" Frett Independent Citizens Movement 2,6524.15
Wilma Marsh MonsantoIndependent1,8292.87
C. Milliner-EmanuelIndependent1,5512.43
Larence Lary Boschulte Republican Party 1,3062.05
Real Deal Bruce FlamonIndependent1,1621.82
Jodi Hodge Republican Party 6621.04
Charlesworth Halstead Independent Citizens Movement 3020.47
Write in4610.72
Total63,839100.00
Total votes13,562
Registered voters/turnout26,76050.68
Source: [2]
St. Croix
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kurt Vialet Democratic Party 8,28812.19
Novelle Francis Democratic Party 7,31810.76
Sammuel Sanes Democratic Party 5,8058.54
Kenneth Kenny Gittens Democratic Party 5,4518.02
Neville James Democratic Party 5,1147.52
T. "Positive" Nelson Independent Citizens Movement 4,8917.19
Nereida Rivera O'ReillyIndependent4,7577.00
Malcolm McGregor Democratic Party 3,8835.71
Naomi "Sandra" Joseph Independent Citizens Movement 3,3864.98
Jamila RussellIndependent3,2484.78
Arthur A. Joseph Independent Citizens Movement 3,2414.77
Diane Capehart Democratic Party 3,1304.60
Ignacio Llanos III Independent Citizens Movement 1,7162.52
Miguel Quinones Jr.Independent1,6242.39
Robert B. Moorhead Republican Party 1,0701.57
Linus Louis LacaneIndependent7711.13
Arthur Brown Jr.Independent4900.72
Dwight NicholsonIndependent3280.48
Kevin RomainIndependent1920.28
Write in3,2824.83
Total67,985100.00
Total votes14,317
Registered voters/turnout24,56658.28
Source: [2]

Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

2014 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands, at-large district
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Candidate Stacey Plaskett Vince Danet
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote21,2241,964
Percentage90.7%8.4%

Delegate at-large before election

Donna Christian-Christensen
Democratic

Elected Delegate at-large

Stacey Plaskett
Democratic

The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the election of the Virgin Islands' governor.

The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Donna Christian-Christensen, who represented the district from 1997 to 2015, did not run for re-election. She instead ran for governor. [3] Stacey Plaskett went on to win the general election with 90% of the vote. [4]

Democratic primary

Primary elections were held on August 2, 2014.

CandidateVotes%
Stacey Plaskett 4,86649.88
Shawn-Michael Malone4,13442.37
Emmett Hansen7507.69
Write in60.06
Total9,756100.00
Source: [7]

General election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Stacey Plaskett Democratic Party 21,22490.65
Vince Danet Republican Party 1,9648.39
Write in2240.96
Total23,412100.00
Total votes27,879
Registered voters/turnout51,32654.32
Source: [2]

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