2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election

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2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
  2010 November 4, 2014 (first round)
November 14, 2014 (runoff)
2018  
Registered51,326
Turnout25,975 (runoff: 23,899)
  Kenneth Ezra Mapp (cropped).png Donna christensen (cropped).JPG
Nominee Kenneth Mapp Donna Christian-Christensen
Party Independent Democratic
Running mate Osbert Potter Basil Ottley Jr.
Popular vote12,108general
15,268runoff
10,173 general
8,573 runoff
Percentage46.6%general
63.9%runoff
39.2% general
35.9% runoff

Governor before election

John de Jongh
Democratic

Elected Governor

Kenneth Mapp
Independent

The 2014 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. Incumbent Democratic Governor John de Jongh was term-limited and was unable run for re-election to a third term in office. Since no candidate received a majority in the general election, as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, a runoff was held between Donna Christian-Christensen and Kenneth Mapp, the two top vote receivers. [1] Mapp went on to win the run off in a landslide victory, with almost 64% of the vote. [2]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Won primary

  • Running mate: Basil Ottley, Jr., former Virgin Islands Senator

Defeated in primary

  • Running mate: Angel A. "Gito" Torres
  • Running mate: Patrick Sprauve
  • Running mate: Winston Braithwaite
  • Running mate: Calford Martin
  • Running mate: Hubert Frederick, business executive and former deputy commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Health [5]

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen 3,016 35.18
Democratic Adlah Donastorg Jr. 2,08324.3
Democratic Gregory Francis 1,06412.41
Democratic Marvin Pickering91210.64
Democratic Gerard Luz James 8359.74
Democratic Moleto Smith6507.58
N/A Write-ins130.15
Total votes8,573 100

Independent candidates

  • Running mate: Osbert Potter, former Virgin Islands Senator, former Commissioner of Licensing and Consumer Affairs and former television show host ("Behind the Headlines" on WTJX-TV). [7]
  • Running mate: Wendy Coram
  • Running mate: Robert Quinn

Results

Election results, U.S. Virgin Islands Gubernatorial Election, November 4, 2014. [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Kenneth Mapp 12,10846.61
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen 10,17339.16
Independent Soraya Diase Coffelt1,8377.07
Independent Mona Barnes1,6936.52
Independent Sheila A. Scullion83.32
Write InWrite In81.31
Total votes25,975 100
Election results, U.S. Virgin Islands Gubernatorial Election Run Off, November 18, 2014. [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Kenneth Mapp 15,26863.89
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen 8,57335.87
Write InWrite In58.24
Total votes23,899 100

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