2022 United States Virgin Islands general election

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The 2022 United States Virgin Islands general election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect 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

2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
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Registered39,910
Turnout21,656
  Governor Albert Bryan Jr..jpg
Nominee Albert Bryan Kurt Vialet
Party Democratic Independent
Running mate Tregenza Roach Janelle Sarauw
Popular vote12,1578,244
Percentage56.14%38.07%
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Results by district
Bryan:     Vialet:     
Governor before election

Albert Bryan
Democratic

Elected Governor

Albert Bryan
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Governor Albert Bryan was elected to a second four-year term in office, receiving 56% of the vote. He ran against Independent candidate and territorial senator Kurt Vialet, independent activist Ronald Pickard, and former ICM senator Stephen Frett.

Legislature of the Virgin Islands

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election were held on August 6, 2022. For the St. Croix District and the St. Thomas / St. John District, the top seven candidates who receive the highest votes would proceed to the general election while the At-Large District would elect one candidate. [1] [2]

Senator At Large
CandidateVotes%
Angel Bolques Jr. (incumbent)3,77777.22
Steven D. Payne Sr.1,06721.82
Write in470.96
Total4,891100.00
Source: [2]
St. Thomas/St. John
CandidateVotes%
Donna Frett-Gregory (incumbent)2,21117.03
Milton Potter (incumbent)2,14116.49
Carla Joseph (incumbent)1,65612.76
Marvin Blyden (incumbent)1,63112.56
Joel S. Browne Connors1,1058.51
Lawerence Boschulte1,0958.43
Ray Foncesa1,0958.43
Shenelle Fina Francis9957.66
Ke’Shawn K.J. Louis5994.61
Teofilo Ciprian3712.86
Write in830.64
Total12,982100.00
Source: [2]
St. Croix
CandidateVotes%
Kenneth Gittens (incumbent)1,77114.23
Novelle Francis (incumbent)1,73213.92
Marise C. James (incumbent)1,69313.60
Diane T. Capehart1,47711.87
Nemmy Williams Jackson1,29610.41
Javan James Sr. (incumbent)1,2419.97
Genevieve Whittaker (incumbent)1,2299.88
Hubert Frederick1,2209.80
Troy C. Williams7516.04
Write in340.27
Total12,444100.00
Source: [2]

General election

2022 United States Virgin Islands legislative election
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All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Novelle Francis Dwayne DeGraff
Party Democratic Independent
Leader sinceMay 15, 2019January 14, 2019
Leader's seat St. Croix St. Thomas
Last election10 seats5 seats
Seats before105
Seats after114
Seat change1 Increase2.svg1 Decrease2.svg
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Bolques
  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
President before election

Donna Frett-Gregory
Democratic

Elected President

Novelle Francis
Democratic

The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands gained one vacant seat from Independent Senator Janelle Sarauw who ran for lieutenant governor. [3]

Polling

Poll sourceDistrictDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Angel
Bolques (D)		Sherry
Ann-Francis (I)		Undecided
VI Tech Stack At-LargeSeptember 7-13, 2022650± 3.82%42%21%36%

Results

Senator At Large
CandidatePartyVotes%
Angel Bolques Jr. Democratic Party 8,77650.49
Sherry-Ann FrancisIndependent8,53249.09
Write in720.41
Total17,380100.00
Total votes22,557–
Registered voters/turnout39,91056.52
Source: [4]
St. Thomas/St. John
CandidatePartyVotes%
Donna Frett-Gregory Democratic Party 6,30612.98
Milton E. Potter Democratic Party 6,00412.36
Marvin Blyden Democratic Party 5,49711.32
Dwayne M. DeGraffIndependent5,38811.09
Carla Joseph Democratic Party 5,17910.66
Alma Francis-Heyliger Independent4,89710.08
Ray Fonseca Democratic Party 4,0838.41
Joel S. Browne Connors Democratic Party 3,5767.36
Dawn Lisa HenryIndependent3,1116.41
Lawrence Boschulte Democratic Party 2,7915.75
Margaret Price Independent Citizens Movement 1,4723.03
Write in2660.55
Total48,570100.00
Source: [4]
St. Croix
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kenneth Gittens Democratic Party 5,52910.16
Novelle Francis Democratic Party 5,2629.67
Franklin D. JohnsonIndependent4,7968.81
Samuel CarrionIndependent4,5998.45
Marise C. James Democratic Party 4,4728.22
Javan James Sr. Democratic Party 4,2787.86
Diane T. Capehart Democratic Party 3,6866.77
Nemmy Williams-Jackson Democratic Party 3,5106.45
Genevieve Whitaker Democratic Party 3,4026.25
Michael J. SpringerIndependent2,4674.53
Devin CarringtonIndependent2,3844.38
Patricia M. JamesIndependent2,2744.18
Norman BaptisteIndependent1,8693.43
Leonardo Carrion Sr.Independent1,3942.56
Tyrone Molyneaux Independent Citizens Movement 1,0691.96
Shalima A. EdwardsIndependent1,0321.90
Julian S. VieraIndependent8361.54
James P. G. "Moonark" WakefieldIndependent7571.39
Marilyn T. HodgeIndependent6701.23
Write in1350.25
Total54,421100.00
Source: [4]

Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

2022 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands' at-large district
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Candidate Stacey Plaskett
Party Democratic
Popular vote16,354
Percentage98.7%
Delegate at-large before election

Stacey Plaskett
Democratic

Elected Delegate at-large

Stacey Plaskett
Democratic

The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 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 larger 2022 United States House of Representatives elections and the general election in the United States Virgin Islands.

The U.S. Virgin Island's non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term in office. Incumbent delegate Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat who was first elected in 2014, and most recently re-elected with 88.1% of the vote in 2020, won re-election to a fifth term.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Stacey Plaskett Democratic Party 16,35498.74
Write in2091.26
Total16,563100.00
Total votes22,557–
Registered voters/turnout39,91056.52
Source: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Incumbents Retain Senate Seats, Six Newcomers Added in Primary". 2022-07-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2022 Primary Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
  3. ↑ "Vialet announces bid for governor with Sarauw as running mate". May 6, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2022 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
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