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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Primary election

The 2022 Democratic gubernatorial primary was held on August 6, 2022. [1] Incumbents Governor Albert Bryan and Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach were challenged by Kent Bernier Sr. and his running mate, Oakland Benta. [2] [3]

Endorsements

Albert Bryan

Organizations

Individuals

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Albert
Bryan (D)
Kent
Bernier (D)
None
I AM LLC [6] June 5, 2022752±3.5361%23%15%
June 30, 202259%24%15%
Gubernatorial territory-wide results
CandidatePartyVotes%
Albert Bryan (incumbent) Democratic Party 4,26965.04
Kent Bernier Sr. Democratic Party 2,25534.35
Write in400.61
Total6,564100.00
Gubernatorial St. Croix results
CandidatePartyVotes%
Albert Bryan (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,65653.33
Kent Bernier Sr. Democratic Party 1,43246.12
Write in170.55
Total3,105100.00
Gubernatorial St. Thomas/John results
CandidatePartyVotes%
Albert Bryan (incumbent) Democratic Party 2,61375.54
Kent Bernier Sr. Democratic Party 82323.79
Write in230.66
Total3,459100.00
Legislature of the Virgin Islands - At Large results
CandidatePartyVotes%
Angel Bolques Jr. (incumbent) Democratic Party 3,77777.22
Steven D. Payne Sr. Democratic Party 1,06721.82
Write in470.96
Total4,891100.00
Legislature of the Virgin Islands - St. Thomas/St. John results
CandidatePartyVotes%
Donna Frett-Gregory (incumbent) Democratic Party 2,21117.03
Milton Potter (incumbent) Democratic Party 2,14116.49
Carla Joseph (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,65612.76
Marvin Blyden (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,63112.56
Joel S. Browne Connors Democratic Party 1,1058.51
Lawerence Boschulte Democratic Party 1,0958.43
Ray Foncesa Democratic Party 1,0958.43
Shenelle Fina Francis Democratic Party 9957.66
Ke’Shawn K.J. Louis Democratic Party 5994.61
Teofilo Ciprian Democratic Party 3712.86
Write in830.64
Total12,982100.00
Legislature of the Virgin Islands - St. Croix results
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kenneth Gittens (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,77114.23
Novelle Francis (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,73213.92
Marise C. James (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,69313.60
Diane T. Capehart Democratic Party 1,47711.87
Nemmy Williams Jackson Democratic Party 1,29610.41
Javan James Sr. (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,2419.97
Genevieve Whittaker (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,2299.88
Hubert Frederick Democratic Party 1,2209.80
Troy C. Williams Democratic Party 7516.04
Write in340.27
Total12,444100.00

Gubernatorial

2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
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  2018 November 8, 20222026 
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%

2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election results.svg
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.

Endorsements

Kurt Vialet (I)
  • Cedric Armstrong, owner of Armstrong Ice Cream
  • Dr. Brittany Dawson, certified nurse‐midwife
  • Nereida Rivera-O'Reilly, former St. Croix Senator (2009–2019)

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
RespondentsSample
size
Margin
of error
Kurt
Vialet (I)
Albert
Bryan (D)
Stephen Frett (ICM)Ronald
Pickard (I)
Undecided
None
I AM LLC [6] May 10, 2022Territory-wide40029%33%9%16%
I AM LLC [6] May 10, 2022St. Croix District40044%20%
I AM LLC [6] May 10, 2022St. Thomas-St. John District40014%46%
VI Tech Stack [13] September 7–13, 2022Territory-wide± 3.82%65025%48%1%1%23%
VI Tech Stack [13] September 7–13, 2022St. Thomas-St. John District400± 4.86%18%58%0%1%21%
VI Tech Stack [13] September 7–13, 2022St. Croix District250± 6.17%34%37%0%1%25%
I AM LLC [6] October 31, 2022Territory-wide423± 4.74%44%40%4%0%10%
I AM LLC [6] October 31, 2022St. Croix224± 6.53%46%42%6%1%3%
I AM LLC [6] October 31, 2022St. Thomas199± 6.92%38%38%3%0%19%
I AM LLC [6] October 31, 2022St. John199± 6.92%66%22%0%0%11%
Poll sourceSchool districtDate(s)
administered
Vialet / SarauwBryan / RoachPickard / TurnbullFrett / Miller
IEKHS [14] St. Thomas-St. JohnOctober 21, 20221671558746
CAHS St. Thomas-St. JohnOctober 21–25, 20221851737929
St. Croix Educational Complex St. CroixOctober 21, 20222831201642
St. Croix Central High School St. CroixOctober 28, 20222792262338
Lew Muckle Elementary SchoolSt. Croix532660

Results

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Albert Bryan Jr. Tregenza Roach Democratic Party 12,15756.14
Kurt Vialet Janelle K. Sarauw Independent8,24438.07
Stephen "Smokey" FrettGregory R. Miller Jr. Independent Citizens Movement 7403.42
Ronald PickardElroy TurnbullIndependent2431.12
Write in2721.26
Total21,656100.00
Total votes22,557
Registered voters/turnout39,91056.52
Source: [15]

Results by district

DistrictBryanVialetFrettPickardWrite-inTotal
St. Croix4,502
(43.35%)
5,378
(51.79%)
213
(2.05%)
126
(1.21%)
166
(1.6%)
10,385
St. Thomas-St. John7,042
(68.48%)
2,548
(24.78%)
492
(4.78%)
112
(1.09%)
90
(0.88%)
10,284

Legislature of the Virgin Islands

The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands gained one vacant seat from Independent Senator Janelle Sarauw who ran for lieutenant governor. [16]

2022 United States Virgin Islands legislative election
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  2020 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2024  

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

President before election

Donna Frett-Gregory
Democratic

Elected President

Novelle Francis
Democratic

Polling

Poll sourceDistrictDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Angel
Bolques (D)
Sherry
Ann-Francis (I)
Undecided
VI Tech Stack [17] At-LargeSeptember 7–13, 2022650± 3.82%42%21%36%

Results

Legislature of the Virgin Islands - At Large results
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: [15]
Legislature of the Virgin Islands - St. Thomas/St. John results
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: [15]
Legislature of the Virgin Islands - St. Croix results
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: [15]

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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  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  
  Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (VI).jpg
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: [15]

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