2022 United States Virgin Islands senatorial election

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2022 United States Virgin Islands senatorial election
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November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
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All 15 seats of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Novelle Francis Dwayne DeGraff
Party Democratic Independent
Leader's seatSt. Croix districtSt. Thomas/St. John district
Seats before105
Seats after114
Seat change1 Increase2.svg1 Decrease2.svg
President before election

Donna Frett-Gregory
Democratic

Elected President

Novelle Francis
Democratic

The 2022 United States Virgin Islands senatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect all fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. The election coincided with the 2022 gubernatorial race and the 2022 United States elections.

Contents

In the 2022 elections, the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands gained one vacant seat from Independent Senator Janelle Sarauw who ran for lieutenant governor. [1]

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on August 6, 2022. Newly appointed At-Large senator Angel Bolques Jr. ran for a full term in office, replacing ousted Steven D. Payne Sr. He defeated Payne for his seat. [2]

Newcomer Ray Foncesa from St. Thomas/St. John proceed to the general election.

Results

At Large
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
St. Thomas/St. John
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
St. Croix
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

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDistrictDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Angel
Bolques (D)		Sherry
Ann-Francis (I)		Undecided
VI Tech Stack [3] At-LargeSeptember 7–13, 2022650± 3.82%42%21%36%

Results

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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  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: [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Vialet announces bid for governor with Sarauw as running mate". May 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bolques Overwhelmingly Wins At-Large Senatorial Race Against Steven Payne". The Virgin Islands Consortium. August 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ VI Tech Stack
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2022 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
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