Juan Francisco Luis was a Puerto Rican-U.S. Virgin Islander politician who served as the third elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands,and the territory's 23rd governor overall. As lieutenant governor,Luis assumed the governorship on January 2,1978,succeeding Governor Cyril King,who died in office. He served as governor from 1978 until 1987,becoming the longest-serving governor in the history of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The 2010 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010,and won by incumbent Democratic Governor John de Jongh. De Jongh was elected to his first term in 2006 with 56% of the vote over Kenneth Mapp.
Adlah Alphonso "Foncie" Donastorg,Jr. is a U.S. Virgin Islander politician,who served as a Senator in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands for seven terms from January 1995 through January 2011. He was most recently a Democratic candidate for Governor of the United States Virgin Islands in the 2010 and the 2014 gubernatorial elections.
Samuel Baptiste is a United States Virgin Islands politician and businessman. He was most recently a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands in 2010 as the running mate of Senator Adlah Donastorg Jr.
Gerard Luz Amwur James II is an American Virgin Islander politician,funeral director,and businessman. James served as the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1999 until 2003 and was the president of Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Malik Sekou is an academic from the United States Virgin Islands. He is a professor and chairman of the Department of history,social science and political science at the University of the Virgin Islands. Sekou was chosen by Independent gubernatorial candidate Kenneth Mapp as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands in the 2010 gubernatorial election.
Kenneth Ezra Mapp is an American politician who served as the eighth elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands,from 2015 to 2019. He is registered Republican,but ran as an independent.
James "Jimmy" O'Bryan Jr. is a United States Virgin Islander politician,spokesman and former press secretary. He previously served as the Administrator of the island of Saint Thomas,U.S. Virgin Islands.
Vargrave A. Richards is an American Virgin Islands politician and educator. Richards served as the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 2003 until 2007 during the second term of Democratic Governor Charles Turnbull.
Pamela C. Richards Samuel is a U.S. Virgin Islander politician. Most recently,Richards Samuel was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands in the 2010 election as the running mate of Democratic gubernatorial candidate James O'Bryan Jr. She has previously served as the former Commissioner of Tourism of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The United States Virgin Islands general election was held on November 2,2010. Voters chose the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands,the non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives and all fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. The election coincided with the 2010 United States general election.
Derek M. Hodge was an American Virgin Islander politician and lawyer who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands for two terms from 1987 to 1995 under Governor Alexander Farrelly. The Virgin Islands Daily News called him a "towering figure in local politics," referring to his political career,which spanned several decades.
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. Mapp went on to win the run off in a landslide victory,with almost 63% of the vote.
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.
The 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to select the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. The election was held concurrently with the 2018 United States midterm elections. On Election Day,November 6,Bryan earned 38.08% of the vote,with Mapp coming in second with 33.45%. Since no candidate received a majority of the General Election vote,as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands,a runoff was held 14 days later between Albert Bryan Jr. and Incumbent Governor Kenneth Mapp,the top two vote-getters. On November 20,2018,Democrat Albert Bryan Jr. won the runoff with 54.5% of the vote.
Albert Bryan Jr. is an American politician serving since 2019 as the ninth governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
The 2022 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022 to elect the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. The election was held concurrently with the 2022 United States midterm elections.
The 35th Virgin Islands Legislature is the current meeting of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. It has convened in Charlotte Amalie on January 9,2023,during the first two years of Governor Albert Bryan’s second term.
The 2024 United States Virgin Islands general election will take place on Tuesday,November 5,2024,to elect the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives,all 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands,members of the Virgin Islands Board of Education and the 15 delegates to the Sixth Constitutional Convention.
The 2006 U.S. Virgin Islands general election took place on 7 November 2006 in order to elect the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands,15 members of the Legislature and the Delegate to United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull was term-limited and couldn't run for re-election to a third term in office. John de Jongh failed to win in the first round by just 2 votes,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 John de Jongh and Kenneth Mapp,the two top vote getters.
