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The 1974 United States Virgin Islands general election was held in large part on November 5, 1974, with a runoff for the gubernatorial election on November 19, 1974.
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The 1974 United States Virgin Islands general election was held in large part on November 5, 1974, with a runoff for the gubernatorial election on November 19, 1974.
The 1974 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, with a runoff on November 19, 1974. Incumbent Republican governor Melvin H. Evans was eliminated in the first round, gaining only 24 percent of the vote. [1] While Democratic candidate Alexander Farrelly placed first in the general election by 900 votes, Independent Citizens candidate Cyril King won the runoff by under a thousand votes. [2]
Incumbent Democrat Ron De Lugo won the House election unopposed with eleven thousand votes. [1]
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The 1974 United States Virgin Islands legislative election was held on November 5, 1974. The Democratic Party won the legislative election with a majority of nine seats, with seven seats in St. Thomas–St. John and two seats in St. Croix. The Independent Citizens Movement won five seats, the at-large district and four seats in St. Croix. The sole Republican Hector Cintron won his seat in St. Croix. [1]
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Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands are held to elect senators to the Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the governor and lieutenant governor of the territory, and a delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
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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.
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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. 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.
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