2022 United States Virgin Islands general election (original) (raw)

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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.

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]

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AlbertBryan (D) KentBernier (D) None
I AM LLC[6] June 5, 2022 752 ±3.53 61% 23% 15%
June 30, 2022 59% 24% 15%

Gubernatorial territory-wide results

Candidate Party Votes %
Albert Bryan (incumbent) Democratic Party 4,269 65.04
Kent Bernier Sr. Democratic Party 2,255 34.35
Write in 40 0.61
Total 6,564 100.00

Gubernatorial St. Croix results

Candidate Party Votes %
Albert Bryan (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,656 53.33
Kent Bernier Sr. Democratic Party 1,432 46.12
Write in 17 0.55
Total 3,105 100.00

Gubernatorial St. Thomas/John results

Candidate Party Votes %
Albert Bryan (incumbent) Democratic Party 2,613 75.54
Kent Bernier Sr. Democratic Party 823 23.79
Write in 23 0.66
Total 3,459 100.00

Legislature of the Virgin Islands - At Large results

Candidate Party Votes %
Angel Bolques Jr. (incumbent) Democratic Party 3,777 77.22
Steven D. Payne Sr. Democratic Party 1,067 21.82
Write in 47 0.96
Total 4,891 100.00

Legislature of the Virgin Islands - St. Thomas/St. John results

Candidate Party Votes %
Donna Frett-Gregory (incumbent) Democratic Party 2,211 17.03
Milton Potter (incumbent) Democratic Party 2,141 16.49
Carla Joseph (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,656 12.76
Marvin Blyden (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,631 12.56
Joel S. Browne Connors Democratic Party 1,105 8.51
Lawerence Boschulte Democratic Party 1,095 8.43
Ray Foncesa Democratic Party 1,095 8.43
Shenelle Fina Francis Democratic Party 995 7.66
Ke’Shawn K.J. Louis Democratic Party 599 4.61
Teofilo Ciprian Democratic Party 371 2.86
Write in 83 0.64
Total 12,982 100.00

Legislature of the Virgin Islands - St. Croix results

Candidate Party Votes %
Kenneth Gittens (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,771 14.23
Novelle Francis (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,732 13.92
Marise C. James (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,693 13.60
Diane T. Capehart Democratic Party 1,477 11.87
Nemmy Williams Jackson Democratic Party 1,296 10.41
Javan James Sr. (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,241 9.97
Genevieve Whittaker (incumbent) Democratic Party 1,229 9.88
Hubert Frederick Democratic Party 1,220 9.80
Troy C. Williams Democratic Party 751 6.04
Write in 34 0.27
Total 12,444 100.00

2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
Registered 39,910
Turnout 21,656
Nominee Albert Bryan Kurt Vialet Party Democratic Independent Running mate Tregenza Roach Janelle Sarauw Popular vote 12,157 8,244 Percentage 56.14% 38.07%
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.

Kurt Vialet (I)

Poll source Date(s)administered Respondents Samplesize Marginof error KurtVialet (I) AlbertBryan (D) Stephen Frett (ICM) RonaldPickard (I) UndecidedNone
I AM LLC[6] May 10, 2022 Territory-wide 400 – 29% 33% – 9% 16%
I AM LLC[6] May 10, 2022 St. Croix District 400 – 44% 20%
I AM LLC[6] May 10, 2022 St. Thomas-St. John District 400 – 14% 46%
VI Tech Stack[13] September 7–13, 2022 Territory-wide ± 3.82% 650 25% 48% 1% 1% 23%
VI Tech Stack[13] September 7–13, 2022 St. Thomas-St. John District 400 ± 4.86% 18% 58% 0% 1% 21%
VI Tech Stack[13] September 7–13, 2022 St. Croix District 250 ± 6.17% 34% 37% 0% 1% 25%
I AM LLC[6] October 31, 2022 Territory-wide 423 ± 4.74% 44% 40% 4% 0% 10%
I AM LLC[6] October 31, 2022 St. Croix 224 ± 6.53% 46% 42% 6% 1% 3%
I AM LLC[6] October 31, 2022 St. Thomas 199 ± 6.92% 38% 38% 3% 0% 19%
I AM LLC[6] October 31, 2022 St. John 199 ± 6.92% 66% 22% 0% 0% 11%
Poll source School district Date(s)administered Vialet / Sarauw Bryan / Roach Pickard / Turnbull Frett / Miller
IEKHS[14] St. Thomas-St. John October 21, 2022 167 155 87 46
CAHS St. Thomas-St. John October 21–25, 2022 185 173 79 29
St. Croix Educational Complex St. Croix October 21, 2022 283 120 16 42
St. Croix Central High School St. Croix October 28, 2022 279 226 23 38
Lew Muckle Elementary School St. Croix 53 26 6 0
Candidate Running mate Party Votes %
Albert Bryan Jr. Tregenza Roach Democratic Party 12,157 56.14
Kurt Vialet Janelle K. Sarauw Independent 8,244 38.07
Stephen "Smokey" Frett Gregory R. Miller Jr. Independent Citizens Movement 740 3.42
Ronald Pickard Elroy Turnbull Independent 243 1.12
Write in 272 1.26
Total 21,656 100.00
Total votes 22,557 –
Registered voters/turnout 39,910 56.52
Source: [15]

Results by district

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District Bryan Vialet Frett Pickard Write-in Total
St. Croix 4,502(43.35%) 5,378(51.79%) 213(2.05%) 126(1.21%) 166(1.6%) 10,385
St. Thomas-St. John 7,042(68.48%) 2,548(24.78%) 492(4.78%) 112(1.09%) 90(0.88%) 10,284

Legislature of the Virgin Islands

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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
← 2020 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2024 →
All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Majority party Minority party Leader Novelle Francis Dwayne DeGraff Party Democratic Independent Leader since May 15, 2019 January 14, 2019 Leader's seat St. Croix St. Thomas Last election 10 seats 5 seats Seats before 10 5 Seats after 11 4 Seat change 1 Increase 1 Decrease
President before election Donna Frett-Gregory Democratic Elected President Novelle Francis Democratic
Poll source District Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AngelBolques (D) Sherry Ann-Francis (I) Undecided
VI Tech Stack[17] At-Large September 7–13, 2022 650 ± 3.82% 42% 21% 36%

Legislature of the Virgin Islands - At Large results

Candidate Party Votes %
Angel Bolques Jr. Democratic Party 8,776 50.49
Sherry-Ann Francis Independent 8,532 49.09
Write in 72 0.41
Total 17,380 100.00
Total votes 22,557 –
Registered voters/turnout 39,910 56.52
Source: [15]

Legislature of the Virgin Islands - St. Thomas/St. John results

Candidate Party Votes %
Donna Frett-Gregory Democratic Party 6,306 12.98
Milton E. Potter Democratic Party 6,004 12.36
Marvin Blyden Democratic Party 5,497 11.32
Dwayne M. DeGraff Independent 5,388 11.09
Carla Joseph Democratic Party 5,179 10.66
Alma Francis-Heyliger Independent 4,897 10.08
Ray Fonseca Democratic Party 4,083 8.41
Joel S. Browne Connors Democratic Party 3,576 7.36
Dawn Lisa Henry Independent 3,111 6.41
Lawrence Boschulte Democratic Party 2,791 5.75
Margaret Price Independent Citizens Movement 1,472 3.03
Write in 266 0.55
Total 48,570 100.00
Source: [15]

Legislature of the Virgin Islands - St. Croix results

Candidate Party Votes %
Kenneth Gittens Democratic Party 5,529 10.16
Novelle Francis Democratic Party 5,262 9.67
Franklin D. Johnson Independent 4,796 8.81
Samuel Carrion Independent 4,599 8.45
Marise C. James Democratic Party 4,472 8.22
Javan James Sr. Democratic Party 4,278 7.86
Diane T. Capehart Democratic Party 3,686 6.77
Nemmy Williams-Jackson Democratic Party 3,510 6.45
Genevieve Whitaker Democratic Party 3,402 6.25
Michael J. Springer Independent 2,467 4.53
Devin Carrington Independent 2,384 4.38
Patricia M. James Independent 2,274 4.18
Norman Baptiste Independent 1,869 3.43
Leonardo Carrion Sr. Independent 1,394 2.56
Tyrone Molyneaux Independent Citizens Movement 1,069 1.96
Shalima A. Edwards Independent 1,032 1.90
Julian S. Viera Independent 836 1.54
James P. G. "Moonark" Wakefield Independent 757 1.39
Marilyn T. Hodge Independent 670 1.23
Write in 135 0.25
Total 54,421 100.00
Source: [15]

Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

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2022 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands' at-large district
← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
Candidate Stacey Plaskett Party Democratic Popular vote 16,354 Percentage 98.7%
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.

Candidate Party Votes %
Stacey Plaskett Democratic Party 16,354 98.74
Write in 209 1.26
Total 16,563 100.00
Total votes 22,557 –
Registered voters/turnout 39,910 56.52
Source: [15]
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  14. ^ IEKHS
  15. ^ a b c d e "2022 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
  16. ^ "Vialet announces bid for governor with Sarauw as running mate". May 6, 2022.
  17. ^ VI Tech Stack