2018 United States Virgin Islands general election

The United States Virgin Islands general election was held on 6 November 2018. 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.

Gubernatorial election

Main article: 2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election

2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election

← 2014 November 6, 2018 (first round) November 20, 2018 (runoff) 2022 →
Registered	51,092
Turnout	26,346 (runoff: 23,032)
Candidate Albert Bryan Kenneth Mapp Party Democratic Independent Running mate Tregenza Roach Osbert Potter Popular vote 9,711 general 12,677 runoff 8,529 general 10,288 runoff Percentage 38.08% general 55.04% runoff 33.45 general 44.67 runoff
Results by district Bryan:       Mapp:
Governor before election Kenneth Mapp Independent Elected Governor Albert Bryan Democratic

On Election Day Albert Bryan earned 38.08% of the vote, with Incumbent Governor Kenneth 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 Bryan and Map, the top two vote-getters. On November 20, 2018, Democrat Albert Bryan Jr. won the runoff with 54.5% of the vote.

Legislature of the Virgin Islands

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election were held on August 4, 2018. The top 7 candidates who receive the highest votes would proceed to the general election. In the at-large district race, Democrat Steven Payne Sr. defeated Incumbent senator Brian Smith.^[1]

Senator At Large

Candidate	Votes	%
Steven D. Payne Sr.	3,482	50.09
Stacie January	2,090	30.06
Brian A. Smith (incumbent)	1,350	19.42
Write in	30	0.43
Total	6,952	100.00
Source: [2]

St. Thomas/St. John

Candidate	Votes	%
Donna Frett-Gregory	3,048	12.73
Marvin Blyden (incumbent)	2,557	10.68
Athniel “Bobby” Thomas	2,299	9.60
Myron D. Jackson (incumbent)	2,227	9.30
Stedmann Hodge Jr.	2,124	8.87
Carla Joseph	2,124	8.87
Jean Forde	2,124	8.87
Kent Bernier Sr.	1,639	6.84
Sean “Skooly” Georges	1,426	5.95
Albert F. Richardson	1,275	5.32
Jonathan P. Tucker Jr.	1,159	4.84
Randolph Thomas	935	3.90
Randolph N. Bennett	880	3.67
Write in	133	0.56
Total	23,950	100.00
Source: [2]

St. Croix

Candidate	Votes	%
Alicia Barnes	2,651	12.52
Allison DeGazon	2,328	10.99
Novelle Francis (incumbent)	1,842	8.70
Kurt Vialet (incumbent)	1,842	8.70
Javan James Sr.	1,640	7.74
Kenneth Gittens	1,560	7.37
Oakland Benta	1,468	6.93
Neville James (incumbent)	1,461	6.90
Nemmy Williams-Jackson	1,374	6.49
Terrence Joseph	1,218	5.75
Karen Chancellor	985	4.65
Douglas Canton	915	4.32
Dean R. Andrews	705	3.33
Juan Figueroa-Serville	635	3.00
Annette L.S. Scott	338	1.60
R.J. Hammer	147	0.69
Write in	72	0.34
Total	21,181	100.00
Source: [2]

General Election

2018 United States Virgin Islands legislative election

← 2017 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020 →
All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Kenneth Gittens Dwayne DeGraff Party Democratic Independent Independent Citizens Movement Leader since January 14, 2019 January 14, 2019 Leader's seat St. Croix St. Thomas Last election 11 3 1 Seats before 11 3 1 Seats after 13 2 0 Seat change 2 1 1
Senate President before election Myron Jackson Democratic Elected Senate President Kenneth Gittens Democratic

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steven Payne (D)	Sherry Ann-Francis (I)	Angel Bolques (I)	Undecided
VI Tech Stack	October 27–30, 2018	800	± 3.46%	25%	21%	17%	37%

Results

Senator At Large

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Steven D. Payne Sr.	Democratic Party	8,335	43.88
	Sherry-Ann Francis	Independent	6,361	33.49
	Angel L. Bolques Jr.	Independent	4,242	22.33
Write in			55	0.29
Total			18,993	100.00
Total votes			26,346	–
Registered voters/turnout			51,095	51.56
Source: [3]

St. Thomas/St. John

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Donna Frett-Gregory	Democratic Party	6,980	10.51
	Marvin Blyden	Democratic Party	6,346	9.55
	Athneil "Bobby" Thomas	Democratic Party	5,698	8.58
	Dwayne M. DeGraff	Independent	5,460	8.22
	Stedmann Hodge Jr.	Democratic Party	5,428	8.17
	Janelle K. Sarauw	Independent	5,339	8.04
	Myron D. Jackson	Democratic Party	5,159	7.77
	Carla Joseph	Democratic Party	4,881	7.35
	Alma Francis-Heyliger	Independent Citizens Movement	4,605	6.93
	Jean A. Forde	Democratic Party	4,204	6.33
	Stephen "Smokey" Frett	Independent Citizens Movement	3,021	4.55
	Irvin Pudna Mason Sr.	Independent	2,006	3.02
	Dolores Todmann	Independent	1,721	2.59
	Wilma Marsh Monsanto	Independent	1,661	2.50
	Gustave R. Dowling	Independent	1,254	1.89
	Bruce Flamon	Republican Party	1,113	1.68
	Margaret Price	Independent	741	1.12
	George Trager	Independent	626	0.94
Write in			195	0.29
Total			66,438	100.00
Source: [3]

St. Croix

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Alicia Barnes	Democratic Party	7,494	12.45
	Allison DeGazon	Democratic Party	7,429	12.35
	Kurt Vialet	Democratic Party	5,495	9.13
	Javan James Sr.	Democratic Party	5,432	9.03
	Novelle Francis	Democratic Party	5,280	8.77
	Kenneth Gittens	Democratic Party	4,225	7.02
	Oakland Benta	Democratic Party	4,105	6.82
	Genevieve Whitaker	Independent	2,607	4.33
	Daren "Bogle" Stevens	Independent	2,567	4.27
	Michael J. Springer	Independent	2,160	3.59
	Lilliana Belardo-O'Neal	Republican Party	2,123	3.53
	Robert B. Moorhead	Republican Party	2,019	3.36
	Norman Baptiste	Independent	1,826	3.03
	Emmett Hansen	Independent	1,651	2.74
	Patricia James	Independent	1,614	2.68
	Malik Stridiron	Independent	1,207	2.01
	Troy Mason	Independent	1,109	1.84
	Carew Felix	Independent	860	1.43
	Omar Hashim Henry	Independent	430	0.71
	Abraham Ortiz	Independent	374	0.62
Write in			166	0.28
Total			60,173	100.00
Source: [3]

Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

2018 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands, at-large district

← 2016 November 6, 2018 2020 →

Candidate Stacey Plaskett Party Democratic Popular vote 16,341 Percentage 98.4%

Delegate at-large before election Stacey Plaskett Democratic Elected Delegate at-large Stacey Plaskett Democratic

The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 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 will coincide with the larger United States House election and other elections in the United States Virgin Islands, such as the 2018 gubernatorial general election.

The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Incumbent delegate Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat, who sought re-election for a third term, was the only declared candidate. She was unopposed in the primary and general elections.^[4][5][6]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Stacey Plaskett	Democratic Party	16,341	98.41
Write in			264	1.59
Total			16,605	100.00
Total votes			26,346	–
Registered voters/turnout			51,095	51.56
Source: [3]

References

1. "Brian Smith Sent Home". The Virgin Islands Consortium. 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
2. "2018 Primary Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
3. "2018 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
4. Troy, Aras (2018-10-11). "Lacking full representation, residents of US territories prepare to vote". Pasquines. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
5. "Semi-Final Election Lineup: 110 Candidates On the USVI Ballot This Year". Virgin Islands Source. 2018-07-05. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
6. Knoedler, Matt (2018-10-16). "Plaskett expected to stump for Democrats in hurricane-ravaged states". CBS U.S. Virgin Islands. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-10-31.