2014 United States Virgin Islands general election
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.
Gubernatorial
[edit]Governor John deJongh was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office in 2014. Kenneth Mapp went on to win the election after a run off, defeating Donna Christian-Christensen in a landslide with almost 64% of the vote.[1]
Territorial Legislature
[edit]All fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands were contested.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almando "Rocky" Liburd | Independent | 12,048 | 58.53 | |
| Ronnie E. Jones | Democratic Party | 8,267 | 40.16 | |
| Write in | 268 | 1.30 | ||
| Total | 20,583 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 27,879 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 51,326 | 54.32 | ||
| Source: [2] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Blyden | Democratic Party | 6,394 | 10.02 | |
| Myron D. Jackson | Democratic Party | 6,248 | 9.79 | |
| Clifford Graham | Democratic Party | 6,196 | 9.71 | |
| Tregenza Roach | Independent | 5,743 | 9.00 | |
| Jean Forde | Democratic Party | 5,702 | 8.93 | |
| Janette Millin Young | Democratic Party | 5,369 | 8.41 | |
| Justin Harrigan Sr. | Democratic Party | 5,228 | 8.19 | |
| Donald "Ducks" Cole | Democratic Party | 5,139 | 8.05 | |
| Lawrence "Recon" Olive | Independent | 4,112 | 6.44 | |
| Dwayne M. DeGraff | Independent | 3,783 | 5.93 | |
| Stephen "Smokey" Frett | Independent Citizens Movement | 2,652 | 4.15 | |
| Wilma Marsh Monsanto | Independent | 1,829 | 2.87 | |
| C. Milliner-Emanuel | Independent | 1,551 | 2.43 | |
| Larence Lary Boschulte | Republican Party | 1,306 | 2.05 | |
| Real Deal Bruce Flamon | Independent | 1,162 | 1.82 | |
| Jodi Hodge | Republican Party | 662 | 1.04 | |
| Charlesworth Halstead | Independent Citizens Movement | 302 | 0.47 | |
| Write in | 461 | 0.72 | ||
| Total | 63,839 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 13,562 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 26,760 | 50.68 | ||
| Source: [2] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Vialet | Democratic Party | 8,288 | 12.19 | |
| Novelle Francis | Democratic Party | 7,318 | 10.76 | |
| Sammuel Sanes | Democratic Party | 5,805 | 8.54 | |
| Kenneth Kenny Gittens | Democratic Party | 5,451 | 8.02 | |
| Neville James | Democratic Party | 5,114 | 7.52 | |
| T. "Positive" Nelson | Independent Citizens Movement | 4,891 | 7.19 | |
| Nereida Rivera O'Reilly | Independent | 4,757 | 7.00 | |
| Malcolm McGregor | Democratic Party | 3,883 | 5.71 | |
| Naomi "Sandra" Joseph | Independent Citizens Movement | 3,386 | 4.98 | |
| Jamila Russell | Independent | 3,248 | 4.78 | |
| Arthur A. Joseph | Independent Citizens Movement | 3,241 | 4.77 | |
| Diane Capehart | Democratic Party | 3,130 | 4.60 | |
| Ignacio Llanos III | Independent Citizens Movement | 1,716 | 2.52 | |
| Miguel Quinones Jr. | Independent | 1,624 | 2.39 | |
| Robert B. Moorhead | Republican Party | 1,070 | 1.57 | |
| Linus Louis Lacane | Independent | 771 | 1.13 | |
| Arthur Brown Jr. | Independent | 490 | 0.72 | |
| Dwight Nicholson | Independent | 328 | 0.48 | |
| Kevin Romain | Independent | 192 | 0.28 | |
| Write in | 3,282 | 4.83 | ||
| Total | 67,985 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 14,317 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 24,566 | 58.28 | ||
| Source: [2] | ||||
Delegate to the United States House of Representatives
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 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 elections of other federal and state offices, including the election of the Virgin Islands' governor.
The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Donna Christian-Christensen, who represented the district from 1997 to 2015, did not run for re-election. She instead ran for governor.[3] Stacey Plaskett went on to win the general election with 90% of the vote.[4]
Democratic primary
[edit]Primary elections were held on August 2, 2014.
- Emmett Hansen, former Virgin Islands senator and former chairman of the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands[5]
- Shawn-Michael Malone, Virgin Islands Senator[6]
- Stacey Plaskett, attorney, former Congressional staffer and candidate for the seat in 2012[5]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Stacey Plaskett | 4,866 | 49.88 |
| Shawn-Michael Malone | 4,134 | 42.37 |
| Emmett Hansen | 750 | 7.69 |
| Write in | 6 | 0.06 |
| Total | 9,756 | 100.00 |
| Source: [7] | ||
General election
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Plaskett | Democratic Party | 21,224 | 90.65 | |
| Vince Danet | Republican Party | 1,964 | 8.39 | |
| Write in | 224 | 0.96 | ||
| Total | 23,412 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 27,879 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 51,326 | 54.32 | ||
| Source: [2] | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Detail". Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "2014 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ↑ "Del. Donna Christensen Running for Governor in Virgin Islands". atr.rollcall.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Stacey Plaskett wins race for delegate to Congress - News - Virgin Islands Daily News". Retrieved January 18, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 "Two Democrats Running for Virgin Islands' Delegate Seat". Roll Call. March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Shawn-Michael Malone Running for V.I. Delegate to Congress". May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Primary Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.