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2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election 
Summary
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.[1] Mapp went on to win the run off in a landslide victory, with almost 64% of the vote.[2]
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| Registered | 51,326 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 25,975 (runoff: 23,899) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Won primary edit
- Donna Christian-Christensen, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives[3]
- Running mate: Basil Ottley, Jr., former Virgin Islands Senator
Defeated in primary edit
- Adlah Donastorg Jr., former Virgin Islands Senator and candidate for governor in 2006 and 2010[4]
- Running mate: Angel A. "Gito" Torres
- Running mate: Patrick Sprauve
- Gerard Luz James, former lieutenant governor and candidate for governor in 2002 and 2010[4]
- Running mate: Winston Braithwaite
- Marvin Pickering, former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Cruzan Rum[4]
- Running mate: Calford Martin
- Moleto Smith, former deputy and interim/acting commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services[5]
- Running mate: Hubert Frederick, business executive and former deputy commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Health[5]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donna Christian-Christensen | 3,016 | 35.18 | |
| Democratic | Adlah Donastorg Jr. | 2,083 | 24.3 | |
| Democratic | Gregory Francis | 1,064 | 12.41 | |
| Democratic | Marvin Pickering | 912 | 10.64 | |
| Democratic | Gerard Luz James | 835 | 9.74 | |
| Democratic | Moleto Smith | 650 | 7.58 | |
| N/A | Write-ins | 13 | 0.15 | |
| Total votes | 8,573 | 100 | ||
Independent candidates edit
- Kenneth Mapp, former lieutenant governor and candidate for governor in 2006 and 2010[4]
- Soraya Diase Coffelt, former Territorial Court Judge[8]
- Mona Barnes, first female State Command Sergeant Major of the Virgin Islands[4]
- Running mate: Wendy Coram
- Sheila Alvin Scallion
- Running mate: Robert Quinn
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Kenneth Mapp | 12,108 | 46.61 | |
| Democratic | Donna Christian-Christensen | 10,173 | 39.16 | |
| Independent | Soraya Diase Coffelt | 1,837 | 7.07 | |
| Independent | Mona Barnes | 1,693 | 6.52 | |
| Independent | Sheila A. Scullion | 83 | .32 | |
| Write In | Write In | 81 | .31 | |
| Total votes | 25,975 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Kenneth Mapp | 15,268 | 63.89 | |
| Democratic | Donna Christian-Christensen | 8,573 | 35.87 | |
| Write In | Write In | 58 | .24 | |
| Total votes | 23,899 | 100 | ||
References edit
- ^ FIONA STOKES (Daily News Staff). "Ballot set for runoff election Neither Christensen nor Mapp tickets expected to reach threshold after ballot-counting from General Election". virginislandsdailynews.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
- ^ "Kenneth Mapp Elected Governor Of The United States Virgin Islands". viconsortium.com.
- ^ "Del. Donna Christensen Running for Governor in Virgin Islands". At the Races.
- ^ a b c d e f "Virgin Islands 2014 General Election". thegreenpapers.com.
- ^ a b Mills, Horace (2014-07-29). "Smith takes election campaign to the BVI". BVI News. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- ^ "USVI Primary". vivote.gov. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Osbert Potter To Host TV News Show". St. Thomas Source. 1999-01-03. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- ^ Kossler, Bill (2013-08-12). "Moleto Smith Declares Candidacy for Governor". St. Croix Source. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- ^ "USVI Election". vivote.gov. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ "USVI RUN OFF ELECTION". vivote.gov. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
External links edit
- St. Croix Source: Candidates for 2014 V.I. Elections
- Election System of the Virgin Islands: Listing of Candidates for Primary and General Elections - 2014