2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
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| Registered | 51,326 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 25,975 (runoff: 23,899) | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the
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]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Won primary
- Donna Christian-Christensen, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives[3]
- Running mate: Basil Ottley, Jr., former Virgin Islands Senator
Defeated in primary
- 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donna Christian-Christensen
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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
- 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
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Kenneth Mapp | 12,108 | 46.61 | |
| Democratic | Donna Christian-Christensen
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10,173 | 39.16 | |
Independent
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Soraya Diase Coffelt | 1,837 | 7.07 | |
Independent
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Mona Barnes | 1,693 | 6.52 | |
Independent
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Sheila A. Scullion | 83 | .32 | |
| Write In | Write In | 81 | .31 | |
| Total votes | 25,975 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
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Kenneth Mapp | 15,268 | 63.89 | |
| Democratic | Donna Christian-Christensen
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8,573 | 35.87 | |
| Write In | Write In | 58 | .24 | |
| Total votes | 23,899 | 100 | ||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ BVI News. Archived from the originalon 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.
