2006 United States Virgin Islands general election explained

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United States Virgin Islands

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Embed: yes Election Name: Gubernatorial election Type: presidential Previous Election: 2002 United States Virgin Islands general election Previous Year: 2002 Next Election: 2010 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election Next Year: 2010 Election Date: 7 November 2006 (general) 21 November 2006 (run off) Image1: Governor John de Jongh - United States Virgin Islands (cropped).jpg Nominee1: John de Jongh Running Mate1: Gregory Francis Party1: Democratic Party (United States) Popular Vote1: 16,644 Percentage1: 57.18% Nominee2: Kenneth Mapp Running Mate2: Almando "Rocky" Liburd Party2: Independent Popular Vote2: 12,402 Percentage2: 42.61% Governor Before Election: Charles W. Turnbull Before Party: Democratic Party (United States) After Election: John de Jongh After Party: Democratic Party (United States)

General elections were held in the U.S. Virgin Islands on 7 November 2006 in order to elect the goverbor, 15 members of the Legislature and the delegate to United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic governor Charles Wesley Turnbull was term-limited and couldn't run for re-election to a third term in office. John de Jongh failed to win in the first round by just 2 votes,^[1] 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 John de Jongh and Kenneth Mapp, the two top vote getters.^[2]

Results

Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. News: Susan . Mann . DeJongh wins USVI gubernatorial runoff election . Caribbean Net News . 22 November 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610011248/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000043/004388.htm . 10 June 2010.
2. Web site: DeJongh Is Top Vote Getter in Governor's Race; Runoff With Mapp Likely . St. Thomas Source . November 7, 2006.