2010 United States Virgin Islands general election explained

The United States Virgin Islands general election was held on November 2, 2010. Voters chose the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, the non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives and all fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. The election coincided with the 2010 United States general election.

Gubernatorial

See main article: United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor John de Jongh and Lt. Governor Gregory Francis was re-elected for a second term in office, and defeated independent gubernatorial candidate and former Lt. Governor Kenneth Mapp and his running mate, Malik Sekou, with almost 57% of the vote.[1]

Territorial Legislature

All fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands were up for election.

Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

Election Name:2010 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands
Country:United States Virgin Islands
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2012 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands
Next Year:2012
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Nominee1:Donna Christian-Christensen
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:19,844
Percentage1:71.73%
Nominee2:Jeffrey Moorhead
Party2:Independent (politician)
Popular Vote2:5,063
Percentage2:18.30%
Nominee3:Vince Danet
Party3:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:2,329
Percentage3:8.42%
Representative
Before Election:Donna Christian-Christensen
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Donna Christian-Christensen
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

Incumbent U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate Donna Christian-Christensen, a Democrat, sought re-election.[2] The non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands is elected for two-year terms. The winner of the race served in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.

Incumbent U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate Donna Christian-Christensen, a Democrat, formally announced her campaign for re-election on Sunday, July 25, 2010.[2] Christensen, who had held the seat since 1997, ran unopposed in 2008. In 2010, Christensen was challenged by Republican Vincent Emile Danet and two independent candidates – Guillaume Mimoun and Jeffrey Moorhead, a Saint Croix attorney.[3]

Christian-Christansen won the general election with 71% of the vote.

Board of Elections

Members of the Board of Elections were elected.

Notes and References

  1. News: Ananta. Pancham. DeJongh-Francis Clinch Top Spots in Democratic Primary. St. John Source. 2010-09-12. 2010-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144307/http://stjohnsource.com/content/news/local-news/2010/09/12/dejongh-francis-clinch-top-spots-democratic-primary. 2011-07-16. dead.
  2. News: Bill . Kossler . Gubernatorial Challengers Pick Running Mates . . 2010-07-26 . 2010-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120428025444/http://stcroixsource.com/print/85682 . 2012-04-28 . dead .
  3. News: Ananta. Pancham. DeJongh-Francis to Return for Second Term. St. Thomas Source. 2010-10-02. 2010-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20101106054450/http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2010/11/02/dejongh-francis-return-second-term. 2010-11-06. dead.