2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election explained
See also: 2014 United States gubernatorial elections.
| Election Name: | 2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Country: | United States Virgin Islands |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2014 (first round)
November 14, 2014 (runoff) |
| Turnout: | 25,975 (runoff: 23,899) |
| Registered: | 51,326 |
| Nominee1: | Kenneth Mapp |
| Party1: | Independent (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Osbert Potter |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,108 general
15,934 runoff |
| Percentage1: | 46.6% general
62.9% runoff |
| Nominee2: | Donna Christian-Christensen |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Basil Ottley Jr. |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,173 general
9,399 runoff |
| Percentage2: | 39.2% general
37.1% runoff |
| Governor |
| Before Election: | John de Jongh |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kenneth Mapp |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
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 63% of the vote.[2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Running mate: Basil Ottley, Jr., former Virgin Islands Senator
- Adlah Donastorg Jr., former Virgin Islands Senator and candidate for governor in 2006 and 2010[4]
- Running mate: Winston Braithwaite
- Marvin Pickering, former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Cruzan Rum[4]
- Running mate: Hubert Frederick, business executive and former deputy commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Health[5]
Results
Independent candidates
- Running mate: Osbert Potter, former Virgin Islands Senator, former Commissioner of Licensing and Consumer Affairs and former television show host ("Behind the Headlines" on WTJX-TV).[6]
- Soraya Diase Coffelt, former Territorial Court Judge[7]
- Mona Barnes, first female State Command Sergeant Major of the Virgin Islands[4]
- Running mate: Wendy Coram
- Sheila Alvin Scallion
- Running mate: Robert Quinn
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Ballot set for runoff election Neither Christensen nor Mapp tickets expected to reach threshold after ballot-counting from General Election. FIONA STOKES (Daily News Staff). virginislandsdailynews.com. 2014-11-15. https://archive.today/20141115053118/http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/ballot-set-for-runoff-election-neither-christensen-nor-mapp-tickets-expected-to-reach-threshold-after-ballot-counting-from-general-election-1.1788027. 2014-11-15. dead.
- Web site: Kenneth Mapp Elected Governor Of The United States Virgin Islands. viconsortium.com.
- Web site: Del. Donna Christensen Running for Governor in Virgin Islands. At the Races.
- Web site: Virgin Islands 2014 General Election. thegreenpapers.com.
- News: Horace . Mills . Smith takes election campaign to the BVI . . 2014-07-29 . 2014-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043945/http://bvinews.com/bvi/smith-takes-election-campaign-to-the-bvi/ . 2014-08-08 . dead .
- News: Osbert Potter To Host TV News Show . . 1999-01-03 . 2014-08-02.
- News: Bill. Kossler. Moleto Smith Declares Candidacy for Governor . . 2013-08-12 . 2014-08-02.
