The United States Virgin Islands general election was held on 6 November 2018. Voters chose the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, all fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, and the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
See main article: 2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election.
Election Name: | 2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
Country: | United States Virgin Islands |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Registered: | 51,092 |
Turnout: | 26,346 (runoff: 23,032) |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Election Date: | November 6, 2018 (first round) November 20, 2018 (runoff) |
Image1: | Governor Albert Bryan Jr..jpg |
Candidate1: | Albert Bryan |
Running Mate1: | Tregenza Roach |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 9,711 general 12,677 runoff |
Percentage1: | 38.08% general 55.04% runoff |
Candidate2: | Kenneth Mapp |
Running Mate2: | Osbert Potter |
Party2: | Independent |
Popular Vote2: | 8,529 general 10,288 runoff |
Percentage2: | 33.45 general 44.67 runoff |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Kenneth Mapp |
Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
After Election: | Albert Bryan |
After Party: | Democratic |
On Election Day Albert Bryan earned 38.08% of the vote, with Incumbent Governor Kenneth Mapp coming in second with 33.45%. Since no candidate received a majority of the general election vote, as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, a runoff was held 14 days later between Bryan and Map, the top two vote-getters. On November 20, 2018, Democrat Albert Bryan Jr. won the runoff with 54.5% of the vote.
The Democratic primary election were held on August 4, 2018. The top 7 candidates who receive the highest votes would proceed to the general election. In the at-large district race, Democrat Steven Payne Sr. defeated Incumbent senator Brian Smith.[1]
Country: | United States Virgin Islands |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 2017 |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Seats For Election: | All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands |
Leader1: | Kenneth Gittens |
Party1: | Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands |
Leaders Seat1: | St. Croix |
Leader Since1: | January 14, 2019 |
Last Election1: | 11 |
Seats Before1: | 11 |
Seats After1: | 13 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Leader2: | Dwayne DeGraff |
Party2: | Independent |
Leaders Seat2: | St. Thomas |
Leader Since2: | January 14, 2019 |
Last Election2: | 3 |
Seats Before2: | 3 |
Seats After2: | 2 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Party3: | Independent Citizens Movement |
Last Election3: | 1 |
Seats Before3: | 1 |
Seats After3: | 0 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Senate President | |
Before Election: | Myron Jackson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands |
After Election: | Kenneth Gittens |
After Party: | Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands |
Election Name: | 2018 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands, at-large district |
Country: | United States Virgin Islands |
Type: | Gubernatorial |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
Candidate1: | Stacey Plaskett |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 16,341 |
Percentage1: | 98.4% |
Delegate at-large | |
Before Election: | Stacey Plaskett |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Stacey Plaskett |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district. The election will coincide with the larger United States House election and other elections in the United States Virgin Islands, such as the 2018 gubernatorial general election.
The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Incumbent delegate Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat, who sought re-election for a third term, was the only declared candidate. She was unopposed in the primary and general elections.[2] [3] [4]