See also: 2018 United States gubernatorial elections.
| Election Name: | 2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Country: | United States Virgin Islands |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Registered Voters: | 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) |
| Registered: | 51,095 |
| 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 |
The 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to select the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. The election was held concurrently with the 2018 United States midterm elections. On Election Day, November 6, Bryan earned 38.08% of the vote, with 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 Albert Bryan Jr. and Incumbent Governor Kenneth Mapp, the top two vote-getters. On November 20, 2018, Democrat Albert Bryan Jr. won the runoff with 54.5% of the vote.[1]
The incumbent Governor Kenneth Mapp ran for reelection to a second term as an Independent politician with incumbent Lt. Gov. Osbert Potter.[2] Mapp faced off against former Virgin Islands Labor Commissioner Albert Bryan Jr., who won the August 4 Democratic primary; Bryan earned 39.23% of the vote in the primary, defeating Allison "Allie" Petrus (33.67%) and Angel E. Dawson Jr. (26.68%). Also on the November ballot were Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg, Warren Mosler, Soraya Diase Coffelt, Moleto A. Smith, and Janette Millin Young.
The 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary was held on August 4, 2018. They were three Democratic hopefuls running in the primary which included former Finance Commissioner Angel Dawson Jr., former Labor Commissioner Albert Bryan Jr., and three-term Senator Allison Petrus. Early voting started July 14 to July 25, 2018.[3]
On July 17, 2018, the Virgin Islands Consortium and WTJX partnered to host a Democratic forum. It was moderated by Ernice Gilbert at WTJX studios in Christiansted, St. Croix.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Respondents | Sample size | Margin of error | Albert Bryan (D) | Kenneth Mapp (I) | Warren Mosler (I) | Adlah Donastorg (I) | Soraya Diase Coffelt (I) | Janette Millin Young (I) | Moleto A. Smith (I) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI Tech Stack | September 29-October 1, 2018 | Territory-wide | 800 | – | 23% | 23% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 33% | ||
| VI Tech Stack | September 29-October 1, 2018 | St. Thomas-St. John District | - | - | align=center | 29% | 13% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 35% | |
| VI Tech Stack | September 29-October 1, 2018 | St. Croix District | - | - | 17% | align=center | 32% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 32% | |
| VI Tech Stack | October 27–30, 2018 | Territory-wide | 800 | – | align=center | 31% | 25% | 7% | 11% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 18% |
| Poll source | School district | Date(s) administered | Albert Bryan & Tregenza Roach | Kenneth. Mapp & Osbert E. Potter | Janette Millin Young & Edgar Bengoa | Adlah Donastorg & Alicia Hansen | Soraya Coffelt & Dwight Nicholson | Warren Molser & Ray Fonseca | Moleto A. Smith & Hubert Fredrick | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. Gomez Elementary School | St. Thomas-St. John | November 5, 2018 | align=center | 113 | 73 | 63 | 47 | 37 | 9 | 9 | |
| Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School | St. Thomas-St. John | align=center | 138 | 73 | 55 | 89 | 31 | 10 | 9 | ||
| St. Croix Central High School | St. Croix | 61 | 211 | 15 | align=center | 294 | 42 | 0 | 16 | ||
| IEKHS | St. Thomas-St. John | align=center | 171 | 48 | 60 | 75 | 34 | 10 | 10 |