2022 United States Virgin Islands general election explained

The 2022 United States Virgin Islands general election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect 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.

Gubernatorial

Election Name:2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
Country:United States Virgin Islands
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Turnout:21,656
Previous Election:2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
Next Year:2026
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Registered:39,910
Image1:Governor Albert Bryan Jr..jpg
Nominee1:Albert Bryan
Running Mate1:Tregenza Roach
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:12,157
Percentage1:56.14%
Nominee2:Kurt Vialet
Running Mate2:Janelle Sarauw
Party2:Independent (United States)
Popular Vote2:8,244
Percentage2:38.07%
Map Size:300px
Governor
Before Election:Albert Bryan
After Election:Albert Bryan
After Party:Democratic

See main article: 2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election. Incumbent Democratic Governor Albert Bryan was elected to a second four-year term in office, receiving 56% of the vote. He ran against Independent candidate and territorial senator Kurt Vialet, independent activist Ronald Pickard, and former ICM senator Stephen Frett.

Legislature of the Virgin Islands

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election were held on August 6, 2022. For the St. Croix District and the St. Thomas / St. John District, the top seven candidates who receive the highest votes would proceed to the general election while the At-Large District would elect one candidate.[1] [2]

General election

Country:United States Virgin Islands
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:November 3, 2020
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Leader1:Novelle Francis
Party1:Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands
Leaders Seat1:St. Croix
Leader Since1:May 15, 2019
Last Election1:10 seats
Seats Before1:10
Seats After1:11
Seat Change1:1
Leader2:Dwayne DeGraff
Party2:Independent
Leaders Seat2:St. Thomas
Leader Since2:January 14, 2019
Last Election2:5 seats
Seats Before2:5
Seats After2:4
Seat Change2:1
President
Before Election:Donna Frett-Gregory
Before Party:Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands
After Election:Novelle Francis
After Party:Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands

The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands gained one vacant seat from Independent Senator Janelle Sarauw who ran for lieutenant governor.[3]

Results

Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

Election Name:2022 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands' at-large district
Country:United States Virgin Islands
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 United States House of Representatives election in United States Virgin Islands
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Candidate1:Stacey Plaskett
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:16,354
Percentage1:98.7%
Delegate at-large
Before Election:Stacey Plaskett
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Stacey Plaskett
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 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 coincided with the larger 2022 United States House of Representatives elections and the general election in the United States Virgin Islands.

The U.S. Virgin Island's non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term in office. Incumbent delegate Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat who was first elected in 2014, and most recently re-elected with 88.1% of the vote in 2020, won re-election to a fifth term.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Incumbents Retain Senate Seats, Six Newcomers Added in Primary . 2022-07-08.
  2. Web site: 2022 Primary Election . Election System of the Virgin Islands.
  3. Web site: Vialet announces bid for governor with Sarauw as running mate . May 6, 2022.