Elections in the United States Virgin Islands
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Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands are held to elect senators to the Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands and a delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
The U.S. Virgin Islands are an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States. Although U.S. citizens, Virgin Islanders cannot vote in U.S. Presidential elections. At the national level, the U.S. Virgin Islands elects a delegate to the United States Congress.
At the territorial level, fifteen senators to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands -- seven from the district of Saint Croix, seven from the district of Saint Thomas and Saint John, and one senator at-large (who must be a resident of Saint John) -- are elected for two-years term to the unicameral Virgin Islands Legislature.
Since 1970, the U.S. Virgin Islands has elected a territorial governor every four years. Previous governors were appointed by the President of the United States.
The main political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands are the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands, the Independent Citizens Movement (ICM), and the Republican Party of the Virgin Islands. Additional candidates run as independents.
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[edit] Latest elections
Elections for delegates to US Congress and Senators were last held on November 7, 2006. The current delegate is Donna Christian-Christensen.
Election tallies can be found at:
Gubernatorial elections were last held on November 7, 2006 with a run off election on November 21, 2006 between the deJongh - Francis team and the Mapp - Liburd team. Governor John de Jongh and Lieutenant Governor Greg Francis were elected over Kenneth Mapp and Almando Liburd, and Adlah Donastorg and Dr. Cora Christian.
| Candidates | Votes 1st round |
% | Votes 2nd round |
% |
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| John de Jongh - Democratic Party | 15,914 | 49.33% | 16,644 | 57.30% |
| Kenneth Mapp - Independent | 8,756 | 27.14% | 12,402 | 42.70% |
| Adlah Donastorg - Independent | 7,580 | 23.49% | - | - |
| Write In | 13 | 0.04% | - | - |
| Total | 32,263 | 100.00% | 29,046 | 100.00% |
| Source: Electoral System of the Virgin Islands [1], [2] | ||||
[edit] Past elections
| Candidates | Votes | % |
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| Charles Wesley Turnbull - Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands | 50.5 | |
| John DeJongh | 24.4 | |
| Six other candidates | 25.1 | |
| Total | 100.0 | |
| Source: WSTA Lucky 13 Radio | ||
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