2016 United States Virgin Islands general election
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The United States Virgin Islands general election was held on November 8, 2016. Voters chose the delegate to the United States House of Representatives and all fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
Incumbent Delegate Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat, sought re-election to her congressional seat. Her Republican opponent, Gordon Ackley, was kept off the ballot after election officials canceled the primary election.[1]
Running without an opponent on the ballot, she won re-election with 97.51% of vote.[2]
Legislature of the Virgin Islands[edit]
All fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands were contested. Controversy erupted after allegations surfaced that a candidate for the St. Thomas-St. John District, Kevin Rodriquez lied about his residency.[3] Rodriquez was barred from taking a seat in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands after a ruling from the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands.[4] A special election was called by the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, Kenneth Mapp to be held on April 8, 2017.[5]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian A. Smith | Democratic Party | 5,821 | 72.83 | |
| Write in | 2,172 | 27.17 | ||
| Total | 7,993 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 20,803 | 99.22 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 164 | 0.78 | ||
| Total votes | 20,967 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 46,076 | 45.51 | ||
| Source: [6] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin A. Blyden | Democratic Party | 6,492 | 11.40 | |
| Janette Millin Young | Democratic Party | 5,317 | 9.34 | |
| Tregenza A. Roach | Independent | 5,058 | 8.88 | |
| Myron D. Jackson | Democratic Party | 4,450 | 7.82 | |
| Jean A. Forde | Democratic Party | 4,244 | 7.45 | |
| Kevin A. Rodriguez | Democratic Party | 4,134 | 7.26 | |
| Dwayne DeGraff | Independent | 3,831 | 6.73 | |
| Janelle K. Sarauw | Independent | 3,764 | 6.61 | |
| Justin Harrigan, Sr. | Democratic Party | 3,579 | 6.29 | |
| Patrick Simeon Sprauve | Democratic Party | 3,319 | 5.83 | |
| Alma Francis Heyliger | Independent | 2,746 | 4.82 | |
| Stephen "Smokey" Frett | Independent Citizens Movement | 2,624 | 4.61 | |
| Wilma Marsh Monsanto | Independent | 1,563 | 2.75 | |
| Albert F. Richardson | Independent | 1,358 | 2.39 | |
| Bruce C. Flamon | Independent | 1,290 | 2.27 | |
| Shirley M. Sadler | Independent | 1,110 | 1.95 | |
| Maxwell A. Carty | Independent | 1,033 | 1.81 | |
| Margaret Price | Independent | 576 | 1.01 | |
| Write in | 449 | 0.79 | ||
| Total | 56,937 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 10,844 | 99.43 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 62 | 0.57 | ||
| Total votes | 10,906 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 23,917 | 45.60 | ||
| Source: [6] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Vialet | Democratic Party | 5,818 | 12.25 | |
| Novelle E. Francis, Jr. | Democratic Party | 5,256 | 11.07 | |
| Sammuel Sanes | Democratic Party | 4,612 | 9.71 | |
| Alicia "Chucky" Hansen | Independent | 4,612 | 9.71 | |
| Positive T. A. Nelson | Independent Citizens Movement | 4,322 | 9.10 | |
| Nereida "Nellie" O'Reilly | Democratic Party | 4,295 | 9.05 | |
| Neville James | Democratic Party | 4,221 | 8.89 | |
| Kenneth L. Gittens | Democratic Party | 4,130 | 8.70 | |
| Terrence D. Joseph | Democratic Party | 2,868 | 6.04 | |
| Norman Jn Baptiste | Independent | 1,772 | 3.73 | |
| Robert B. Moorhead | Republican Party | 1,710 | 3.60 | |
| Patricia James | Independent | 1,604 | 3.38 | |
| Danny Emmanuel | Independent | 1,009 | 2.13 | |
| Duane Howell | Independent | 792 | 1.67 | |
| Write in | 460 | 0.97 | ||
| Total | 47,481 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 9,959 | 98.99 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 102 | 1.01 | ||
| Total votes | 10,061 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 22,159 | 45.40 | ||
| Source: [6] | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ Staff, SUZANNE CARLSON Daily News. "Ackley loses bid to be added to the ballot". The Virgin Islands Daily News.
- ^ "Election results 2016". www.vivote.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- ^ "Kevin Rodriguez's Senate Seat in Question as Supreme Court Upholds Superior Court Ruling ‹". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ "Supreme Court Bars Rodriguez from Being Sworn in Today ‹". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ "Special Election Set for April 8; Senate Session Called to Address Election Law ‹". Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ a b c "2016 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
