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1978 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
Results by island
Luis
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
The 1978 United States Virgin Islands general election took place on November 7, 1978, to elect public officials in the United States Virgin Islands .
Losing candidates often did not have their political affiliations listed on election returns.
Gubernatorial election
See also: 1978 United States gubernatorial elections
The 1978 Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent governor Juan Francisco Luis , who succeeded to office upon the death of Cyril King , defeated U.S. House delegate Ron de Lugo in the general election.
Results
Results by island
Island
Luis
Lugo
Margin
St. Croix
6,570
67.94%
3,100
32.06%
+35.88
St. John
425
75.76%
136
24.24%
+51.52
St. Thomas
4,905
50.15%
4,875
49.85%
+0.30
Territorial Legislature
Senator At Large Candidate Party Votes % Cleone Creque Hodge Democratic Party 11,687 100.00 Total 11,687 100.00 Source:
St. Thomas/St. John Candidate Party Votes % Michel Paiewonsky Democratic Party 7,615 13.37 Athniel C. Ottley Democratic Party 7,560 13.28 Lloyd L. Williams Democratic Party 6,818 11.97 Elmo D. Roebuck Democratic Party 6,666 11.71 Earle B. Ottley Democratic Party 5,965 10.48 Alli J. Paul Independent 5,460 9.59 John L. Maduro Democratic Party 4,959 8.71 Roger C. Hill 4,725 8.30 John P. Collins Independent 2,795 4.91 Rahim Khabib 1,780 3.13 Harold Moller Independent 1,417 2.49 Glanfield Orascio Testamark Independent 1,181 2.07 Total 56,941 100.00 Source:
St. Croix Candidate Party Votes % Sidney Lee Democratic Party 5,352 10.17 Leroy S. Arnold Democratic Party 4,810 9.14 Williams S. Harvey Democratic Party 4,094 7.78 Ruby M. Rouss Democratic Party 4,056 7.71 John A. Bell Independent 3,913 7.44 Eddy Rivera Democratic Party 3,791 7.20 Hector L. Cintron Independent 3,487 6.63 Edgar M. Iles 3,272 6.22 James Bennerson 3,042 5.78 Ann E. Ambramson Independent 2,612 4.96 Helen I. Joseph Independent 2,252 4.28 Holland L. Redfield II Independent 2,106 4.00 Claude A. Molloy Independent 1,959 3.72 G. Luz A. James Independent 1,866 3.55 Jessica Tutein Moolenaar Independent 1,311 2.49 Leona Watson Independent 983 1.87 Dante R. Rossi Independent 980 1.86 Earl S. Walker Independent 872 1.66 J. Robert Smith Independent 712 1.35 Edric W. Stanley Independent 501 0.95 Jose A. Pereira Independent 412 0.78 Faith Dane Johnson Independent 244 0.46 Total 52,627 100.00 Source:
Delegate to the United States House of Representatives
1978 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands
← 1976
November 7, 1978
1980 →
Results by island
Evans
60–70%
Watlington
50–60%
See also: 1978 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1978 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democrat Ron de Lugo retired to run for Governor, leaving the seat open. Republican Melvin H. Evans was elected by a narrow margin to only first 2-year term.
As of April 2024, this is the last time a Republican has won a U.S. House election in the Virgin Islands.
Democratic primary
1978 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands, Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jan Watlington
4,758
51.58%
Democratic
Julio A. Brady
4,467
48.42%
Total votes
9,225
100%
General election
Results by island
Island
Evans
Waltington
Margin
St. Croix
6,066
62.90%
3,578
37.10%
+25.80
St. John
363
63.46%
209
36.54%
+26.92
St. Thomas
4,110
41.53%
5,787
58.47%
+16.94
References
^ "STATISTICAL RECAPITULATION OF 1978 ELECTIONS ACCORDING TO POLLING PLACES" (PDF). VI Vote . Retrieved April 25, 2024.
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