See also: 2014 United States gubernatorial elections
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The 2014 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of the United States Virgin Islands. Incumbent Democratic governor John de Jongh was term-limited and was unable run for re-election to a third term in office. Since no candidate received a majority in the general election, as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, a runoff was held between Donna Christian-Christensen and Kenneth Mapp, the two top vote receivers. Mapp went on to win the run off in a landslide victory, with almost 63% of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Donna Christian-Christensen, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
- Running mate: Basil Ottley, Jr., former Virgin Islands Senator
- Adlah Donastorg Jr., former Virgin Islands Senator and candidate for governor in 2006 and 2010
- Running mate: Angel A. "Gito" Torres
- Running mate: Patrick Sprauve
- Gerard Luz James, former lieutenant governor and candidate for governor in 2002 and 2010
- Running mate: Winston Braithwaite
- Marvin Pickering, former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Cruzan Rum
- Running mate: Calford Martin
- Moleto Smith, former deputy and interim/acting commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
- Running mate: Hubert Frederick, business executive and former deputy commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Health
Results
| Candidate | Running mate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Christian-Christensen | Basil Ottley | 3,635 | 36.49 |
| Adlah Donastorg Jr. | Angel "Gito" Torres | 2,333 | 23.42 |
| Gregory Francis | Patrick Simeon Sprauve | 1,286 | 12.91 |
| Marvin Pickering | Calford Martín | 993 | 9.97 |
| Gerard Luz James | Winston Braithwaite | 936 | 9.40 |
| Moleto Smith Jr. | Hubert Frederick | 768 | 7.71 |
| Write in | 11 | 0.11 | |
| Total | 9,962 | 100.00 | |
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Independent candidates
- Kenneth Mapp, former lieutenant governor and candidate for governor in 2006 and 2010
- Running mate: Osbert Potter, former Virgin Islands Senator, former Commissioner of Licensing and Consumer Affairs and former television show host ("Behind the Headlines" on WTJX-TV).
- Soraya Diase Coffelt, former Territorial Court Judge
- Mona Barnes, first female State Command Sergeant Major of the Virgin Islands
- Running mate: Wendy Coram
- Sheila Alvin Scallion
- Running mate: Robert Quinn
Results
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Kenneth Mapp | Osbert Potter | Independent | 12,108 | 46.61 | 15,934 | 62.90 | |
| Donna Christian-Christensen | Basil Ottley Jr. | Democratic Party | 10,173 | 39.16 | 9,399 | 37.10 | |
| Soraya Diase Coffelt | John M. Canegata | Independent | 1,837 | 7.07 | |||
| Mona L. Barnes | Wendy V. Coram | Independent | 1,693 | 6.52 | |||
| Sheila A. Scullion | Robert J. Quinn | Independent | 83 | 0.32 | |||
| Write in | 81 | 0.31 | |||||
| Total | 25,975 | 100.00 | 25,333 | 100.00 | |||
| Total votes | 27,879 | – | 25,469 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 51,326 | 54.32 | 51,326 | 49.62 | |||
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References
- FIONA STOKES (Daily News Staff). "Ballot set for runoff election Neither Christensen nor Mapp tickets expected to reach threshold after ballot-counting from General Election". virginislandsdailynews.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- "Kenneth Mapp Elected Governor Of The United States Virgin Islands". viconsortium.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- "Del. Donna Christensen Running for Governor in Virgin Islands". At the Races.
- ^ "Virgin Islands 2014 General Election". thegreenpapers.com.
- ^ Mills, Horace (July 29, 2014). "Smith takes election campaign to the BVI". BVI News. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- "2014 Primary Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- "Osbert Potter To Host TV News Show". St. Thomas Source. January 3, 1999. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- Kossler, Bill (August 12, 2013). "Moleto Smith Declares Candidacy for Governor". St. Croix Source. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- "2014 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- "2014 Run Off Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
External links
- St. Croix Source: Candidates for 2014 V.I. Elections
- Election System of the Virgin Islands: Listing of Candidates for Primary and General Elections - 2014
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