2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
November 6, 2018 (general)
November 20, 2018 (runoff) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Registered | 51,095 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 51.56% (runoff: 45.34%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Results by district Bryan: Mapp: | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to select the governor of the United States Virgin Islands. The election was held concurrently with the 2018 United States midterm elections. On election day, November 6, Bryan earned 38.08% of the vote, with Mapp coming in second with 33.45%. Since no candidate received a majority of the general election vote, as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, a runoff was held 14 days later between Albert Bryan Jr. and Incumbent Governor Kenneth Mapp, the top two vote-getters. On November 20, 2018, Democrat Albert Bryan Jr. won the runoff with 54.5% of the vote. [1] The election marked the first time in 20 years since a sitting governor lost reelection in Virgin Islands history, referring to Schneider vs. Turnbull race in 1998.[2]
The incumbent Governor Kenneth Mapp ran for reelection to a second term as an Independent politician with incumbent Lt. Gov. Osbert Potter.[3] Mapp faced off against former Virgin Islands Labor Commissioner Albert Bryan Jr., who won the August 4 Democratic primary; Bryan earned 39.23% of the vote in the primary, defeating Allison "Allie" Petrus (33.67%) and Angel E. Dawson Jr. (26.68%). Also on the November ballot were Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg, Warren Mosler, Soraya Diase Coffelt, Moleto A. Smith, and Janette Millin Young.
A similar scenario to the 1998 gubernatorial race, where both districts were divided over one candidate for the other. St. Croix largely went for Turnbull while Schneider, the incumbent governor held his lead in St. Thomas/St. John, although a close race in that district. This time around, St. Thomas/St. John largely went for Bryan and Mapp, the incumbent governor dominated St. Croix.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Albert Bryan, former Labor Commissioner
- Running mate: Tregenza Roach, territorial senator
- Angel Dawson Jr., former Finance Commissioner
- Running mate: Marise James
- Allison "Allie" Petrus, former territorial senator
- Running mate: Sammuel Sanes, territorial senator
The 2018 Democratic primary was held on August 4, 2018. The three Democratic hopefuls who ran in the primary were former Finance Commissioner Angel Dawson Jr., former Labor Commissioner Albert Bryan Jr., and former three-term Senator Allison Petrus. Early voting occurred from July 14 to July 25, 2018.[4] According to Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes, turnout was low with some board members expressing disappointment in the numbers. Out of 32,330 registered voters, only 30.61% participated in the primary.
Following a defeat in the primary, both Petrus and Dawson pledged support for the Bryan-Roach campaign going into the general election. At a press conference, the teams came up with “Because we believe in a “Better Tomorrow” (Angel Dawson's slogan), we are now officially “All In” (Allison Petrus's slogan), to “Change Course Now,””[5]
Debates
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | |||||||
| Angel Dawson Jr. | Albert Bryan | Allison “Allie” Petrus | |||||
| 1 | July 17, 2018 | WTJX-TV | Ernice Gilbert | P | P | P | |
Endorsements
Albert Bryan
- Angel E. Dawson Jr., former finance commissioner & 2018 gubernatorial candidate
- Allison "Allie" Petrus, businessman & former St. Thomas-St. John senator
- Allison DeGazon, 2018 senatorial candidate
Polling places
St. Croix - David Canegata Recreation Center, Juanita Gardine Elementary School, Ricardo Richards Elementary School, Claude Markoe Elementary School, St. Croix Educational Complex; St. Thomas - Lockhart Elementary School, Charles W. Turnbull Regional Library, UVI Sports and Fitness Center; St. John - Julius Sprauve School
Results
| Candidate | Running mate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Bryan Jr. | Tregenza Roach | 3,331 | 39.23 |
| Allison "Allie" Petrus | Sammuel Sanes | 2,859 | 33.67 |
| Angel E. Dawson Jr. | Marise James | 2,265 | 26.68 |
| Write in | 36 | 0.42 | |
| Total | 8,491 | 100.00 | |
| Source: [6] | |||
By precinct
| Precinct | Dawson | Bryan | Petrus | Write-in | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Henderson | 107 (33.86%) |
141 (44.62%) |
67 (21.20%) |
1 (0.32%) |
316 |
| Claude O. Markoe | 81 (32.27%) |
116 (46.22%) |
53 (21.12%) |
1 (0.40%) |
251 |
| Evelyn M. Williams ES | 67 (26.38%) |
117 (46.06%) |
69 (27.17%) |
1 (0.39%) |
254 |
| Eulalie R. Rivera ES | 57 (27.40%) |
90 (43.27%) |
59 (28.37%) |
2 (0.96%) |
208 |
| Alfredo Andrews ES | 55 (44.35%) |
29 (23.39%) |
37 (29.84%) |
3 (2.42%) |
124 |
| Ricardo Richards ES | 123 (33.33%) |
137 (37.13%) |
107 (29.00%) |
2 (0.54%) |
369 |
| Lew Muckle ES | 125 (42.52%) |
108 (36.73%) |
60 (20.41%) |
1 (0.34%) |
294 |
| Juanita Gardine ES | 124 (35.03%) |
138 (38.98%) |
92 (25.99%) |
— | 354 |
| John F. Kennedy Terrace | 28 (30.77%) |
29 (31.87%) |
34 (37.36%) |
— | 91 |
| Elena L. Christian JHS | 114 (32.57%) |
134 (38.29%) |
100 (28.57%) |
2 (0.57%) |
350 |
| Pearl B. Larsen ES | 116 (36.14%) |
104 (32.40%) |
101 (31.46%) |
— | 321 |
| St. Croix Educational Complex | 92 (33.33%) |
107 (38.77%) |
77 (27.90%) |
— | 276 |
| Florence Williams Library | 36 (32.14%) |
50 (44.64%) |
26 (23.21%) |
— | 112 |
| Ivanna Eudora Kean | 38 (17.84%) |
93 (43.66%) |
82 (38.50%) |
— | 213 |
| Joseph A. Gomez ES | 81 (21.43%) |
147 (38.77%) |
149 (39.42%) |
1 (0.26%) | 378 |
| Bertha C. Boschulte | 40 (17.09%) |
113 (48.29%) |
80 (34.19%) |
1 (0.43%) |
234 |
| CAHS Gym | 104 (21.14%) |
208 (42.28%) |
177 (35.98%) |
3 (0.61%) |
492 |
| Oswald Harris Court | 33 (25.98%) |
49 (38.58%) |
45 (35.43%) |
— | 127 |
| Winston Raymo Rec. Center | 82 (34.75%) |
84 (35.59%) |
69 (29.24%) |
1 (0.42%) |
236 |
| Gladys A. Abraham ES | 170 (24.05%) |
267 (37.77%) |
269 (38.05%) |
1 (0.14%) |
707 |
| Addelita Cancryn JHS | 156 (22.54%) |
270 (39.02%) |
262 (37.86%) |
4 (0.58%) |
692 |
| Joseph Sibilly ES - Bldg A | 66 (22.84%) |
119 (41.18%) |
102 (35.29%) |
2 (0.69%) |
289 |
| Joseph Sibilly ES - Bldg B | 51 (23.72%) |
72 (33.49%) |
92 (42.79%) |
— | 215 |
| Julius E. Sprauve ES | 31 (16.32%) |
79 (41.58%) |
78 (41.05%) |
2 (1.05%) |
190 |
| Guy Benjamin School | 16 (37.21%) |
12 (27.91%) |
15 (34.88%) |
— | 43 |
| Charles W. Turnbull Library | 129 (17.53%) |
280 (38.04%) |
322 (43.75%) |
5 0.68%) |
736 |
| STT/STJ Absentee | 111 (22.89%) |
172 (35.46%) |
200 (41.24%) |
2 (0.41%) |
485 |
General election
Endorsements
Albert Bryan
- Edgar Bengoa, 2018 candidate for lieutenant governor
- Adlah Donastorg Jr., former St. Thomas-St. John senator
- Alicia "Chucky" Hansen, St. Croix senator[7]
- Marise James, attorney and 2018 candidate for lieutenant governor
- Ernest Morris Jr.
- Positive T. Nelson, St. Croix senator[8]
- Stacey Plaskett, delegate to Congress
- Bill Richardson, former Governor of New Mexico (2003-2011)
- Samuel Sanes, St. Croix senator
- Hilda Solis, former US Secretary of Labor (2009-2013)
Kenneth Mapp
- Ray Fonseca[9]
- Nereida Rivera-O'Reilly, St. Croix senator
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Albert Bryan (D) |
Kenneth Mapp (I) |
Warren Mosler (I) |
Adlah Donastorg (I) |
Soraya Diase Coffelt (I) |
Janette Millin Young (I) |
Moleto A. Smith (I) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI Tech Stack[10] | September 29-October 1, 2018 | Territorial | 800 | – | 23% | 23% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 33% |
| VI Tech Stack[10] | September 29-October 1, 2018 | St. Thomas/St. John | - | - | 29% | 13% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 35% |
| VI Tech Stack[10] | September 29-October 1, 2018 | St. Croix | - | - | 17% | 32% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 32% |
| VI Tech Stack[11] | October 27–30, 2018 | Territorial | 800 | – | 31% | 25% | 7% | 11% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 18% |
| Poll source | School district | Date(s) administered |
Albert Bryan & Tregenza Roach | Kenneth. Mapp & Osbert E. Potter | Janette Millin Young & Edgar Bengoa | Adlah Donastorg & Alicia Hansen | Soraya Coffelt & Dwight Nicholson | Warren Molser & Ray Fonseca | Moleto A. Smith & Hubert Fredrick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. Gomez Elementary School | St. Thomas/St. John | November 5, 2018 | 113 | 73 | 63 | 47 | 37 | 9 | 9 |
| Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School | St. Thomas/St. John | 138 | 73 | 55 | 89 | 31 | 10 | 9 | |
| St. Croix Central High School | St. Croix | 61 | 211 | 15 | 294 | 42 | 0 | 16 | |
| IEKHS | St. Thomas/St. John | 171 | 48 | 60 | 75 | 34 | 10 | 10 |
Results
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Albert Bryan Jr. | Tregenza Roach | Democratic Party | 9,711 | 38.08 | 12,677 | 55.04 | |
| Kenneth Mapp | Osbert Potter | Independent | 8,529 | 33.45 | 10,288 | 44.67 | |
| Adlah Donastorg | Alicia "Chucky" Hansen | Independent | 4,201 | 16.47 | |||
| Warren Mosler | Ray Fonseca | Independent | 1,199 | 4.70 | |||
| Soraya Diase Coffelt | Dwight Nicholson | Independent | 1,195 | 4.69 | |||
| Moleto A. Smith | Hubert Frederick | Independent | 400 | 1.57 | |||
| Janette Millin Young | Edgar Bengoa | Independent | 237 | 0.93 | |||
| Write in | 29 | 0.11 | 67 | 0.29 | |||
| Total | 25,501 | 100.00 | 23,032 | 100.00 | |||
| Total votes | 26,346 | – | 23,166 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 51,095 | 51.56 | 51,095 | 45.34 | |||
| Source: [12][13] | |||||||
By district
| District | Bryan | Mapp | Donastorg (I) | Mosler (I) | Diase-Coffelt (I) | Smith (I) | Millin-Young (I) | Write-in | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Croix | First round: 1,520 (22.72%) Second round: 3,838 (34.90%) |
First round: 3,320 (49.93%) Second round: 7,133 (64.86%) |
1,023 (15.29%) |
470 (7.03%) |
238 (3.56%) |
54 (0.81%) |
33 (0.49%) |
First round: 11 (0.16%) Second round: 26 (0.24%) |
First round: 6,669 Second round: 10,997 |
| St. Thomas/St. John | First round: 2,679 (42.51%) Second round: 7,958 (74.86%) |
First round: 1,258 (25.52%) Second round: 2,633 (24.77%) |
1,608 (19.96%) |
314 (4.98%) |
221 (3.51%) |
138 (2.19%) |
79 (1.25%) |
First round: 5 (0.08%) Second round: 40 (0.38%) |
First round: 6,301 Second round: 10,591 |
By precinct
| Precinct | Bryan | Mapp | Donastorg | Molser | Coffelt | Smith | Young | Write-in | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Henderson ES | First round: 319 Second round: 372 |
First round: 675 Second round: 775 |
147 | 53 | 43 | 6 | 5 | First round: 2 Second round: 4 |
First round: 1,250 Second round: 1,151 |
| Claude O. Markoe ES | First round: 247 Second round: 294 |
First round:470 Second round: 570 |
104 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 4 | First round: — Second round: 3 |
First round: 901 Second round: 867 |
| Evelyn Williams ES | First round: 236 Second round: 323 |
First round: 532 Second round: 685 |
167 | 70 | 22 | 11 | 6 | First round: 1 Second round: 5 |
First round: 1,045 Second round: 1,013 |
| St. Croix Educational Complex | First round: 263 Second round: 307 |
First round: 534 Second round: 682 |
144 | 59 | 42 | 8 | 3 | First round: 1 Second round: 3 |
First round: 1,054 Second round: 992 |
| Eulalie R. Rivera ES | First round: 194 Second round: 252 |
First second: 439 Second round: 527 |
100 | 52 | 22 | 5 | 5 | First round: 2 Second round: 3 |
First round: 819 Second round: 782 |
| Alfredo Andrews ES | First round: 119 Second round: 177 |
First round: 259 Second round: 357 |
104 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 6 | First round: — Second round: — |
First round: 535 Second round: 534 |
| Ricardo Richards ES | First round: 310 Second round: 353 |
First round: 577 Second round: 727 |
137 | 51 | 44 | 16 | 3 | First round: 4 Second round: — |
First round: 1,142 Second round: 1,080 |
| Lew Muckle ES | First round: 219 Second round: 292 |
First round: 587 Second round: 700 |
148 | 37 | 27 | 7 | 5 | First round: — Second round: 2 |
First round: 1,030 Second round: 994 |
| Juanita Gardine ES | First round: 299 Second round: 368 |
First round: 513 Second round: 585 |
136 | 81 | 35 | 8 | 9 | First round: 1 Second round: 2 |
First round: 1,082 Second round: 955 |
| John F. Kennedy Terrace | First round: 65 Second round: 97 |
First round: 173 Second round: 232 |
69 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | First round: 1 Second round: — |
First round: 337 Second round: 329 |
| Elena L. Christian JHS | First round: 328 Second round: 413 |
First round: 524 Second round: 619 |
131 | 87 | 50 | 9 | 5 | First round: 3 Second round: 2 |
First round: 1,137 Second round: 1,034 |
| Pearl B. Larsen ES | First round: 338 Second round: 445 |
First round: 396 Second round: 461 | 71 | 180 | 51 | 10 | 7 | First round: — Second round: 1 |
First round: 907 Second round: 1,053 |
| Florence A. Williams Library | First round: 91 Second round: 145 |
Second round: 186 Second round: 213 |
65 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 4 | First round: 1 Second round: 1 |
First round: 389 Second round: 359 |
| Ivanna Eudora Kean HS | First round: 317 Second round: 417 |
First round: 142 Second round: 153 |
135 | 37 | 39 | 27 | 4 | First round: 3 Second round: 1 |
First round: 704 Second round: 571 |
| Joseph Gomez ES | First round: 448 Second round: 592 |
First round: 205 Second round: 202 |
204 | 22 | 62 | 23 | 9 | First round: 1 Second round: 3 |
First round: 974 Second round: 797 |
| Bertha C. Boschulte | First round: 321 Second round: 497 |
First round: 156 Second round: 178 |
260 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 8 | First round: — Second round: 4 |
First round: 821 Second round: 679 |
| CAHS Gym | First round:638 Second round: 798 |
First round: 290 Second round: 305 |
258 | 33 | 64 | 25 | 20 | First round: — Second round: 2 |
First round: 1,328 Second round: 1,105 |
| Oswald Harris Court | First round: 138 Second round: 194 |
First round: 71 Second round: 82 |
71 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 9 | First round: — Second round: 2 |
First round: 316 Second round: 278 |
| Winston Raymo Rec. Center | First round: 335 Second round: 426 |
First round: 94 Second round: 125 |
137 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 9 | First round: 1 Second round: 4 |
First round: 644 Second round: 555 |
| Gladys A. Abraham ES | First round: 945 Second round: 1,122 |
First round: 333 Second round: 399 |
308 | 36 | 103 | 42 | 22 | First round: 3 Second round: 8 |
First round: 1,792 Second round: 1,529 |
| Addelita Cancryn JHS | First round: 868 Second round: 1,115 |
First round: 362 Second round: 393 |
402 | 31 | 102 | 43 | 36 | First round: — Second round: — |
First round: 1,844 Second round: 1,508 |
| Joseph Sibilly ES | First round:805 Second round: 937 |
First round: 195 Second round: 198 |
134 | 95 | 111 | 24 | 9 | First round: 1 Second round: 4 |
First round: 1,374 Second round: 1,139 |
| Charles W. Turnbull Regional Library | First round: 924 Second round: 1,189 |
First round: 337 Second round: 404 |
440 | 37 | 98 | 52 | 26 | First round: 2 Second round: 9 |
First round: 1,916 Second round: 1,602 |
| Julius E. Sprauve ES | First round: 380 Second round: 525 |
First round: 167 Second round: 178 |
123 | 34 | 54 | 7 | 5 | First round: 2 Second round: 2 |
First round: 772 Second round: 705 |
| Guy Benjamin School | First round: 115 Second round: 146 |
First round: 13 Second round: 16 |
18 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 5 | First round: 1 Second round: — |
First round: 197 Second round: 184 |
| STX Absentee | First round: 145 Second round: 0 |
83 Second round: 0 |
39 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | First round: — Second round: 0 |
First round: 0 Second round: 0 |
| STX Provisional | First round: 0 Second round: 0 |
First round: 4 Second round: 0 |
2 | 3 | — | — | — | First round: 0 Second round: 0 |
First round: 9 Second round: 0 |
| STT/STJ Absentee | First round: 308 Second round: 0 |
First round: 88 Second round: 0 |
92 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 11 | First round: — Second round: — |
First round: 558 Second round: 0 |
| STT/STJ Provisional | First round: 58 Second round: — |
First round: 22 Second round: — |
55 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | First round: — Second round: — |
First round: 149 Second round: — |
References
- ^ "Albert Bryan Becomes Ninth Elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands". The Virgin Islands Consortium. Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Turnbull’s Challenge: Turn Words
- ^ The Green Papers: Virgin Islands 2018 General Election
- ^ "First Day Of Early Voting IS Successful With 336 Ballots Cast, Election System Says". The Virgin Islands Consortium.
- ^ Should The Mapp Team Be Concerned? Democrats Display Unity At Press Conference; Pledge Support For Bryan-Roach Campaign
- ^ "2018 Primary Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ^ "Senator Alicia Hansen Endorses Bryan, Adding Momentum To The Campaign". VI Consortium. November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Positive Nelson Endorses Albert Bryan". VI Consortium. November 10, 2018.
- ^ "Ray Fonseca Endorses Mapp/Potter Ticket, Cites Mapp's Sound Management". VI Consortium. November 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c VI Tech Stack
- ^ VI Tech Stack
- ^ "2018 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ^ "2018 Run Off Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.