Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands

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U.S. Virgin Islands Lieutenant Governor

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General information
Office Type:  Partisan
Office website:  Official Link
Term limits:  Two terms[1]
Structure
Length of term:   Four years
Selection Method:  Elected
Current Officeholder(s)

Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands Tregenza Roach
Democratic Party
Assumed office: January 7, 2019

Elections
Next election:  November 3, 2026
Last election:  November 8, 2022
Other U.S. Virgin Islands Executive Offices
Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections

The Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands is an elected constitutional officer, the second-ranking officer of the executive branch, and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. This office is elected every four years by popular vote on a joint ticket with the governor.[1][2]

Current officeholder

The current Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands is Tregenza Roach (D). Roach assumed office in 2019.

Authority

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Qualifications

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Elections

The U.S. Virgin Islands elects lieutenant governors in federal midterm election years (e.g. 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030, etc.) to a four-year term. Lieutenant governors are elected on a joint ticket with the governor.[1][2]

2022

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Incumbent Tregenza Roach defeated Janelle Sarauw, Gregory Miller Jr., and Elroy Turnbull in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tregenza Roach (D)
 
56.1
 
12,157
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Janelle Sarauw (Independent)
 
38.1
 
8,244
Gregory Miller Jr. (Independent Citizen Movement)
 
3.4
 
740
Elroy Turnbull (Independent)
 
1.1
 
243
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
272

Total votes: 21,656
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Incumbent Tregenza Roach defeated Oakland Benta in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands on August 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tregenza Roach
 
65.0
 
4,269
Oakland Benta
 
34.4
 
2,255
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
40

Total votes: 6,564
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Duties

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Divisions

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Contact information

St. Croix

1131 King Street, Suite 101
Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820
Phone: (340) 773-6449

St. Thomas/St. John

5049 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: (340) 774-2991

See also

External links

Footnotes