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Marise James
2023 - Present
2027
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Marise James (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate, representing St. Croix. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
James (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate to represent St. Croix. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Marise James was born in Christiansted, St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. James graduated from St. Joseph High School. She served as the staff judge advocate for the Virgin Islands National Guard from 2004 to 2018. James earned a B.A. in zoology from George Washington University and a J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Her career experience includes working as an attorney. Before earning her law degree, James was a teacher.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kurt Vialet (D) | 11.6 | 5,035 |
| ✔ |  | Clifford Joseph (D) | 9.0 | 3,917 |
| ✔ | Novelle Francis Jr. (D) | 8.2 | 3,541 | |
| ✔ | Kenneth Gittens (D) | 8.1 | 3,492 | |
| ✔ |  | Franklin Johnson (Independent) | 7.9 | 3,404 |
| ✔ |  | Hubert Lorenzo Frederick (D) | 7.6 | 3,297 |
| ✔ |  | Marise James (D) | 7.4 | 3,207 |
 | Diane Capehart (D) | 6.9 | 2,967 | |
 | Samuel Carrion (Independent) | 6.6 | 2,866 | |
| Oakland Benta (Independent) | 5.2 | 2,251 | ||
| Jelani Ritter (Independent) | 4.4 | 1,895 | ||
| Lisa Charles (Independent) | 3.7 | 1,589 | ||
| Julian Veira (Independent) | 2.4 | 1,060 | ||
| Tammy Smith (Independent) | 2.2 | 971 | ||
| Norman Jn Baptiste (Independent) | 1.8 | 777 | ||
| Diane Prosper (Independent) | 1.4 | 603 | ||
| Troy Williams (Independent) | 1.1 | 486 | ||
| James Wakefield (Independent) | 1.0 | 423 | ||
| Krystal Hardy (R) | 0.7 | 292 | ||
| Eric Gautreau II (Independent) | 0.4 | 190 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 1,049 | ||
| Total votes: 43,312 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District on August 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kurt Vialet | 13.5 | 1,302 |
| ✔ | | Clifford Joseph | 11.1 | 1,064 |
| ✔ | Novelle Francis Jr. | 10.2 | 977 | |
| ✔ | Kenneth Gittens | 10.2 | 976 | |
| ✔ | | Hubert Lorenzo Frederick | 9.0 | 867 |
| ✔ | | Diane Capehart | 9.0 | 862 |
| ✔ | | Marise James | 8.3 | 796 |
| Nereida Rivera O'Reilly | 7.4 | 716 | ||
 | Russell Pate | 7.0 | 673 | |
 | Genevieve Whitaker | 5.9 | 564 | |
| Michael Springer Jr. | 5.7 | 551 | ||
| Justin Curtis Smith | 2.0 | 197 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 9,611 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John McCoy (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Krystal Hardy advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for James in this election.
2022
See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenneth Gittens (D) | 10.2 | 5,529 | |
| ✔ | Novelle Francis Jr. (D) | 9.7 | 5,262 | |
| ✔ | | Franklin Johnson (Independent) | 8.8 | 4,796 |
| ✔ | | Samuel Carrion (Independent) | 8.5 | 4,599 |
| ✔ | | Marise James (D) | 8.2 | 4,472 |
| ✔ | Javan James (D) | 7.9 | 4,278 | |
| ✔ | | Diane Capehart (D) | 6.8 | 3,686 |
| Ophelia Williams-Jackson (D) | 6.4 | 3,510 | ||
| Genevieve Whitaker (D) | 6.3 | 3,402 | |
| Michael Springer (Independent) | 4.5 | 2,467 | ||
| Devin Carrington (Independent) | 4.4 | 2,384 | ||
| Patricia James (Independent) | 4.2 | 2,274 | ||
| Norman Jn Baptiste (Independent) | 3.4 | 1,869 | ||
| Leonardo Carrion (Independent) | 2.6 | 1,394 | ||
| Tyrone Molyneaux (Independent Citizen Movement) | 2.0 | 1,069 | ||
| Shalima Edwards (Independent) | 1.9 | 1,032 | ||
| Julian Veira (Independent) | 1.5 | 836 | ||
| James Wakefield (Independent) | 1.4 | 757 | ||
| Marilyn Hodge (Independent) | 1.2 | 670 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 135 | ||
| Total votes: 54,421 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District on August 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenneth Gittens | 14.2 | 1,771 | |
| ✔ | Novelle Francis Jr. | 13.9 | 1,732 | |
| ✔ | | Marise James | 13.6 | 1,693 |
| ✔ | | Diane Capehart | 11.9 | 1,477 |
| ✔ | Ophelia Williams-Jackson | 10.4 | 1,296 | |
| ✔ | Javan James | 10.0 | 1,241 | |
| ✔ | | Genevieve Whitaker | 9.9 | 1,229 |
| Hubert Lorenzo Frederick | 9.8 | 1,220 | |
| Troy Williams | 6.0 | 751 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 12,444 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Marise James did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Marise James did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
Government
External links
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Candidate U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District |
Officeholder U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District |
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