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U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections election, 2020
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: May 12, 2020 |
| Primary: August 1, 2020 (canceled) General: November 3, 2020 |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in U.S. Virgin Islands |
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United States Virgin Islands held an election for eight of 14 seats on the state board of elections on November 3, 2020. A primary election was scheduled for August 1, 2020. The primary was canceled due to lack of opposition. The filing deadline was May 12, 2020.
Candidates and results
St. Croix District
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District (4 seats)
Incumbent Lisa Harris-Moorhead, Lilliana Belardo De O'Neal, incumbent Glenn Webster, and incumbent Epiphane Joseph won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Harris-Moorhead (D) | 32.8 | 3,126 | |
| ✔ | Lilliana Belardo De O'Neal (R) | 28.4 | 2,710 | |
| ✔ | Glenn Webster (R) | 21.2 | 2,025 | |
| ✔ | Epiphane Joseph (Independent) | 16.8 | 1,602 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 69 | ||
| Total votes: 9,532 | |||
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St. John
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District
Incumbent Alecia Wells defeated Shena George-Esannason in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alecia Wells (Independent) | 70.5 | 3,722 | |
| Shena George-Esannason (Independent) | 28.3 | 1,496 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 5,281 | |||
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St. Thomas/St. John District
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District (3 seats)
Incumbent Lydia Hendricks, incumbent Arturo Watlington Jr., and Angeli Leerdam won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lydia Hendricks (Independent) | 53.7 | 4,185 | |
| ✔ | Arturo Watlington Jr. (D) | 41.2 | 3,216 | |
| ✔ | Angeli Leerdam (D) (Write-in) | 0.6 | 43 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.6 | 356 | ||
| Total votes: 7,800 | |||
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Qualifications
Candidates for the 14 elected members of the board must be:[1]
- A U.S. citizen.
- At least 21 years old.
- A resident of the U.S. Virgin Islands for at least three years immediately preceding the date of the election.
Swearing-in dates
The board is composed of 14 voting members, seven from each district––St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John––who are elected in partisan elections in each of the two election districts. The St. Thomas/St. John Board shall include at least two members who are St. John residents. No more than four members of the same political party may represent a district, including individuals who are unaffiliated with any political party. Each member serves a staggered four-year term beginning on the first Monday after the first day of January following the election.[2][3]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Elections System of the Virgin Islands, "Qualifications for Offices," accessed August 26, 2020
- ↑ Election System of the Virgin Islands, "Board of Elections," accessed August 26, 2020
- ↑ Justia "2019 US Virgin Islands Code Title 18 - Elections, Chapter 3 - Boards of Elections § 41. Board of Elections," accessed August 26, 2020
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