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U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections election, 2022
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| Filing deadline: May 17, 2022 |
| Primary: August 6, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
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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 six of 14 seats on the state board of elections on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 6, 2022. The filing deadline was May 17, 2022.
Candidates and results
St. Croix District
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District (3 seats)
Incumbent Raymond Williams, Kareem Francis, and Florine Audain Hassell defeated incumbent Frederick Espinosa and Soraya Ferreras in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raymond Williams (D) | 28.8 | 3,909 | |
| ✔ | Kareem Francis (D) | 24.5 | 3,333 | |
| ✔ |  | Florine Audain Hassell (D) | 21.3 | 2,894 |
| Frederick Espinosa (R) | 12.5 | 1,705 | ||
| Soraya Ferreras (R) | 12.5 | 1,693 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 13,596 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District (3 seats)
Incumbent Raymond Williams, Florine Audain Hassell, and Kareem Francis defeated Franz Christian Sr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District on August 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raymond Williams | 34.2 | 1,432 | |
| ✔ | | Florine Audain Hassell | 24.4 | 1,022 |
| ✔ | Kareem Francis | 21.8 | 912 | |
| Franz Christian Sr. | 19.4 | 813 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 4,189 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeanette Guzman (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Frederick Espinosa and Soraya Ferreras advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Emerito Torres (R)
St. Thomas/St. John District
One seat
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District
Incumbent Shikima Jones won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shikima Jones (D) | 98.6 | 5,586 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 5,664 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shikima Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District.
Two seats
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District (2 seats)
Incumbent Atanya Springette and incumbent Harriet Mercer defeated Jacquel Dawson and Todd Hecht in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Atanya Springette (D) | 40.6 | 4,360 |
| ✔ |  | Harriet Mercer (R) | 27.8 | 2,981 |
| Jacquel Dawson (Independent Citizen Movement) | 21.8 | 2,345 | ||
| Todd Hecht (R) | 9.1 | 980 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 10,733 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District (2 seats)
Incumbent Atanya Springette defeated Delekah Callwood in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on August 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Atanya Springette | 62.4 | 1,113 |
| Delekah Callwood | 36.6 | 654 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 1,785 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Harriet Mercer and Todd Hecht advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District.
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]
Past elections
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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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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