U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections election, 2024
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| U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: May 21, 2024 |
| Primary: August 3, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): St. Thomas District: Lydia Hendricks (I) Angeli Leerdam (D) Arturo Watlington Jr. (D) St. Croix District: Lilliana O'Neal (R) Glenn Webster (R) Lisa Harris-Moorhead (D) Epiphane Joseph (I) St. John District: Alecia Wells (I) |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in U.S. Virgin Islands |
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U.S. Virgin Islands held an election for eight of 14 seats on the U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 3, 2024. The general runoff was November 19, 2024. The filing deadline was May 21, 2024.
Lawrence Boschulte, Chaneel Callwood, and Barbara LaRonde won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District.
Incumbent Lilliana Belardo De O'Neal, Cornelius JnBaptiste, incumbent Michael Joseph, and Cleopatra Peter won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District.
Nathan Fletcher won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District.
Candidates and election results
St. Thomas District
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District (3 seats)
Lawrence Boschulte, Chaneel Callwood, and Barbara LaRonde won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lawrence Boschulte (D) | 38.1 | 3,066 |
| ✔ | Chaneel Callwood (D) | 35.2 | 2,838 | |
| ✔ |  | Barbara LaRonde (R) | 25.2 | 2,028 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 121 | ||
| Total votes: 8,053 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angeli Leerdam (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District (3 seats)
Lawrence Boschulte, Chaneel Callwood, and incumbent Angeli Leerdam defeated Ida Mae Brown in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on August 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence Boschulte | 33.1 | 242 |
| ✔ | Chaneel Callwood | 28.3 | 207 | |
| ✔ | Angeli Leerdam | 27.4 | 200 | |
| Ida Mae Brown | 10.3 | 75 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 731 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Barbara LaRonde advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Henry Arthur Jr. (R)
St. Croix District
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lilliana Belardo De O'Neal (R) | 24.3 | 2,923 | |
| ✔ |  | Cornelius JnBaptiste (D) | 17.7 | 2,133 |
| ✔ | Michael Joseph (R) | 17.2 | 2,065 | |
| ✔ | Cleopatra Peter (R) | 14.9 | 1,793 | |
| Franz Christian Jr. (R) | 14.1 | 1,697 | ||
| Epiphane Joseph (Independent) | 11.0 | 1,319 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 105 | ||
| Total votes: 12,035 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District (4 seats)
Cornelius JnBaptiste, Simone James, and Anthony Mardenborough Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District on August 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cornelius JnBaptiste | 38.5 | 448 |
| ✔ | Simone James | 31.9 | 372 | |
| ✔ |  | Anthony Mardenborough Jr. | 28.6 | 333 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 1,165 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Joseph, incumbent Lilliana Belardo De O'Neal, Franz Christian Jr., and Cleopatra Peter advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District.
St. John District
General election
General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District
Nathan Fletcher defeated Amy Thomas-Lawson in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathan Fletcher (Independent) (Write-in) | 16.0 | 23 | |
| Amy Thomas-Lawson (Independent) (Write-in) | 12.5 | 18 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 71.5 | 103 | ||
| Total votes: 144 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2022
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 Districts
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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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.
2020
St. Croix
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
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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