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U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2022

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Elections for the office of U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2022. The filing deadline was May 17, 2022.

The Legislature of the Virgin Islands was one of five territory legislative chambers holding elections in 2022. All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands were up for election.

In addition to the territory legislatures, there were 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. Click here to read more.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas
U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 9 10
     Republican Party 0 0
     Independent 6 5
Total 15 15

Candidates

General election

U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature general election 2022
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
At-large district

Green check mark transparent.pngAngel Bolques Jr. (i)  Candidate Connection

Sherry-Ann Francis (Independent)

St. Croix  (7 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngNovelle Francis Jr. (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Gittens (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJavan James (i)
Genevieve Whitaker (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Capehart
Green check mark transparent.pngMarise James
Ophelia Williams-Jackson

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Carrion (i) (Independent)
Green check mark transparent.pngFranklin Johnson (i) (Independent)
Tyrone Molyneaux (Independent Citizen Movement)
Norman Jn Baptiste (Independent)
Devin Carrington (Independent)
Leonardo Carrion (Independent)
Shalima Edwards (Independent)
Marilyn Hodge (Independent)
Patricia James (Independent)
Michael Springer (Independent)
Julian Veira (Independent)
James Wakefield (Independent)

St. Thomas-St. John  (7 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Blyden (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Frett-Gregory (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCarla Joseph (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMilton Potter (i)
Lawrence Boschulte
Joel Browne Connors
Green check mark transparent.pngRay Fonseca

Green check mark transparent.pngDwayne DeGraff (i) (Independent)
Green check mark transparent.pngAlma Francis Heyliger (i) (Independent)
Margaret Price (Independent Citizen Movement)
Dawn Lisa Henry (Independent)

Primary

U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature primary election 2022
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
At-large district

Green check mark transparent.pngAngel Bolques Jr. (i)  Candidate Connection
Steven Payne Sr. (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
St. Croix  (7 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngNovelle Francis Jr. (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Gittens (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJavan James (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngGenevieve Whitaker (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Capehart
Hubert Lorenzo Frederick
Green check mark transparent.pngMarise James
Troy Williams
Green check mark transparent.pngOphelia Williams-Jackson

The Republican primary was canceled.
St. Thomas-St. John  (7 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Blyden (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Frett-Gregory (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCarla Joseph (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMilton Potter (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLawrence Boschulte
Green check mark transparent.pngJoel Browne Connors
Teofilo Cipran
Shenelle Fina Francis
Green check mark transparent.pngRay Fonseca
KeShawn Louis

The Republican primary was canceled.


Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, a candidate must be:[1][2]

  • A citizen of the United States.
  • At least 21 years of age.
  • A qualified voter in the Virgin Islands and have been a resident of the Virgin Islands for at least three years prior to the election.
  • Must not have ever been convicted of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude.
  • Federal employees and persons employed in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of the government of the Virgin Islands shall not be eligible for membership in the legislature.

Swearing in dates

The U.S. Virgin Islands' legislators assume office the second Monday in January following their election.[3]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Elections System of the Virgin Islands, "Qualifications for Offices," accessed August 28, 2020
  2. ↑ The United States Code, "48 USC 1572: Legislators," accessed June 15, 2014(Referenced Statute §1572)
  3. ↑ The United States Code, "48 USC 1572: Legislators," accessed June 15, 2014(Referenced Statute §1572)
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