U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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← 2022
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in U.S. Virgin Islands
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U.S. Virgin Islands is holding an election for governor and lieutenant governor on November 3, 2026.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

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Candidates and election results

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Governor

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Lieutenant Governor

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2022.

2022

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Incumbent Albert Bryan defeated Kurt Vialet, Stephen Frett, and Ronald Pickard in the general election for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Albert Bryan (D)	56.1	12,157
		Kurt Vialet (Independent)	38.1	8,244
	Submit photo	Stephen Frett (Independent Citizen Movement)	3.4	740
		Ronald Pickard (Independent)	1.1	243
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	272

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,656
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Incumbent Albert Bryan defeated Kent Bernier in the Democratic primary for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands on August 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Albert Bryan	65.0	4,269
	Submit photo	Kent Bernier	34.4	2,255
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	40

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,564
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Marrero (R)

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