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2024 → ← 2020
U.S. Virgin Islands state executive official elections
Election details
Filing deadline: May 17, 2022
Primary: August 6, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in U.S. Virgin Islands
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Twelve state executive offices were up for election in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant governor
Board of Education (four seats)
Board of Elections (six seats)

Governor

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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)

Lieutenant Governor

General election

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

Incumbent Tregenza Roach defeated Janelle Sarauw, Gregory Miller Jr., and Elroy Turnbull in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tregenza Roach (D)	56.1	12,157
		Janelle Sarauw (Independent)	38.1	8,244
	Submit photo	Gregory Miller Jr. (Independent Citizen Movement)	3.4	740
	Submit photo	Elroy Turnbull (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 Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Incumbent Tregenza Roach defeated Oakland Benta in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands on August 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tregenza Roach	65.0	4,269
	Submit photo	Oakland Benta	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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Board of Education

St. Croix District

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District (2 seats)

Incumbent Terrence Joseph and incumbent Winona Hendricks defeated Mary Moorhead in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Terrence Joseph (D)	36.4	4,121
✔	Submit photo	Winona Hendricks (D)	32.4	3,665
		Mary Moorhead (Independent Citizen Movement)	30.5	3,453
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	70

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,309
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District (2 seats)

Incumbent Winona Hendricks and incumbent Terrence Joseph defeated Denis Lynch II in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District on August 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Winona Hendricks	34.6	1,235
✔	Submit photo	Terrence Joseph	33.1	1,184
	Submit photo	Denis Lynch II	31.9	1,141
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	12

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,572
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St. Thomas District

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District (2 seats)

Incumbent Judy Gomez and Arah Lockhart defeated Michael Charles in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Judy Gomez (D)	53.4	6,433
✔		Arah Lockhart (D)	35.8	4,308
	Submit photo	Michael Charles (R)	10.3	1,247
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	62

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,050
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District (2 seats)

Incumbent Judy Gomez and Arah Lockhart defeated Leonard Richardson in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District on August 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Judy Gomez	48.2	2,057
✔		Arah Lockhart	31.4	1,343
	Submit photo	Leonard Richardson	19.9	852
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	20

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,272
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Randolph Bennett (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Charles advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Thomas District.

Board of Elections

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
✔	Submit photo	Raymond Williams (D)	28.8	3,909
✔	Submit photo	Kareem Francis (D)	24.5	3,333
✔		Florine Audain Hassell (D)	21.3	2,894
	Submit photo	Frederick Espinosa (R)	12.5	1,705
	Submit photo	Soraya Ferreras (R)	12.5	1,693
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	62

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	Raymond Williams	34.2	1,432
✔		Florine Audain Hassell	24.4	1,022
✔	Submit photo	Kareem Francis	21.8	912
	Submit photo	Franz Christian Sr.	19.4	813
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	10

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	Shikima Jones (D)	98.6	5,586
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	78

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Jacquel Dawson (Independent Citizen Movement)	21.8	2,345
	Submit photo	Todd Hecht (R)	9.1	980
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	67

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Delekah Callwood	36.6	654
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	18

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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.

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• U.S. Virgin Islands official website

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