2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
November 6, 2018 (first round)
November 20, 2018 (runoff)
Registered51,095
Turnout26,346 (runoff: 23,032)
 
Candidate Albert Bryan Kenneth Mapp
Party Democratic Independent
Running mate Tregenza Roach Osbert Potter
Popular vote 9,711 general
12,677 runoff		 8,529 general
10,288 runoff
Percentage 38.08% general
55.04% runoff		 33.45 general
44.67 runoff
Results by district
Bryan:       Mapp:      
Governor before election

Kenneth Mapp
Independent

 Elected Governor

Albert Bryan
Democratic

The 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to select the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. The election was held concurrently with the 2018 United States midterm elections. Since no candidate received a majority of the General Election vote, as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, a runoff was held 14 days later between Albert Bryan Jr. and Incumbent Governor Kenneth Mapp, the top two vote-getters. On November 20, 2018, Democrat Albert Bryan Jr. won the runoff with 54.5% of the vote.[1]

The incumbent Governor Kenneth Mapp ran for reelection to a second term as an Independent politician with incumbent Lt. Gov. Osbert Potter.[2] Mapp faced off against former Virgin Islands Labor Commissioner Albert Bryan Jr., who won the August 4 Democratic primary; Bryan earned 39.23% of the vote in the primary, defeating Allison "Allie" Petrus (33.67%) and Angel E. Dawson Jr. (26.68%).[3] Also on the November ballot were Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg, Warren Mosler, Soraya Diase Coffelt, Moleto A. Smith, and Janette Millin Young.

On Election Day, November 6, Bryan earned 38.08% of the vote, with Mapp coming in second with 33.45%.[4] In the November 20 runoff, Bryan was elected governor with 54.54% of the vote to Mapp's 45.15%.[5]

Democratic primary

  • Registered voters: 32,330
  • Turnout: 30.61%[6]
  • Polling Places: St. Croix - D.C. Canegata Recreation Center, Juanita Gardine Elementary School, Ricardo Richards Elementary School, Claude Markoe Elementary School, St. Croix Educational Complex ; St. Thomas - Lockhart Elementary School, Charles W. Turnbull Regional Library, UVI Sports and Fitness Center ; St. John - Julius Sprauve School

The 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary was held on August 4, 2018. They were three Democratic hopefuls running in the primary which include former Finance Commissioner Angel Dawson Jr., former Labor Commissioner Albert Bryan Jr., and three-term Senator Allison Petrus. Early voting started July 14 to July 25, 2018.[7]

Debates

On July 17, 2018, the Virgin Islands Consortium and WTJX partnered to host a Democratic forum. It was moderated by Ernice Gilbert at WTJX studios in Christiansted, St. Croix.

Candidates

Won primary

Defeated in primary

  • Allison "Allie" Petrus, former territorial senator
  • Running mate: Sammuel Sanes, territorial senator
  • Angel Dawson Jr., former Finance Commissioner
  • Running mate: Marise James

Results

Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albert Bryan Jr. 3,331 39.23
Democratic Allison "Allie" Petrus 2,859 33.67
Democratic Angel E. Dawson Jr. 2,265 26.68
Democratic Write-ins 36 0.42
Total votes 8,455 100

General election

Endorsements

Albert Bryan
  • Angel E. Dawson Jr., former Finance commissioner and 2018 gubernatorial candidate
  • Marise James, Attorney and 2018 candidate for lieutenant governor
  • Allison "Allie" Petrus
  • Samuel Sanes
  • Stacey Plaskett, Delegate to Congress
  • Allison DeGazon
  • Edgar Bengoa
  • Positive T. Nelson, St. Croix Senator[9]
  • Adlah Donastorg Jr.
  • Alicia "Chucky" Hansen, St. Croix Senator[10]
  • Ernest Morris Jr.
  • Hilda Solis
  • Bill Richardson
Kenneth Mapp
  • Ray Fonseca[11]
  • Nereida Rivera-O'Reilly, St. Croix Senator

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Respondents Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Albert
Bryan (D)		 Kenneth
Mapp (I)		 Warren
Mosler (I)		 Adlah
Donastorg (I)		 Soraya
Diase Coffelt (I)		 Janette
Millin Young (I)		 Moleto
A. Smith (I)		 Undecided
VI Tech Stack September 29-October 1, 2018 Territory-wide 800 – 23% 23% 7% 6% 5% 1% 1% 33%
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Respondents Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Albert
Bryan (D)		 Kenneth
Mapp (I)		 Soraya
Diase Coffelt (I)		 Adlah
Donastorg (I)		 Warren
Mosler (I)		 Moleto
A. Smith (I)		 Janette
Millin Young (I)		 Undecided
VI Tech Stack September 29-October 1, 2018 St. Thomas-St. John District - - 29% 13% 8% 7% 4% 2% 2% 35%
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Respondents Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Kenneth
Mapp (I)		 Albert
Bryan (D)		 Warren
Molser (I)		 Adlah
Donastorg (I)		 Soraya
Diase Coffelt (I)		 Moleto
A. Smith (I)		 Janette
Millin Young (I)		 Undecided
VI Tech Stack September 29-October 1, 2018 St. Croix District - - 32% 17% 10% 5% 3% 1% 1% 32%
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Respondents Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Albert
Bryan (D)		 Kenneth
Mapp (I)		 Adlah
Donastorg (I)		 Warren
Mosler (I)		 Soraya
Diase Coffelt (I)		 Janette
Millin Young (I)		 Moleto
A. Smith (I)		 Undecided
VI Tech Stack October 27-30, 2018 Territory-wide 800 – 31% 25% 11% 7% 5% 2% 1% 18%
  • 2018 VIDE Schools Mock Election Results
Poll source School district Date(s)
administered		 Albert Bryan & Tregenza Roach Kenneth E. Mapp & Osbert E. Potter Janette Millin Young & Edgar Bengoa Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg & Alicia "Chucky" Hansen Soraya Diase Coffelt & Dwight Nicholson Warren Molser & Ray Fonseca Moleto A. Smith & Hubert Fredrick
Joseph A. Gomez Elementary School St. Thomas-St. John November 5, 2018 113 73 63 47 37 9 9
Poll source School district Number of students Albert Bryan & Tregenza Roach Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg & Alicia "Chucky" Hansen Kenneth E. Mapp & Osbert Potter Janette Millin Young & Edgar Bengoa Soraya Diase Coffelt & Dwight Nicholson Warren Molser & Ray Fonseca Moleto A. Smith & Hubert Fredrick
CAHS St. Thomas-St. John 763 325 206 82 71 44 20 15
Poll source School district Albert Bryan & Tregenza Roach Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg & Alicia "Chucky" Hansen Kenneth E. Mapp & Osbert Potter Janette Millin Young & Edgar Bengoa Soraya Diase Coffelt & Dwight Nicholson Moleto A. Smith & Hubert Fredrick Warren Molser & Ray Fonseca
Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School St. Thomas-St. John 138 89 73 55 31 17 10
Poll source School district Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg & Alicia "Chucky" Hansen Kenneth E. Mapp & Osbert Potter Albert Bryan & Tregenza Roach Soraya Diase Coffelt & Dwight Nicholson Moleto A. Smith & Hubert Fredrick Janette Millin Young & Edgar Bengoa Warren Molser & Ray Fonseca
St. Croix Central High School St. Croix 294 211 61 42 16 15 0
Poll source School district Albert Bryan & Tregenza Roach Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg & Alicia "Chucky" Hansen Janette Millin Young & Edgar Bengoa Kenneth E. Mapp & Osbert E. Potter Soraya Diase Coffelt & Dwight Nicholson Warren Molser & Ray Fonseca Moleto A. Smith & Hubert Fredrick
IEKHS St. Thomas-St. John 171 75 60 48 34 10 10

Results

U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albert Bryan Jr. 9,711 38.08
Independent Kenneth Mapp (incumbent) 8,529 33.45
Independent Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg 4,201 16.47
Independent Warren Mosler 1,199 4.70
Independent Soraya Diase Coffelt 1,195 4.69
Independent Moleto A. Smith 400 1.57
Independent Janette Millin Young 237 0.93
N/A Write In 20 0.11
Total votes 25,501 100.00
U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial runoff election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albert Bryan Jr. 12,677 55.04%
Independent Kenneth Mapp (incumbent) 9,766 45.15
N/A Write In 66 0.31
Total votes 21,635 100.00
Democratic gain from Independent

References

  1. ↑ "Albert Bryan Becomes Ninth Elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands". The Virgin Islands Consortium. Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ The Green Papers: Virgin Islands 2018 General Election
  3. ↑ "Unofficial Territorial Results (8-14-18)". 2018 General Election. Election System of the Virgin Islands. August 14, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Unofficial Results as of 11/17/18". 2018 General Election. Election System of the Virgin Islands. November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Unofficial Runoff Results - 9:05pm (Web)". 2018 General Election. Election System of the Virgin Islands. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 Primary Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
  7. ↑ "First Day Of Early Voting IS Successful With 336 Ballots Cast, Election System Says". The Virgin Islands Consortium.
  8. ↑ "USVI Primary Election" (PDF). vivote.gov. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Positive Nelson Endorses Albert Bryan". VI Consortium. November 10, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Senator Alicia Hansen Endorses Bryan, Adding Momentum To The Campaign". VI Consortium. November 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ray Fonseca Endorses Mapp/Potter Ticket, Cites Mapp's Sound Management". VI Consortium. November 13, 2018.
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