2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
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2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
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November 6 and November 20, 2018
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Turnout
26,346 (runoff: 21,742)
Candidate
Albert Bryan
Kenneth Mapp
Party
Democratic
Independent
Running mate
Tregenza Roach
Osbert Potter
Popular vote
9,711 general 11,796 runoff
8,529 general 9,766 runoff
Percentage
38.8% general 54.4% runoff
33.45 general 45.5% runoff
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% 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]
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