2020 United States Virgin Islands legislative election
November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Donna Frett-Gregory Dwayne DeGraff
Party Democratic Independent
Leader since January 11, 2021 January 14, 2019
Leader's seat St. Thomas St. Thomas
Last election 13 seats 2 seats
Seats won 10 5
Seat change 4 Decrease 3 Increase
Popular vote 45,310 19,213
Senate President before election

Novelle Francis
Democratic

 Elected Senate President

Donna Frett-Gregory
Democratic

The 2020 United States Virgin Islands legislative election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect members of the 34th Virgin Islands Legislature.[1]

Summary

The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands maintained their majority but loss several seats to Independent candidates. This resulted due to an referendum on the Bryan administration, although his good response to the COVID-19 pandemic and popularity among new candidates.[2]

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election were held on August 1, 2020. The top 7 candidates who receive the highest votes would proceed to the general election. At-large Senator Steven Payne Sr. ran unopposed.[3]

Results

St. Croix district
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kurt Vialet (incumbent) 1,825 16.23
Democratic Novelle Francis (incumbent) 1,175 14.84
Democratic Allison DeGazon (incumbent) 957 12.09
Democratic Genevieve Whitaker 938 11.85
Democratic Oakland Benta (incumbent) 920 11.62
Democratic Javan James Sr. (incumbent) 914 11.54
Democratic Kenneth Gittens (incumbent) 861 10.88
Democratic Troy C. Williams 608 7.68
Democratic Andrew John 186 2.35
N/A Write-Ins 73 0.92
St. Thomas-St. John district
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Frett-Gregory (incumbent) 1,422 14.22
Democratic Athniel “Bobby” Thomas (incumbent) 1,108 11.08
Democratic Milton Potter 1,099 10.99
Democratic Carla Joseph 1,090 10.90
Democratic Stedmann Hodge Jr. (incumbent) 1,084 10.84
Democratic Marvin Blyden (incumbent) 982 9.82
Democratic Jonathan P. Tucker Jr. 775 7.75
Democratic Jean A. Forde 669 6.69
Democratic Shirley Sadler 586 5.86
Democratic Lawerence Boschulte 583 5.83
Democratic Patrick Simeon Sprauve 537 5.37
N/A Write-Ins 66 0.66

General Election

Results

At-large district
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven Payne Sr. (incumbent) 8,201 94.7
N/A Write-Ins 458 5.3
St. Croix district
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kurt Vialet (incumbent) 4,852 11.0
Democratic Genevieve Whiktaker Increase 3,898 8.8
Democratic Novelle Francis (incumbent) 3,799 8.6
Democratic Javan James Sr. (incumbent) 3,735 8.5
Independent Franklin Johnson Increase 3,437 7.8
Independent Sammuel Carrion Increase 3,394 7.7
Democratic Kenneth Gittens 3,322 7.5
Democratic Oakland Benta (incumbent) Decrease 3,199 7.2
Democratic Allison DeGazon (incumbent) Decrease 2,965 6.7
Independent Alicia “Chucky” Hansen 2,941 6.7
Independent Michael Springer 2,426 5.5
Independent Clint Ferris 1,754 4.0
Independent Devin Carrington 1,710 3.9
Independent Norman Jn Baptiste 1,153 2.6
Independent James Wakefield 986 2.2
Republican John McCoy 460 1.0
N/A Write-Ins 158 0.4
St. Thomas-St. John district
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Frett-Gregory (incumbent) 4,855 10.3
Independent Janelle Sarauw (incumbent) 4,827 10.3
Democratic Milton Potter Increase 4,481 9.5
Democratic Carla Joseph Increase 4,102 8.7
Democratic Marvin Blyden (incumbent) 4,065 8.7
Independent Alma Francis-Heyliger Increase 4,017 8.6
Independent Dwayne DeGraff (incumbent) 3,538 7.5
Democratic Athneil “Bobby” Thomas (incumbent) Decrease 3,158 6.7
Democratic Stedmann Hodge Jr. (incumbent) Decrease 3,149 6.7
Independent Citizens Movement Stephen “Smokey” Frett 2,678 5.7
Democratic Jonathan P. Tucker Jr. 2,499 5.3
Independent Ray Fonseca 2,372 5.0
Independent Irvin Pudna Manson Sr. 2,225 4.7
Independent Citizens Movement Wayne “Factsman” Adams 733 4.7
N/A Write-Ins 272 0.5

References

  1. ↑ "Territorial Election Summary Results Report, USVI General" (PDF). Election System of the Virgin Islands. November 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Vialet Holds No. 1 Spot in St. Croix District; DeGazon is Out. Genevieve, Carrion and Johnson Elected". The Virgin Islands Consortium. November 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Today is Primary Election Day in the USVI, Remember to Wear Your Mask. Places to Vote Inside". The Virgin Islands Consortium. August 3, 2020.
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