# 1966 United States Virgin Islands general election

The 1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1966, to elect members of the 7th Virgin Islands Legislature. Voters were allowed to choose multiple candidates per district.
The 1966 Amending Act set the number of senators to fifteen, and set the number of senators elected per district as follows:
* Four elected at-large
* Five from Saint Thomas
* Five from Saint Croix
* One from Saint John
The senators elected incumbent Earle B. Ottley as president.

## Results by district
### At-large district

1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (at-large district) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Alexander A. Farrelly | 7,324 | 13.73% |
| | Nonpartisan | Earle B. Ottley (incumbent) | 7,138 | 13.38% |
| | Nonpartisan | Randall N. James (incumbent) | 6,894 | 12.93% |
| | Nonpartisan | Aureo Diaz-Morales (incumbent) | 6,646 | 12.46% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ronald De Lugo (incumbent) | 6,544 | 12.27% |
| | Nonpartisan | Bertha C. Boschulte (incumbent) | 6,513 | 12.21% |
| | Nonpartisan | Omar Brown | 6,249 | 11.72% |
| | Nonpartisan | Leonard Stein | 6,019 | 11.29% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,336 | 100% |

### St. Thomas

1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (St. Thomas) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | John L. Maduro (incumbent) | 4,492 | 13.37% |
| | Nonpartisan | Horace A. Callwood | 4,391 | 13.07% |
| | Nonpartisan | Percival H. Reese (incumbent) | 4,455 | 13.26% |
| | Nonpartisan | David Puritz (incumbent) | 4,453 | 13.26% |
| | Nonpartisan | Kenneth D. Alexander | 4,315 | 12.85% |
| | Nonpartisan | Arturo Soto | 2,372 | 7.06% |
| | Nonpartisan | Alvin O. Canton | 2,196 | 6.54% |
| | Nonpartisan | Maldred J. Shackleton | 2,169 | 6.46% |
| | Nonpartisan | Rodney V. Penha | 2,154 | 6.41% |
| | Nonpartisan | Lionel Helaire | 2,143 | 6.38% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ailen Grammer | 437 | 1.30% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 10 | 0.03% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,587 | 100% |

### St. Croix

1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (St. Croix) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Frits E. Lawaetz (incumbent) | 3,839 | 12.52% |
| | Nonpartisan | Augustin Doward (incumbent) | 3,803 | 12.40% |
| | Nonpartisan | David Hamilton | 3,636 | 11.86% |
| | Nonpartisan | Santiago Garcia | 3,585 | 11.69% |
| | Nonpartisan | Frank E. Jacobs | 3,585 | 11.69% |
| | Nonpartisan | Walter I.M. Hodge | 2,519 | 8.22% |
| | Nonpartisan | Robert P. Cramer | 2,487 | 8.11% |
| | Nonpartisan | Patrick N. Williams | 2,462 | 8.03% |
| | Nonpartisan | Annie De Chabert | 2,406 | 7.85% |
| | Nonpartisan | Angel M. Morales | 2,337 | 7.62% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5 | 0.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,664 | 100% |

### St. John

1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (St. John) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Theovald Moorehead (incumbent) | 270 | 70.31% |
| | Nonpartisan | Mary B. Innis | 114 | 29.69% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 384 | 100% |