# 1986 United States Virgin Islands general election

General elections were held in the United States Virgin Islands on 4 November 1986, to elect a new governor and lieutenant governor, 15 members of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands and the Delegate to United States House of Representatives.

## Gubernatorial

| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Alexander A. Farrelly | Derek M. Hodge | Democratic Party | 12,106 | 47.27 | 16,825 | 65.64 |
| | Adelbert M. Bryan | Gilbert A. Sprauve | Independent Citizens Movement | 7,761 | 30.30 | 8,809 | 34.36 |
| | Roy L. Schneider | Roderick E. Moorehead | Independent | 3,509 | 13.70 | | |
| | Julio Brady | Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal | Independent | 2,204 | 8.61 | | |
| | William S. Crow | Earnest S. Daniels | Independent | 32 | 0.12 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 25,612 | 100.00 | 25,634 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 25,612 | 97.10 | 25,634 | 99.12 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 765 | 2.90 | 227 | 0.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,377 | 100.00 | 25,861 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 34,183 | 77.16 | 34,183 | 75.65 |
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## Territorial Legislature

Senator At Large :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Robert O'Connor Jr. | Independent | 7,296 | 34.00 |
| | Cleone Creque Maynard | Democratic Party | 5,910 | 27.54 |
| | Henry E. Thomas Sr. | Independent Citizens Movement | 3,960 | 18.45 |
| | William Belardo | Independent | 2,097 | 9.77 |
| | Llewellyn Sewer | Republican Party | 1,668 | 7.77 |
| | Alvin L. Newton | Independent | 530 | 2.47 |
| Total | Total | Total | 21,461 | 100.00 |
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St. Thomas/St. John :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Virdin C. Brown | Independent Citizens Movement | 8,218 | 10.46 |
| | Bingley G. Richardson Sr. | Democratic Party | 7,877 | 10.02 |
| | Clement Magras | Independent | 7,409 | 9.43 |
| | Allan Paul Shatkin | Democratic Party | 7,312 | 9.30 |
| | Iver A. Stridiron | Democratic Party | 7,195 | 9.16 |
| | Lorraine Berry | Independent | 6,975 | 8.88 |
| | David A. Puritz | Democratic Party | 6,215 | 7.91 |
| | James O'Bryan Jr. | Independent | 6,203 | 7.89 |
| | Gaylord A. Sprauve | Democratic Party | 5,928 | 7.54 |
| | Stedmann Hodge | Independent | 3,856 | 4.91 |
| | Kenneth Hobson | Independent | 2,731 | 3.48 |
| | Halvor Hart Jr. | Independent | 2,618 | 3.33 |
| | O'Neal Moolenaar | Independent | 2,090 | 2.66 |
| | Samuel B. King | Independent | 1,781 | 2.27 |
| | Charles Green | Independent | 878 | 1.12 |
| | Charles C. Hull | Independent | 732 | 0.93 |
| | Vernon C. Walwyn | Independent | 569 | 0.72 |
| Total | Total | Total | 78,587 | 100.00 |
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St. Croix :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | John A. Bell | Democratic Party | 6,151 | 10.04 |
| | Ruby M. Rouss | Democratic Party | 5,640 | 9.20 |
| | Holland L. Redfield II | Republican Party | 4,528 | 7.39 |
| | Bent Lawaetz | Democratic Party | 4,389 | 7.16 |
| | Alicia "Chucky" Hansen | Independent | 3,783 | 6.17 |
| | Douglas E. Canton | Independent | 3,503 | 5.72 |
| | Alicia Torres James | Independent | 3,406 | 5.56 |
| | Edgar M. Iles | Democratic Party | 2,896 | 4.73 |
| | David A. Benjamin | Independent | 2,709 | 4.42 |
| | Raymond "Usie" Richards | Independent Citizens Movement | 2,687 | 4.39 |
| | William S. Harvey | Democratic Party | 2,632 | 4.30 |
| | Keith C. O'Neale | Independent | 2,568 | 4.19 |
| | Armando Suarez Jr. | Independent | 2,176 | 3.55 |
| | Patrick N. Williams | Independent | 2,163 | 3.53 |
| | Frank Elmo Jacobs Jr. | Democratic Party | 2,141 | 3.49 |
| | Randall Johns | Independent | 2,086 | 3.40 |
| | G. Luz A. James | Independent | 1,592 | 2.60 |
| | Valmy Thomas | Independent | 1,326 | 2.16 |
| | Jorge Galiber | Independent | 1,256 | 2.05 |
| | Hector L. Cintron | Independent | 1,237 | 2.02 |
| | Michael Cliff | Independent | 889 | 1.45 |
| | Glenn "Butcher" Brown | Independent | 852 | 1.39 |
| | Hernando T. Williams | Republican Party | 663 | 1.08 |
| Total | Total | Total | 61,273 | 100.00 |
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## Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

US House election, 1986: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ron de Lugo (incumbent) | 21,767 | 94.3% |
| | Independent | Write-in | 1,307 | 5.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,460 | 88.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,074 | 100.0% |