# 2024 United States Virgin Islands general election

The 2024 United States Virgin Islands general election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, all 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, members of the Virgin Islands Board of Elections, Board of Education, and the 15 delegates to the Sixth Constitutional Convention.
Primary elections was held on August 3, 2024. In May 2024, the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands challenged the Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes after she concluded that her office may be restricted from funding and conducting party primaries following a January 2024 ruling by District Court of the Virgin Islands.

## Primary election
### St. Croix district

* In the Democratic primary on St. Croix, former four-term Senator Kurt Vialet topped first place while former VI Fire Service Director Clifford Joseph came in second place. All incumbent Democratic Senators who ran for re-election proceeded to the general election.
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kurt Vialet | 1,302 | 13.64 |
| | Democratic | Clifford Joseph | 1,064 | 11.15 |
| | Democratic | Novelle Francis (incumbent) | 977 | 10.24 |
| | Democratic | Kenneth Gittens (incumbent) | 976 | 10.23 |
| | Democratic | Hubert L. Frederick | 867 | 9.08 |
| | Democratic | Diane T. Capehart (incumbent) | 862 | 9.03 |
| | Democratic | Marise James (incumbent) | 796 | 8.34 |
| | Democratic | Nereida “Nellie” O’Reilly | 716 | 7.05 |
| | Democratic | Attorney Russell Pate | 673 | 7.05 |
| | Democratic | Genevieve Whitaker | 564 | 5.91 |
| | Democratic | Michael “Mikey” Springer Jr. | 551 | 5.77 |
| | Democratic | Justin Curtis Smith | 197 | 2.06 |
| | N/A | Write-Ins | 66 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,611 | 100.0% |

## Legislature of the Virgin Islands

Two incumbents did not seek reelection.
* St. Thomas-St. John District: Donna Frett-Gregory is retiring.
* St. Croix District: Javan James Sr. is retiring.
Incumbent Democrat Angel Bolques Jr. sought re-election as Senator-At-Large. He faced independent candidate Lorelei Monsanto, the daughter of the late Wilma Marsh Monsanto in the general election. Bolques won 63% of the vote for a third term in office.
Senator At Large :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Angel Bolques Jr. | Democratic Party | 7,543 | 63.25 |
| | Lorelei Marsh Monsanto | Independent | 4,230 | 35.47 |
| Write-In | Write-In | Write-In | 153 | 1.28 |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,926 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,952 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 31,171 | 51.18 |
| Source: |||||
All incumbents who ran for reelection were reelected. Former St. Thomas Administrator Avery Lewis won a seat in the Senate.
St. Thomas/St. John :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Milton E. Potter (incumbent) | Democratic Party | 4,143 | 12.08 |
| | Alma Francis-Heyliger (incumbent) | Independent | 4,032 | 11.76 |
| | Dwayne M. DeGraff (incumbent) | Independent | 3,764 | 10.98 |
| | Marvin A. Blyden (incumbent) | Democratic Party | 3,564 | 10.40 |
| | Carla J. Joseph (incumbent) | Democratic Party | 3,483 | 10.16 |
| | Avery A. Lewis | Democratic Party | 3,470 | 10.12 |
| | Ray Fonseca (incumbent) | Democratic Party | 2,372 | 6.92 |
| | Shenelle Fina Francis | Democratic Party | 2,155 | 6.29 |
| | Eugene D. Farrell | Independent | 1,798 | 5.24 |
| | Michael A. Smith | Democratic Party | 1,243 | 3.63 |
| | Derrick A. Callwood | Republican Party | 1,238 | 3.61 |
| | Margaret Price | Independent Citizens Movement | 943 | 2.75 |
| | Krishna Kilaru MD | Independent | 894 | 2.61 |
| | Collister Fahie | Republican Party | 723 | 2.11 |
| Write-In | Write-In | Write-In | 462 | 1.35 |
| Total | Total | Total | 34,284 | 100.00 |
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In the general election, Former senator Kurt Vialet regained his seat while newcomers Clifford Joseph and Hubert Frederick were among the top vote-getters. Incumbent Senators Diane Capehart and Samuel Carrion lost re-election.
St. Croix :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kurt Vialet | Democratic Party | 5,035 | 11.62 |
| | Clifford A. Joseph | Democratic Party | 3,917 | 9.04 |
| | Novelle Francis (incumbent) | Democratic Party | 3,541 | 8.18 |
| | Kenneth Gittens (incumbent) | Democratic Party | 3,492 | 8.06 |
| | Franklin D. Johnson (incumbent) | Independent | 3,404 | 7.86 |
| | Hubert L. Frederick | Democratic Party | 3,297 | 7.61 |
| | Marise James (incumbent) | Democratic Party | 3,207 | 7.40 |
| | Diane T. Capehart (incumbent) | Democratic Party | 2,967 | 6.85 |
| | Samuel Carrion (incumbent) | Independent | 2,866 | 6.62 |
| | Oakland Benta | Independent | 2,251 | 5.20 |
| | Jelani L. Ritter | Independent | 1,895 | 4.38 |
| | Lisa J. Charles | Independent | 1,589 | 3.67 |
| | Julian S. Veira | Independent | 1,060 | 2.45 |
| | Tammy M. Smith | Independent | 971 | 2.24 |
| | Norman JnBaptiste | Independent | 777 | 1.79 |
| | Diane Prosper | Independent | 603 | 1.39 |
| | Troy C. Williams | Independent | 486 | 1.12 |
| | Moonark Wakefield | Independent | 423 | 0.98 |
| | Krystal Hardy | Republican Party | 292 | 0.67 |
| | Eric M. Gautreau II | Independent | 190 | 0.44 |
| Write-In | Write-In | Write-In | 1,049 | 2.42 |
| Total | Total | Total | 43,312 | 100.00 |
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## Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the larger 2024 United States House of Representatives elections and the legislative election in the United States Virgin Islands.
The U.S. Virgin Islands' non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term in office. Incumbent delegate Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat who was first elected in 2014, and most recently re-elected with 98.7% of the vote in 2022, ran for a sixth term. Plaskett's challenger, Ronald Pickard, is the first Republican to run for this seat since 2014. She won 73% of the vote defeating her opponents.

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Stacey Plaskett (D) | Ronald Pickard (R) | None of the above | Undecided |
| Pasquines | October 21 – November 1, 2024 | (A) | | 71.6% | 6.7% | 11.7% | 10% |

### Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Stacey Plaskett | Democratic Party | 10,397 | 73.39 |
| | Ida Smith | Independent | 2,323 | 16.40 |
| | Ronald Pickard | Republican Party | 1,348 | 9.52 |
| Write-In | Write-In | Write-In | 99 | 0.70 |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,167 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,952 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 31,171 | 51.18 |
| Source: |||||

## Board of Education
### St. Thomas/St. John district

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kyza Callwood, PhD (incumbent) | 320 | |
| Democratic | Nandi Sekou, Esq. (incumbent) | 300 | |
| Democratic | Bruce C. Flamon | 108 | |
| N/A | Write-Ins | 5 | 0.70 |
General Election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kyza Callwood, PhD (incumbent) | 3,576 | 44.9% |
| | Democratic | Nandi Sekou, Esq. (incumbent) | 3,155 | 39.62 |
| | Republican | Sophia del Rosario | 1,157 | 14.53 |
| | N/A | Write-Ins | 76 | 0.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |

### St. Croix District

General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mary “Peggy” Moorhead | 3,013 | 38.88 |
| | Democratic | Emmanuella Perez-Cassius (incumbent) | 2,790 | 36% |
| | Democratic | Terrell Alexandre | 1,891 | 24.4 |
| | N/A | Write-Ins | 55 | 0.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |

## Board of Elections
### St. Croix District

Democratic primary election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cornelius JnBaptiste | 448 | |
| | Democratic | Simone James | 372 | |
| | Democratic | Anthony Mardenborough Jr. | 333 | |
| | N/A | Write-Ins | 12 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,165 | 100.0% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Republican | Lilliana Belardo De O’Neal | 2,809 |
| | Democratic | Cornelius JnBaptiste | 2,057 |
| | Republican | Michael Joseph | 1,991 |
| | Republican | Cleopatra Peter | 1,717 |
| | Republican | Franz A. Christian | 1,624 |
| | Independent | Epiphane “Joe” Joseph | 1,261 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | |

### St. Thomas-St. John District

Democratic primary election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lawrence Boschulte | 241 | |
| | Democratic | Chaneel M. Callwood | 207 | |
| | Democratic | Angeli Leerdam (Incumbent) | 200 | |
| | Democratic | Ida Mae F. Brown | 74 | |
| | | Write-Ins | 7 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 731 | 100.0% |
General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lawrence Boschulte | 3,041 | |
| | Democratic | Chaneel M. Callwood | 2,807 | |
| | Republican | Barbara LaRonde | 2,010 | |
| | | Write-Ins | 117 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,975 | 100.0% |

## Constitutional Convention

A 2020 referendum was approved by voters calling for the Legislature to enact legislation to convene a constitutional convention. A bill on the calling of the sixth constitutional convention was approved on 29 December 2022. Currently, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands are the only United States territories without a constitution.
At Large :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alecia M. Wells | 4,977 | 64.59 |
| Hadiya Sewer | 2,512 | 32.60 |
| Write-in | 216 | 2.80 |
| Total | 7,705 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | 15,952 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | 31,171 | 51.18 |
| Source: |||
St. Thomas/St. John :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Stedmann Hodge Jr. | 3,562 | 34.04 |
| Arturo Watlington Jr. | 2,874 | 27.47 |
| Rudel A. Hodge Jr. | 1,844 | 17.62 |
| David Silverman | 1,504 | 14.37 |
| Lydia Hendricks (write-in) | 91 | 0.87 |
| Imani Daniel (write-in) | 80 | 0.76 |
| Akima Richardson (write-in) | 31 | 0.30 |
| Other write-ins | 478 | 4.57 |
| Total | 10,464 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||
St. Croix :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Usie Raymond Richards | 3,102 | 12.25 |
| Devin F. Carrington | 2,526 | 9.97 |
| Liliana Belardo-Oneal | 2,426 | 9.58 |
| John J. Abramson Jr. | 2,421 | 9.56 |
| Rupert W. Ross Jr. | 2,273 | 8.97 |
| Ronald Russell | 2,154 | 8.50 |
| John M. Canegata | 1,813 | 7.16 |
| Michael J Springer Jr. | 1,633 | 6.45 |
| Dianna P. Osborne | 1,516 | 5.99 |
| Patricia Welcome | 1,474 | 5.82 |
| Raymond T. James | 1,381 | 5.45 |
| Maria R. Nieves | 1,307 | 5.16 |
| Johann A. Clendenin | 584 | 2.31 |
| Sheila A. Scullion | 565 | 2.23 |
| Write-in | 154 | 0.61 |
| Total | 25,329 | 100.00 |
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## Exit Poll

Questionnaire :
* What are the top issues that are important to you in the 2024 USVI General Election? |||||
* Cost of Electricity/Reliability: 80.95%, Government Accountability/Transparency & Efficiency: 61.90%, Economy (Jobs, Environment for Doing Business, Need More New Industries): 57.14%, Cost of Living: 57.14%, Education: 57.14%, Quality of Healthcare: 57.14%, Infrastructure: 38.10%, Public Safety/Crime: 38.10%, Quality of Life: 38.10%