# 2018 United States Virgin Islands general election

The United States Virgin Islands general election was held on 6 November 2018. Voters chose the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, all fifteen seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, and the governor of the United States Virgin Islands.

## Gubernatorial election

On Election Day Albert Bryan earned 38.08% of the vote, with Incumbent Governor Kenneth Mapp coming in second with 33.45%. 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 Bryan and Map, the top two vote-getters. On November 20, 2018, Democrat Albert Bryan Jr. won the runoff with 54.5% of the vote.

## Legislature of the Virgin Islands
### Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election were held on August 4, 2018. The seven candidates who received the highest votes would proceed to the general election. In the at-large district race, Democrat Steven Payne Sr. defeated incumbent senator Brian Smith.
Senator at-large :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Steven D. Payne Sr. | 3,482 | 50.09 |
| Stacie January | 2,090 | 30.06 |
| Brian A. Smith (incumbent) | 1,350 | 19.42 |
| Write-in | 30 | 0.43 |
| Total | 6,952 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||
St. Thomas/St. John :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Donna Frett-Gregory | 3,048 | 12.73 |
| Marvin Blyden (incumbent) | 2,557 | 10.68 |
| Athniel “Bobby” Thomas | 2,299 | 9.60 |
| Myron D. Jackson (incumbent) | 2,227 | 9.30 |
| Stedmann Hodge Jr. | 2,124 | 8.87 |
| Carla Joseph | 2,124 | 8.87 |
| Jean Forde | 2,124 | 8.87 |
| Kent Bernier Sr. | 1,639 | 6.84 |
| Sean “Skooly” Georges | 1,426 | 5.95 |
| Albert F. Richardson | 1,275 | 5.32 |
| Jonathan P. Tucker Jr. | 1,159 | 4.84 |
| Randolph Thomas | 935 | 3.90 |
| Randolph N. Bennett | 880 | 3.67 |
| Write-in | 133 | 0.56 |
| Total | 23,950 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||
St. Croix :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alicia Barnes | 2,651 | 12.52 |
| Allison DeGazon | 2,328 | 10.99 |
| Novelle Francis (incumbent) | 1,842 | 8.70 |
| Kurt Vialet (incumbent) | 1,842 | 8.70 |
| Javan James Sr. | 1,640 | 7.74 |
| Kenneth Gittens | 1,560 | 7.37 |
| Oakland Benta | 1,468 | 6.93 |
| Neville James (incumbent) | 1,461 | 6.90 |
| Nemmy Williams-Jackson | 1,374 | 6.49 |
| Terrence Joseph | 1,218 | 5.75 |
| Karen Chancellor | 985 | 4.65 |
| Douglas Canton | 915 | 4.32 |
| Dean R. Andrews | 705 | 3.33 |
| Juan Figueroa-Serville | 635 | 3.00 |
| Annette L.S. Scott | 338 | 1.60 |
| R.J. Hammer | 147 | 0.69 |
| Write-in | 72 | 0.34 |
| Total | 21,181 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steven Payne (D) | Sherry Ann-Francis (I) | Angel Bolques (I) | Undecided |
| VI Tech Stack | October 27–30, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.46% | 25% | 21% | 17% | 37% |

#### Results

Senator at-large :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Steven D. Payne Sr. | Democratic Party | 8,335 | 43.88 |
| | Sherry-Ann Francis | Independent | 6,361 | 33.49 |
| | Angel L. Bolques Jr. | Independent | 4,242 | 22.33 |
| Write-in | Write-in | Write-in | 55 | 0.29 |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,993 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,346 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 51,095 | 51.56 |
| Source: |||||
St. Thomas/St. John :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Donna Frett-Gregory | Democratic Party | 6,980 | 10.51 |
| | Marvin Blyden | Democratic Party | 6,346 | 9.55 |
| | Athneil "Bobby" Thomas | Democratic Party | 5,698 | 8.58 |
| | Dwayne M. DeGraff | Independent | 5,460 | 8.22 |
| | Stedmann Hodge Jr. | Democratic Party | 5,428 | 8.17 |
| | Janelle K. Sarauw | Independent | 5,339 | 8.04 |
| | Myron D. Jackson | Democratic Party | 5,159 | 7.77 |
| | Carla Joseph | Democratic Party | 4,881 | 7.35 |
| | Alma Francis-Heyliger | Independent Citizens Movement | 4,605 | 6.93 |
| | Jean A. Forde | Democratic Party | 4,204 | 6.33 |
| | Stephen "Smokey" Frett | Independent Citizens Movement | 3,021 | 4.55 |
| | Irvin Pudna Mason Sr. | Independent | 2,006 | 3.02 |
| | Dolores Todmann | Independent | 1,721 | 2.59 |
| | Wilma Marsh Monsanto | Independent | 1,661 | 2.50 |
| | Gustave R. Dowling | Independent | 1,254 | 1.89 |
| | Bruce Flamon | Republican Party | 1,113 | 1.68 |
| | Margaret Price | Independent | 741 | 1.12 |
| | George Trager | Independent | 626 | 0.94 |
| Write-in | Write-in | Write-in | 195 | 0.29 |
| Total | Total | Total | 66,438 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||
St. Croix :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Alicia Barnes | Democratic Party | 7,494 | 12.45 |
| | Allison DeGazon | Democratic Party | 7,429 | 12.35 |
| | Kurt Vialet | Democratic Party | 5,495 | 9.13 |
| | Javan James Sr. | Democratic Party | 5,432 | 9.03 |
| | Novelle Francis | Democratic Party | 5,280 | 8.77 |
| | Kenneth Gittens | Democratic Party | 4,225 | 7.02 |
| | Oakland Benta | Democratic Party | 4,105 | 6.82 |
| | Genevieve Whitaker | Independent | 2,607 | 4.33 |
| | Daren "Bogle" Stevens | Independent | 2,567 | 4.27 |
| | Michael J. Springer | Independent | 2,160 | 3.59 |
| | Lilliana Belardo-O'Neal | Republican Party | 2,123 | 3.53 |
| | Robert B. Moorhead | Republican Party | 2,019 | 3.36 |
| | Norman Baptiste | Independent | 1,826 | 3.03 |
| | Emmett Hansen | Independent | 1,651 | 2.74 |
| | Patricia James | Independent | 1,614 | 2.68 |
| | Malik Stridiron | Independent | 1,207 | 2.01 |
| | Troy Mason | Independent | 1,109 | 1.84 |
| | Carew Felix | Independent | 860 | 1.43 |
| | Omar Hashim Henry | Independent | 430 | 0.71 |
| | Abraham Ortiz | Independent | 374 | 0.62 |
| Write-in | Write-in | Write-in | 166 | 0.28 |
| Total | Total | Total | 60,173 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||

## Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the 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 United States House election and other elections in the United States Virgin Islands, such as the 2018 gubernatorial general election.
The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Incumbent delegate Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat, who sought re-election for a third term, was the only declared candidate. She was unopposed in the primary and general elections.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Stacey Plaskett | Democratic Party | 16,341 | 98.41 |
| Write-in | Write-in | Write-in | 264 | 1.59 |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,605 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,346 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 51,095 | 51.56 |
| Source: |||||