ST. THOMAS — Senator Marvin Blyden, as with Kurt Vialet in St. Croix, has for the second time topped the Senate race in St. Thomas, leading a pack of more than 17 candidates with a total of 6,186 votes, according to unofficial tallies from the Elections System of the Virgin Islands.
Senator Janette Millin Young came in second with 5,030 votes, followed by Tregenza A. Roach — both senators have stood out by breaking ranks with their colleagues on multiple occasions, the latest being their decision not to approve a $247 million working capital debt financing measure, recently signed into law by Governor Kenneth Mapp.
Myron Jackson came in fourth place with 4,200 votes, followed by Jean Forde with a total of 4,023 votes.
Senator Justin Harrigan, Sr. did not survive the race; the senator was knocked down to ninth place while two newcomers continue to battle for the seventh seat. Mr. Harrigan came under fire in November 2015, after stating during a Senate hearing that senators could “take” the government’s money when hard times hit, with the intent of returning the funds.
Newcomer Kevin A. Rodriguez, a Democrat, came in sixth with a total of 3,929 votes, while Dwayne Degraff, an Independent who has secured 3,631 votes, and Janelle K. Sarauw, another Independent who has so far gathered 3,592 votes, continue to battle for the seventh seat. The race is close enough that absentee ballots and walk-ins could tip the balance.
The At-Large race was won unopposed by Brian A. Smith, with a total of 5,563 votes. Senator Almando Liburd, the current at-large senator, and Clifford Graham, chairman of the Committee on Finance, did not seek reelection.
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 30) . . . . . 26 86.67
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 46,076
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 18,324
BALLOTS CAST - BLANK. . . . . . . 157 .86
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 39.77
VOTER TURNOUT - BLANK . . . . . . .34
DELEGATE TO THE HO-- USE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(VOTE FOR) 1
Stacey E. Plaskett (DEM) . . . . . 13,958 97.57
WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 347 2.43
Total . . . . . . . . . 14,305
SENATOR AT LARGE
(VOTE FOR) 1
Brian A. Smith (DEM). . . . . . . 5,563 72.94
WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 2,064 27.06
Total . . . . . . . . . 7,627
LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS - ST. CROIX DISTRICT
ST. CROIX
(VOTE FOR) 7
Kurt Vialet (DEM). . . . . . . . 5,667 12.24
Novelle E. Francis, Jr. (DEM). . . . 5,126 11.07
Alicia "Chucky" Hansen (IND) . . . . 4,513 9.75
Sammuel Sanes (DEM) . . . . . . . 4,497 9.72
Positive T. A. Nelson (ICM) . . . . 4,221 9.12
Nereida "Nellie" O'Reilly (DEM) . . . 4,175 9.02
Neville James (DEM) . . . . . . . 4,100 8.86
Kenneth L. Gittens (DEM) . . . . . 4,030 8.71
Terrence D. Joseph (DEM) . . . . . 2,807 6.06
Norman Jn Baptiste (IND) . . . . . 1,726 3.73
Robert B. Moorhead (REP) . . . . . 1,647 3.56
Patricia James (IND). . . . . . . 1,567 3.39
Danny Emmanuel (IND). . . . . . . 991 2.14
Duane Howell (IND) . . . . . . . 770 1.66
WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 448 .97
Total . . . . . . . . . 46,285
SUMMARY REPORT USVI GENERAL ELECTION UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
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VOTES PERCENT
LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS - ST. THOMAS / ST.
JOHST. THOMAS / ST. JOHN
(VOTE FOR) 7
Marvin A. Blyden (DEM) . . . . . . 6,186 11.46
Janette Millin Young (DEM). . . . . 5,030 9.32
Tregenza A. Roach (IND). . . . . . 4,813 8.92
Myron D. Jackson (DEM) . . . . . . 4,200 7.78
Jean A. Forde (DEM) . . . . . . . 4,023 7.45
Kevin A. Rodriguez (DEM) . . . . . 3,929 7.28
Dwayne DeGraff (IND). . . . . . . 3,631 6.73
Janelle K. Sarauw (IND). . . . . . 3,592 6.65
Justin Harrigan, Sr. (DEM). . . . . 3,360 6.22
Patrick Simeon Sprauve (DEM) . . . . 3,131 5.80
Alma Francis Heyliger (IND) . . . . 2,612 4.84
Stephen "Smokey" Frett (ICM) . . . . 2,473 4.58
Wilma Marsh Monsanto (IND). . . . . 1,474 2.73
Albert F. Richardson (IND). . . . . 1,311 2.43
Bruce C. Flamon (IND) . . . . . . 1,242 2.30
Shirley M. Sadler (IND). . . . . . 1,039 1.92
Maxwell A. Carty (IND) . . . . . . 972 1.80
Margaret Price (IND). . . . . . . 550 1.02
WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 411 .76
Total . . . . . . . . . 53,979
BOARD OF ELECTIONS - ST. CROIX DISTRICT ST. CROIX
(VOTE FOR) 4
Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal (REP). . . 3,258 26.89
Lisa Harris Moorhead (IND). . . . . 2,836 23.41
Glenn Webster (REP) . . . . . . . 2,497 20.61
Epiphane Joseph (IND) . . . . . . 1,775 14.65
Jevon O. A. Williams (REP). . . . . 1,643 13.56
WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 106 .87
Total . . . . . . . . . 12,115
BOARD OF ELECTIONS - ST. THOMAS DISTRICT
ST. THOMAS / ST. JOHN
(VOTE FOR) 3
Arturo Watlington, Jr. (DEM) . . . . 3,200 21.54
Lydia A. Hendricks (IND) . . . . . 3,160 21.27
Maurice A. Donovan, Jr. (DEM). . . . 2,858 19.24
Harriet A. Mercer (IND). . . . . . 2,670 17.97
Larence Larry Boschulte (REP). . . . 2,383 16.04
Robert Schanfarber (REP) . . . . . 488 3.28
WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 97 .65
Total . . . . . . . . . 14,856
BOARD OF ELECTIONS - ST. JOHN DISTRICT
ST. THOMAS / ST. JOHN
(VOTE FOR) 1
Alecia M. Wells (IND) . . . . . . 4,052 97.22
WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 116 2.78
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,168
SUMMARY REPORT USVI GENERAL ELECTION UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
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VOTES PERCENT
BOARD OF EDUCATION AT LARGE
(VOTE FOR) 1
James Provost (DEM) . . . . . . . 5,161 97.80
WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 116 2.20
Total . . . . . . . . . 5,277
BOARD OF EDUCATION - ST. CROIX DISTRICT ST. CROIX
(VOTE FOR) 2
Martial Webster (IND) . . . . . . 3,035 34.69
Mary L. Moorhead (IND) . . . . . . 3,030 34.63
Susanna Callwood Smith (DEM) . . . . 2,652 30.31
WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 33 .38
Total . . . . . . . . . 8,750
BOARD OF EDUCATION - ST.THOMAS / ST.JOHN DISTRICT
ST. THOMAS / ST. JOHN
(VOTE FOR) 2
Kyza A. Callwood (DEM) . . . . . . 3,832 36.33
Arah C. Lockhart (DEM) . . . . . . 3,513 33.31
Joan Foy (IND). . . . . . . . . 3,112 29.51
WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 90 .85
Total . . . . . . . . . 10,547
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