2017 United States Virgin Islands special legislative election
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The 2017 United States Virgin Islands legislative election was held on Saturday, April 8, 2017, in the St. Thomas-St. John district, to fill an undetermined seat in the 32nd Virgin Islands Legislature.[1]
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In February 2017, Governor Kenneth Mapp called for a special election following a decision by the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands to ban Senator-elect Kevin Rodríquez from serving in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.[2]
Results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janelle K. Sarauw | Independent | 1,292 | 28.65 | |
| Justin Harrigan, Sr. | Democratic Party | 1,078 | 23.91 | |
| Alma Francis-Heyliger | Independent | 469 | 10.40 | |
| Barbara A. Petersen | Democratic Party | 392 | 8.69 | |
| Patrick Simeon Sprauve | Democratic Party | 320 | 7.10 | |
| Stephen "Smokey" Frett | Independent Citizens Movement | 288 | 6.39 | |
| Lloyd L. Williams | Democratic Party | 193 | 4.28 | |
| Gustave R. Dowling | Democratic Party | 120 | 2.66 | |
| Randolph L. Thomas | Democratic Party | 105 | 2.33 | |
| Darien L. Wheatley | Democratic Party | 95 | 2.11 | |
| Wilma Marsh Monsanto | Independent | 62 | 1.38 | |
| Robert Max Schanfarber | Republican Party | 55 | 1.22 | |
| Gilmore A. Estrill, Sr. | Independent | 19 | 0.42 | |
| Write in | 21 | 0.47 | ||
| Total | 4,509 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,509 | 99.32 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 31 | 0.68 | ||
| Total votes | 4,540 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 24,433 | 18.58 | ||
| Source: [3] | ||||
Results by Precinct
edit| Precinct | Sarauw | Harrigan | Francis-Heyliger | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0020 Ivanna Eudora Kean HS | 66 (36.46%) | 38 (20.99%) | 20 (11.05%) | 124 |
| 0021 Joseph A. Gomez Elementary | 45 (22.17%) | 53 (26.99%) | 32 (15.76) | 130 |
| 0025 Bertha C. Boschulte MS | 40 (21.28%) | 45 (23.94%) | 32 (17.02%) | 117 |
| 0026 CAHS Gymnasium | 140 (26.82%) | 131 (25.10%) | 42 (8.05%) | 313 |
| 0028 Oswald Harris Court | 29 (31.87%) | 14 (15.38%) | 11 (12.09%) | 54 |
| 0029 Winston Raymo Community Center | 52 (22.03%) | 66 (27.97%) | 34 (14.41%) | 152 |
| 0030 Glady’s Abraham ES | 213 (29.71%) | 169 (23.57%) | 65 (9.07%) | 447 |
| 0032 Addelita Cancryn JHS | 145 (21.55%) | 161 (23.92%) | 76 (11.29%) | 382 |
| 0036 Joseph Sibilly ES | 233 | 81 | 46 | 360 |
| 0038 Julius E. Sprauve ES | 82 (50.31%) | 28 (17.18%) | 10 (6.13%) | 120 |
| 0039 Charles W. Turnbull Library | 164 (24.70%) | 187 (28.16%) | 76 (11.45%) | 427 |
| 0040 Guy Benjamin ES | 25 (56.82%) | 7 (15.91) | 0 | 32 |
References
edit- ^ "Janelle Sarauw Wins Special Election In St. Thomas-St. John District". The Virgin Islands Consortium. 2017-04-09. Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Governor Mapp Calls Special Election For St. Thomas-St. John District". The Virgin Islands Consortium. February 7, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Special Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.