2017 United States Virgin Islands special legislative election

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]

2017 United States Virgin Islands special legislative election

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Candidate Janelle Sarauw Justin Harrigan Sr.
Party Independent Democratic
Popular vote 1,292
28.65%
1,078
23.91%

Results:
  Sarauw

  Harrigan

Senator before election

Vacant

Elected Senator

Janelle Sarauw
Independent

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

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Janelle K. SarauwIndependent1,29228.65
Justin Harrigan, Sr.Democratic Party1,07823.91
Alma Francis-HeyligerIndependent46910.40
Barbara A. PetersenDemocratic Party3928.69
Patrick Simeon SprauveDemocratic Party3207.10
Stephen "Smokey" FrettIndependent Citizens Movement2886.39
Lloyd L. WilliamsDemocratic Party1934.28
Gustave R. DowlingDemocratic Party1202.66
Randolph L. ThomasDemocratic Party1052.33
Darien L. WheatleyDemocratic Party952.11
Wilma Marsh MonsantoIndependent621.38
Robert Max SchanfarberRepublican Party551.22
Gilmore A. Estrill, Sr.Independent190.42
Write in210.47
Total4,509100.00
Valid votes4,50999.32
Invalid/blank votes310.68
Total votes4,540100.00
Registered voters/turnout24,43318.58
Source: [3]

Results by Precinct

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Governor Mapp Calls Special Election For St. Thomas-St. John District". The Virgin Islands Consortium. February 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Special Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.