2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
The 2022 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022 to elect the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. The election was held concurrently with the 2022 United States midterm elections.[1]
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| Registered | 39,910 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 21,656  | |||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Governor Albert Bryan was elected to a second four-year term in office, receiving 56% of the vote. He ran against Independent candidate and territorial senator Kurt Vialet, independent activist Ronald Pickard, and former ICM senator Stephen Frett.[2]
Democratic primary
Bryan Roach supporters canvassing on St. Thomas ahead of primary.
Bernier and Benta with supporters on St. John.
- Registered voters: 34,697
- Turnout: 20.36%[3]
- Voting Centers: St. Croix - D.C. Canegata Recreation Center, Arthur A. Richards K-8 School Modular Cafeteria, St. Croix Central High School Gymnasium ; St. Thomas - Tutu Park Mall (former Scotiabank location), CAHS Gymnasium, UVI Sports and Fitness Center ; St. John - Calabash Boom Community Center
The 2022 Democratic gubernatorial primary was held on August 6, 2022.[4] Incumbents Governor Albert Bryan and Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach were challenged by Kent Bernier Sr. and his running mate, Oakland Benta.[5] Early voting began July 18 until August 1, 2022.[6] The first set of results came in at 8:45pm showing a close race between Bryan (566 votes) and Bernier (469 votes). Later into the night, Bryan commanded his lead with 3,270 votes compare to Bernier with 1,831 votes as early voting ballots were counted. Following a delay of votes at two voting sites on St. Thomas. Unofficial results indicate Bryan with 4,016 votes won the nomination over Bernier who received 2,146 votes.[7]
Endorsements
Albert Bryan
- Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands
- Democratic Governors Association[8]
- West End Democratic Club, St. Croix[9]
- Donna Christian-Christensen, former Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives (1997-2015)
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Albert Bryan (D) |
Kent Bernier (D) |
None |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I AM LLC | June 5, 2022 | 752 | ±3.53 | 61% | 23% | 15% |
| June 30, 2022 | 59% | 24% | 15% |
Results
Results by district:
Bryan
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Bryan Jr. | 4,269 | 65.04 | |
| Democratic | Kent Bernier Sr. | 2,255 | 34.35 | |
| N/A | Write-In | 40 | 0.61 | |
| Total votes | 6,564 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Bryan Jr. | 1,656 | 53.33 | |
| Democratic | Kent Bernier Sr. | 1,432 | 46.12 | |
| N/A | Write-In: Vialet (4), Vialet Sarauw (1), Kurt Vialet and Janelle Sarauw (1), Kurt Vialet (4), Vialet/Sarauw (1), Vialet Sarauw (1), Kurt Vialet (1), Vialet Sarauw (1), Pickard & Turnbull (1), Delroy Smith (1), Deanna James (1) | 17 | 0.55 | |
| Total votes | 3,384 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Bryan Jr. | 2,613 | 75.54 | |
| Democratic | Kent Bernier Sr. | 823 | 23.79 | |
| N/A | Write-In: Vialet Sarauw (10), Blank (3), Janelle Sarauw (2), My Lord & Savior (1), Albert Bryan (1), Vialet (1), David Silverman (1), No Crooks (1), None of above (1), E (1), Smokey Frett (1) | 23 | 0.66 | |
| Total votes | 3,459 | 100 | ||
General election
The gubernatorial general election was held on November 8, 2022, with incumbent Governor Albert Bryan facing three candidates which were St. Croix Senator Kurt Vialet, former police officer Ronald Pickard and former Senator Stephen Frett. Early voting started October 10 through October 31, 2022.
- Voting Centers: St. Croix - D.C. Canegata Recreation Center, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal School auditorium, St. Croix Central High School Modular Gymnasium, St. Croix Educational Complex Gymnasium, and Arthur A. Richards K-8 School Modular Cafeteria ; St. Thomas - Tutu Park Mall (former Scotiabank location), CAHS Gymnasium, UVI Sports and Fitness Center, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Cafeteria ; St. John - Julius E. Sprauve School Cafeteria, Calabash Boom Community Center.
Endorsements
Albert Bryan (D)
- Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004-present)[11][12][13]
- Pedro Pierluisi, Governor of Puerto Rico (2021-present)[14][15][16]
- Jaime Harrison, Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2021-present)
Kurt Vialet (I)
- Nereida Rivera-O'Reilly, former St. Croix Senator (2009-2019)
- Cedric Armstrong, owner of Armstrong Ice Cream
- Dr. Brittany Dawson, Certified Nurse‐Midwife
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Albert Bryan (D) |
Kurt Vialet (I) |
None | Ronald Pickard (I) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I AM LLC | May 10, 2022 | Territory-wide | 400 | – | 33% | 29% | 16% | 9% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kurt Vialet (I) |
Albert Bryan (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I AM LLC | May 10, 2022 | St. Croix District | 400 | - | 44% | 20% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Albert Bryan (D) |
Kurt Vialet (I) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I AM LLC | May 10, 2022 | St. Thomas-St. John District | 400 | - | 46% | 14% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Albert Bryan (D) |
Kurt Vialet (I) |
Stephen Frett (ICM) | Ronald Pickard (I) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI Tech Stack | September 7-13, 2022 | Territory-wide | ± 3.82% | 650 | 48% | 25% | 1% | 1% | 23% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Albert Bryan (D) |
Kurt Vialet (I) |
Ronald Pickard (I) |
Stephen Frett (ICM) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI Tech Stack | September 7-13, 2022 | St. Thomas-St. John District | 400 | ± 4.86% | 58% | 18% | 1% | 0% | 21% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Albert Bryan (D) |
Kurt Vialet (I) |
Ronald Pickard (I) |
Stephen Frett (ICM) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI Tech Stack | September 7-13, 2022 | St. Croix District | 250 | ± 6.17% | 37% | 34% | 1% | 0% | 25% |
| Poll source | Date(s) released |
Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kurt Vialet (I) |
Albert Bryan (D) |
None | Stephen Frett (ICM) |
Ronald Pickard (I) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I AM LLC | October 31, 2022 | Territory-wide | 423 | ± 4.74% | 44% | 40% | 10% | 4% | 0% |
| Poll source | Date(s) released |
Island of Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kurt Vialet (I) |
Albert Bryan (D) |
Stephen Frett (ICM) |
None | Ronald Pickard (I) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I AM LLC | October 31, 2022 | St. Croix | 224 | ± 6.53% | 46% | 42% | 6% | 3% | 1% |
| Poll source | Date(s) released |
Island of Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kurt Vialet (I) |
Albert Bryan (D) |
None | Stephen Frett (ICM) |
Ronald Pickard (I) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I AM LLC | October 31, 2022 | St. Thomas | 199 | ± 6.92% | 38% | 38% | 19% | 3% | 0% |
| Poll source | Date(s) released |
Island of Respondents | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kurt Vialet (I) |
Albert Bryan (D) |
None | Stephen Frett (ICM) |
Ronald Pickard (I) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I AM LLC | October 31, 2022 | St. John | 199 | ± 6.92% | 66% | 22% | 11% | 0% | 0% |
- USVI Public Schools Mock Election Results
| Poll source | School district | Date(s) administered |
Vialet / Sarauw (#4) | Bryan / Roach (#1) | Pickard / Turnbull (#2) | Frett / Miller (#3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEKHS | St. Thomas-St. John | October 21, 2022 | 167 | 155 | 87 | 46 |
| Poll source | School district | Date(s) administered |
Kurt Vialet / Janelle K. Sarauw (I) | Albert Bryan Jr. / Tregenza Roach (D) | Ronald Pickard / Elroy Turnbull (I) | Stephen “Smokey” Frett / Gregory R. Miller Jr. (I) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAHS | St. Thomas-St. John | October 21-25, 2022 | 185 | 173 | 79 | 29 |
| Poll source | School district | Date(s) administered |
Kurt Vialet and Janelle K. Sarauw | Albert Bryan Jr. and Tregenza Roach | Stephen “Smokey” Frett and Gregory R. Miller Jr. | Ronald Pickard and Elroy Turnbull |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Croix Educational Complex | St. Croix | October 21, 2022 | 283 | 120 | 42 | 16 |
| Poll source | School district | Date(s) administered |
Kurt Vialet / Janelle K. Sarauw | Albert Bryan Jr. / Tregenza Roach | Ronald Pickard / Elroy Turnbull | Stephen “Smokey” Frett / Gregory R. Miller Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Croix Central High School | St. Croix | October 28, 2022 | 279 | 226 | 23 | 38 |
| Poll source | School district | Kurt Vialet & Janelle K. Sarauw | Albert Bryan Jr. & Tregenza Roach | Ronald Pickard & Elroy Turnbull | Stephen “Smokey” Frett & Gregory R. Miller Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Muckle Elementary School | St. Croix | 53 | 26 | 6 | 0 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Bryan Jr. (incumbent) | 12,157 | 56.14 | ||
| Independent | Kurt Vialet | 8,244 | 38.07 | ||
| Independent Citizens Movement | Stephen Frett | 740 | 3.42 | ||
| Independent | Ronald Pickard | 243 | 1.12 | ||
| N/A | Write-In | 272 | 1.26 | ||
| Total votes | 21,656 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | 22,557 | 56.52 | |||
| Registered electors | 39,910 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kurt Vialet | 5,378 | 51.79 | |
| Democratic | Albert Bryan (incumbent) | 4,502 | 43.35 | |
| Independent Citizens Movement | Stephen Frett | 213 | 2.05 | |
| Independent | Ronald Pickard | 126 | 1.21 | |
| N/A | Write-In: Blank (2), Kent Bernier and Oakland Benta (23), Kent Bernier Sr. Oakland Benta (53), Bernier Sr - Oakland Benta (1), Bernier-Benta (4), Ken Bernier -Oakland Benta (3), Kent Bernier and Oakland Bent (1), Kent Bernier Sr. Okland Benter (1), Kent Bernair and Oakland Benta (1), Kent Bernier Sr and Oakland Be (1), Berneir Benta (2), Kent Bernier Sr. Oakland Bent (1), Kent Bernier Ockland Bentor (1), Brenier and Benta (1), K. Bernier - O. Benta (3), Kent Bernier Sr O-akland Benta (1), Kent B ... Oakland Benter (1), Kent Bennier Okland Benter (1), Kent Berniere Oakland Benta (1), Kent Bernier Jr. Oakland Benta (1), knbernier Oakland Benta (1), Kent Bernier Oakland Benter (1), Beringer-Benta (1), KentBernierSr (16), Kent Bernier Sewior (1), Kent Bernier Se (1)[18] | 166 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 10,385 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Bryan (incumbent) | 7,042 | 68.48 | |
| Independent | Kurt Vialet | 2,548 | 24.78 | |
| Independent Citizens Movement | Stephen Frett | 492 | 4.78 | |
| Independent | Ronald Pickard | 112 | 1.09 | |
| N/A | Write-In: Kent Bernier Sr Oakland Benta (21), Bernier Benta (4), Kent Bernier Sr. (3), None (2), Mark Warner (1), H.I.M. (1), Jeavon Sasso (1), Jah (1), Kenenier (1), Malik Sekou-Gerald Emanuel (1), Gordon Ackley (1) | 90 | 0.88 | |
| Total votes | 10,284 | 100.00 | ||
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