2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
# 2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election

The 2014 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. Incumbent Democratic Governor John de Jongh was term-limited and was unable run for re-election to a third term in office. Since no candidate received a majority in the general election, as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, a runoff was held between Donna Christian-Christensen and Kenneth Mapp, the two top vote receivers. Mapp went on to win the run off in a landslide victory, with almost 64% of the vote.

## Democratic primary

### Candidates

**Won primary**

* Donna Christian-Christensen, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives

   * Running mate: Basil Ottley, Jr., former Virgin Islands Senator

### Defeated in primary

* Adlah Donastorg Jr., former Virgin Islands Senator and candidate for governor in 2006 and 2010

   * Running mate: Angel A. "Gito" Torres
* Gregory Francis, lieutenant governor

   * Running mate: Patrick Sprauve
* Gerard Luz James, former lieutenant governor and candidate for governor in 2002 and 2010

   * Running mate: Winston Braithwaite
* Marvin Pickering, former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Cruzan Rum

   * Running mate: Calford Martin
* Moleto Smith, former deputy and interim/acting commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

   * Running mate: Hubert Frederick, business executive and former deputy commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Health

### Results

Democratic primary results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Donna Christian-Christensen | 3,016 | 35.18 |
| | Democratic | Adlah Donastorg Jr. | 2,083 | 24.3 |
| | Democratic | Gregory Francis | 1,064 | 12.41 |
| | Democratic | Marvin Pickering | 912 | 10.64 |
| | Democratic | Gerard Luz James | 835 | 9.74 |
| | Democratic | Moleto Smith | 650 | 7.58 |
| | N/A | Write-ins | 13 | 0.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,573 | 100 |

## Independent candidates

* Kenneth Mapp, former lieutenant governor and candidate for governor in 2006 and 2010

   * Running mate: Osbert Potter, former Virgin Islands Senator, former Commissioner of Licensing and Consumer Affairs and former television show host ("Behind the Headlines" on WTJX-TV).
* Soraya Diase Coffelt, former Territorial Court Judge
* Mona Barnes, first female State Command Sergeant Major of the Virgin Islands

   * Running mate: Wendy Coram
* Sheila Alvin Scallion

   * Running mate: Robert Quinn

## Results

Election results, U.S. Virgin Islands Gubernatorial Election, November 4, 2014. :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Kenneth Mapp | 12,108 | 46.61 |
| | Democratic | Donna Christian-Christensen | 10,173 | 39.16 |
| | Independent | Soraya Diase Coffelt | 1,837 | 7.07 |
| | Independent | Mona Barnes | 1,693 | 6.52 |
| | Independent | Sheila A. Scullion | 83 | .32 |
| | Write In | Write In | 81 | .31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,975 | 100 |

Election results, U.S. Virgin Islands Gubernatorial Election Run Off, November 18, 2014. :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Kenneth Mapp | 15,268 | 63.89 |
| | Democratic | Donna Christian-Christensen | 8,573 | 35.87 |
| | Write In | Write In | 58 | .24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,899 | 100 |
