U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections election, 2026

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U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in U.S. Virgin Islands
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U.S. Virgin Islands is holding an election for six of 14 seats on the U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections on November 3, 2026.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

St. Croix

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

St. Thomas-St. John

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lilliana Belardo De O'Neal (R)	24.3	2,923
✔		Cornelius JnBaptiste (D)	17.7	2,133
✔	Submit photo	Michael Joseph (R)	17.2	2,065
✔	Submit photo	Cleopatra Peter (R)	14.9	1,793
	Submit photo	Franz Christian Jr. (R)	14.1	1,697
	Submit photo	Epiphane Joseph (Independent)	11.0	1,319
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	105

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,035
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anthony Mardenborough Jr. (D)
• Simone James (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District (4 seats)

Cornelius JnBaptiste, Simone James, and Anthony Mardenborough Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District on August 3, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cornelius JnBaptiste	38.5	448
✔	Submit photo	Simone James	31.9	372
✔		Anthony Mardenborough Jr.	28.6	333
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	12

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,165
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Barbara Jackson-McIntosh (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Joseph, incumbent Lilliana Belardo De O'Neal, Franz Christian Jr., and Cleopatra Peter advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District.

St. Thomas/St. John Districts

One seat

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District

Nathan Fletcher defeated Amy Thomas-Lawson in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nathan Fletcher (Independent) (Write-in)	16.0	23
	Submit photo	Amy Thomas-Lawson (Independent) (Write-in)	12.5	18
		Other/Write-in votes	71.5	103

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 144
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Three seats

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District (3 seats)

Lawrence Boschulte, Chaneel Callwood, and Barbara LaRonde won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lawrence Boschulte (D)	38.1	3,066
✔	Submit photo	Chaneel Callwood (D)	35.2	2,838
✔		Barbara LaRonde (R)	25.2	2,028
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	121

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,053
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Angeli Leerdam (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District (3 seats)

Lawrence Boschulte, Chaneel Callwood, and incumbent Angeli Leerdam defeated Ida Mae Brown in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on August 3, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lawrence Boschulte	33.1	242
✔	Submit photo	Chaneel Callwood	28.3	207
✔	Submit photo	Angeli Leerdam	27.4	200
	Submit photo	Ida Mae Brown	10.3	75
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 731
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Barbara LaRonde advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Henry Arthur Jr. (R)

2022

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District (3 seats)

Incumbent Raymond Williams, Kareem Francis, and Florine Audain Hassell defeated incumbent Frederick Espinosa and Soraya Ferreras in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Raymond Williams (D)	28.8	3,909
✔	Submit photo	Kareem Francis (D)	24.5	3,333
✔		Florine Audain Hassell (D)	21.3	2,894
	Submit photo	Frederick Espinosa (R)	12.5	1,705
	Submit photo	Soraya Ferreras (R)	12.5	1,693
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	62

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,596
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District (3 seats)

Incumbent Raymond Williams, Florine Audain Hassell, and Kareem Francis defeated Franz Christian Sr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District on August 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Raymond Williams	34.2	1,432
✔		Florine Audain Hassell	24.4	1,022
✔	Submit photo	Kareem Francis	21.8	912
	Submit photo	Franz Christian Sr.	19.4	813
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	10

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,189
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeanette Guzman (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Frederick Espinosa and Soraya Ferreras advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Emerito Torres (R)

St. Thomas/St. John Districts

One seat

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District

Incumbent Shikima Jones won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Shikima Jones (D)	98.6	5,586
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	78

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,664
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shikima Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District.

Two seats

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District (2 seats)

Incumbent Atanya Springette and incumbent Harriet Mercer defeated Jacquel Dawson and Todd Hecht in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Atanya Springette (D)	40.6	4,360
✔		Harriet Mercer (R)	27.8	2,981
	Submit photo	Jacquel Dawson (Independent Citizen Movement)	21.8	2,345
	Submit photo	Todd Hecht (R)	9.1	980
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	67

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,733
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District (2 seats)

Incumbent Atanya Springette defeated Delekah Callwood in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on August 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Atanya Springette	62.4	1,113
	Submit photo	Delekah Callwood	36.6	654
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	18

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,785
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Harriet Mercer and Todd Hecht advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District.

2020

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District (4 seats)

Incumbent Lisa Harris-Moorhead, Lilliana Belardo De O'Neal, incumbent Glenn Webster, and incumbent Epiphane Joseph won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Croix District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lisa Harris-Moorhead (D)	32.8	3,126
✔	Submit photo	Lilliana Belardo De O'Neal (R)	28.4	2,710
✔	Submit photo	Glenn Webster (R)	21.2	2,025
✔	Submit photo	Epiphane Joseph (Independent)	16.8	1,602
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	69

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 9,532
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General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District

Incumbent Alecia Wells defeated Shena George-Esannason in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Alecia Wells (Independent)	70.5	3,722
	Submit photo	Shena George-Esannason (Independent)	28.3	1,496
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	63

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 5,281
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General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District (3 seats)

Incumbent Lydia Hendricks, incumbent Arturo Watlington Jr., and Angeli Leerdam won election in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections St. Thomas-St. John District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lydia Hendricks (Independent)	53.7	4,185
✔	Submit photo	Arturo Watlington Jr. (D)	41.2	3,216
✔	Submit photo	Angeli Leerdam (D) (Write-in)	0.6	43
		Other/Write-in votes	4.6	356

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 7,800
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