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2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
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Registered39,910
Turnout21,656
 
Nominee Albert Bryan Kurt Vialet
Party Democratic Independent
Running mate Tregenza Roach Janelle Sarauw
Popular vote 12,157 8,244
Percentage 56.14% 38.07%
Results by district
Bryan:       Vialet:      
Governor before election

Albert Bryan
Democratic

Elected Governor

Albert Bryan
Democratic

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]

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

  • Registered voters: 34,697
  • Turnout: 20.36% [3]
  • Voting Centers: St. Croix - David 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 Lieutenant 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]

Debates

The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands scheduled a Democratic gubernatorial forum with WTJX for July 14, 2022. Three days prior, the Bernier-Benta team withdrew from the forum and have insisted for a debate with Bryan and Roach. [8]

Endorsements

Albert Bryan

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

Democratic primary results territory-wide [11]
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
Democratic primary results St. Croix District
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
Democratic primary results St. Thomas-St. John District
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. A divisive election, Sarauw yet again faced questions about her tenure at CAHS as a teacher which was mentioned during her 2016 Senate campaign. [12] She then pushed back by stating the reprimand letter was for being the most inspiring teacher during the 2009-2010 school year, and an honor from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and any unbecoming behavior she may have exhibited during her tenure as an educator at CAHS, could also be attributed to her age, at the time 21 years old, and that she has since grown. "I was 21, I was a baby. I was 21 then, I'm making 37 in two days, and people grow, evolve and they mature”. [13] At a virtual campaign rally, Bryan supporter King Derby sang Roach & His Sluxter while referring to Sarauw as he/she and Vialet that long-neck fella. The commentary drew some outcry from the community which led to Bryan apologizing days later. [14] On Election Day, Incumbents Governor Albert Bryan and Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach won 12,157 votes (56.14%) while their closest rivals, Kurt Vialet and Janelle Sarauw received 8,244 votes (38.07%). Election results were certified on November 18, 2022. [15] The Bryan campaign was fined $2,000 by the Elections System after fundraising with Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on September 27. [16]

  • Voting Centers: St. Croix - David 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)
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

2022 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election [23]
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


Results by district

District Bryan Vialet Frett Pickard Write-In Total
St. Croix 4,502 (43.35%) 5,378 (51.79%) 213 (2.05%) 126 (1.21%) 166 (1.6%) 10,385
St. Thomas-St. John 7,042 (68.48%) 2,548 (24.78%) 492 (4.78%) 112 (1.09%) 90 (0.88%) 10,284

References

  1. ^ "2022 Midterm Elections". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Bryan-Roach Secure Second Term With More than 11K Votes in General Election". St. Thomas Source. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  3. ^ "Voter Turnout: 2022 Primary Election" (PDF). Election System of the Virgin Islands.
  4. ^ "2022 Primary Election". Elections System of the Virgin Islands. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Kent Bernier Sr. Announced His Bid For Governor". St. Thomas Source. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  6. ^ "Early Voting Gets Underway for 2022 Primary Election". St. Thomas Source. 18 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Bryan/Roach beat out Bernier/Benta in primary election". Virgin Islands Daily News. August 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Bernier-Benta Gubernatorial Team Backs Out of Forum With Bryan and Roach; Cecile Benjamin 'Flabbergasted' at Withdrawal". The Virgin Islands Consortium.
  9. ^ "Democratic Governors Association Issues Ringing Endorsement Supporting Reelection of Bryan-Roach Administration".
  10. ^ "West End Democratic Club Endorses the Bryan/Roach Team". St. Thomas Source. 2022-05-25.
  11. ^ "USVI Primary Election" (PDF). vivote.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Sarauw defends against anonymous accusations". The Virgin Islands Daily News. June 21, 2017.
  13. ^ "Sarauw Defends Record as Document of Her Reprimand While a Teacher at CAHS Surfaces". The Virgin Islands Consortium. September 26, 2022.
  14. ^ "Bryan Apologizes After King Derby Calls Sarauw 'He/She' During Virtual Rally". The Virgin Islands Consortium. 2022-10-03.
  15. ^ "Elections System certifies general election results". The Virgin Islands Daily News. November 19, 2022.
  16. ^ "Elections Fines Bryan-Roach Campaign for 'Illegal' Endorsement at Virtual Rally". St. Thomas Source. January 16, 2023.
  17. ^ "Campaign Rally -Roosevelt Skerrit". Facebook. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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  19. ^ "The Virgin Islands Consortium". The Virgin Islands Consortium. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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