Politics

Kenneth Mapp Elected Governor Of The United States Virgin Islands

After two failed gubernatorial runs and one term as lieutenant governor in the Schneider administration, Kenneth Mapp became the 8th elected governor of the U. S. Virgin Islands in a landslide victory on Tuesday, beating out Donna Christensen by over 6,000  votes with 89 percent of all votes in. GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (VOTE FOR) 1 Kenneth E. Mapp (IND) . . . . . . 15,268 63.89 Donna Christensen (DEM). . . . . . 8,573 35.87 WRITE-IN (IND). . . . . . . . . 58 .24 The win is a welcomed one for Mapp supporters, as the independent candidate emerged as the front runner in the November 4 General Election, at times leading the 18-year Delegate to Congress by as much as 11 percent as unofficial numbers began coming in from both the St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John districts. View the original embedded media When the Elections System of the Virgin Islands announced official certified results for the...