1966 United States Virgin Islands general election
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The 1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1966, to elect members of the 7th Virgin Islands Legislature. Voters were allowed to choose multiple candidates per district.
The 1966 Amending Act set the number of senators to fifteen, and set the number of senators elected per district as follows:[1]
- Four elected at-large
- Five from Saint Thomas
- Five from Saint Croix
- One from Saint John
The senators elected incumbent Earle B. Ottley as president.[2]
Results by district
At-large district
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Alexander A. Farrelly | 7,324 | 13.73% | |
Nonpartisan | Earle B. Ottley (incumbent) | 7,138 | 13.38% | |
Nonpartisan | Randall N. James (incumbent) | 6,894 | 12.93% | |
Nonpartisan | Aureo Diaz-Morales (incumbent) | 6,646 | 12.46% | |
Nonpartisan | Ronald De Lugo (incumbent) | 6,544 | 12.27% | |
Nonpartisan | Bertha C. Boschulte (incumbent) | 6,513 | 12.21% | |
Nonpartisan | Omar Brown | 6,249 | 11.72% | |
Nonpartisan | Leonard Stein | 6,019 | 11.29% | |
Write-in | 9 | 0.02% | ||
Total votes | 53,336 | 100% |
St. Thomas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | John L. Maduro (incumbent) | 4,492 | 13.37% | |
Nonpartisan | Horace A. Callwood | 4,391 | 13.07% | |
Nonpartisan | Percival H. Reese (incumbent) | 4,455 | 13.26% | |
Nonpartisan | David Puritz (incumbent) | 4,453 | 13.26% | |
Nonpartisan | Kenneth D. Alexander | 4,315 | 12.85% | |
Nonpartisan | Arturo Soto | 2,372 | 7.06% | |
Nonpartisan | Alvin O. Canton | 2,196 | 6.54% | |
Nonpartisan | Maldred J. Shackleton | 2,169 | 6.46% | |
Nonpartisan | Rodney V. Penha | 2,154 | 6.41% | |
Nonpartisan | Lionel Helaire | 2,143 | 6.38% | |
Nonpartisan | Ailen Grammer | 437 | 1.30% | |
Write-in | 10 | 0.03% | ||
Total votes | 33,587 | 100% |
St. Croix
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Frits E. Lawaetz (incumbent) | 3,839 | 12.52% | |
Nonpartisan | Augustin Doward (incumbent) | 3,803 | 12.40% | |
Nonpartisan | David Hamilton | 3,636 | 11.86% | |
Nonpartisan | Santiago Garcia | 3,585 | 11.69% | |
Nonpartisan | Frank E. Jacobs | 3,585 | 11.69% | |
Nonpartisan | Walter I.M. Hodge | 2,519 | 8.22% | |
Nonpartisan | Robert P. Cramer | 2,487 | 8.11% | |
Nonpartisan | Patrick N. Williams | 2,462 | 8.03% | |
Nonpartisan | Annie De Chabert | 2,406 | 7.85% | |
Nonpartisan | Angel M. Morales | 2,337 | 7.62% | |
Write-in | 5 | 0.02% | ||
Total votes | 30,664 | 100% |
St. John
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Theovald Moorehead (incumbent) | 270 | 70.31% | |
Nonpartisan | Mary B. Innis | 114 | 29.69% | |
Write-in | 0 | 0% | ||
Total votes | 384 | 100% |