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.
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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
editAt-large district
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Theovald Moorehead (incumbent) | 270 | 70.31% | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary B. Innis | 114 | 29.69% | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0% | ||
| Total votes | 384 | 100% | ||
References
edit- ^ "Revised Organic Act" (PDF). CivicLive. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Honor Roll". Virgin Islands Legislature. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Statistical Recapitualation of 1966 General Election Return" (PDF). VI Vote. Retrieved 23 April 2024.