1964 United States Virgin Islands legislative election
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← 1964 | November 8, 1966 (1966-11-08) | 1968 → |
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All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands |
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| Majority party | | | | | Leader | Earle B. Ottley | | Party | Nonpartisan | | Leader since | 1963 | | Leader's seat | At-large | | Total seats | 15 seats | | Total votes | 117,971 | | |
President before election Earle B. Ottley Nonpartisan | Elected President Earle B. Ottley Nonpartisan | |
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]
The senators elected incumbent Earle B. Ottley as president.[2]
Results by district
At-large district
1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (at-large district)[3] 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
1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (St. Thomas)[3] 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
1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (St. Croix)[3] 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
1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (St. John)[3] 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
- ^ "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.
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