Vialet and Potter Lead Senate Races, Bolques Retains At-Large Seat as New Faces Emerge

According to Tuesday’s unofficial general election results, former Sen. Kurt Vialet led the St. Croix Senate race as the highest vote-getter, securing 4,825 votes, with newcomer Clifford Joseph following at 3,771 votes. On St. Thomas-St. John, incumbent Sen. Milton Potter topped the list with 3,976 votes, closely followed by Sen. Alma Francis Heyliger with 3,872 votes.

On St. Croix, Senate President Novelle Francis, Jr. took the third position with 3,410 votes, followed by Sen. Kenneth Gittens with 3,354 votes; Sen. Franklin Johnson with 3,280 votes; newcomer Hubert Frederick with 3,201 votes; and Sen. Marise James rounding out the slate with 3,701 votes. The third spot on St. Thomas-St. John went to incumbent Sen. Dwayne DeGraff with 3,606 votes, followed by Sen. Marvin Blyden with 3,429 votes; newcomer Avery Lewis with 3,349 votes; Sen. Carla Joseph with 3,338 votes; and Sen. Ray Fonseca with 2,257 votes.

In the St. John Senator-At-Large race, incumbent Sen. Angel Bolques reclaimed his seat with 7,237 votes, while challenger Lorelei Monsanto received 4,053 votes. District seats were also contested on the Boards of Elections and Education. Mary “Peggy” Moorhead secured one of the two available spots on the Board of Education on St. Croix with 2,882 votes, while Emmanuella Perez followed with 2,680 votes. In St. Thomas-St. John, Kyza A. Callwood, with 3,419 votes, and Nandi Sékou, with 3,017 votes, retained their seats.