United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election, 2010
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The United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010, and won by incumbent Democratic Governor John de Jongh. De Jongh was elected to his first term in 2006 with 57.3% of the vote over Kenneth Mapp.
Governor John de Jongh was elected to a second, full year-term, over independent Kenneth Mapp, in what was essentially a rematch of the 2006 gubernatorial runoff election.
The gubernatorial primary was held on Saturday, September 11, 2010. The only contested primary was for the Democratic nomination.
In the four-way Democratic primary, incumbent Governor John de Jongh and Lieutenant Governor Gregory Francis won the nomination with 7,487 votes (53%). Senator Adlah Donastorg Jr., who ran against de Jongh in 2006, placed second with 4,300 votes. Former Lieutenant Governor Gerard Luz James came in third place in the primary with 1,823 votes, while James O'Bryan Jr. placed fourth with 423 votes. Governor John de Jongh garnered more votes than all three of his Democratic challengers combined, who together earned 6,555 votes. In response to his 53% victory, de Jongh stated, "The combination of their votes by no means comes close to what we achieved this evening ... That feels very good." Second place candidate Senator Adlah Donastorg left the Virgin Islands Legislature when his term expired in January 2011, after seven terms in office. He told the Virgin Islands Daily News that he will return to the private sector after the election.
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