The 1970 United States Virgin Islands general election in large part took place on November 3, 1970, to elect public officials in the United States Virgin Islands, with a run-off for the gubernatorial race taking place on November 17, 1970.
Candidates for United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district and the legislature did not have their political affiliations listed on election returns.
See also: 1970 United States gubernatorial elections.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Country: | United States Virgin Islands |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1974_United_States_Virgin_Islands_general_election#Gubernatorial |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 (general) November 17, 1970 (runoff) |
| 1Blank: | General vote |
| 2Blank: | Percentage |
| 3Blank: | Runoff vote |
| 4Blank: | Percentage |
| Image1: | File:Melvin_Evans123.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Melvin H. Evans |
| Running Mate1: | David E. Maas |
| Party1: | Progressive Republican |
| 1Data1: | 4,906 |
| 2Data1: | 32.82% |
| 3Data1: | 8,259 |
| 4Data1: | 52.54% |
| Nominee2: | Cyril King |
| Running Mate2: | Hugh M. Smith |
| Party2: | Independent Citizens |
| 1Data2: | 5,413 |
| 2Data2: | 36.22% |
| 3Data2: | 7,462 |
| 4Data2: | 47.46% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Alexander Farrelly |
| Running Mate3: | Hugh M. Smith |
| Party3: | Democratic |
| 1Data3: | 4,628 |
| 2Data3: | 30.96% |
| 3Data3: | Eliminated |
| Governor | |
| Before Party: | Progressive Republican |
| After Election: | Melvin H. Evans |
| After Party: | Progressive Republican |
The 1970 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970, to elect the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands with a run-off on November 17, 1970. It was the first election for governor in the territory since the passage of 1966 Amending Act which allowed residents to elect their own governors.[1] While Independent Citizens Movement nominee Cyril King won the first round, incumbent territorial governor Melvin H. Evans won the runoff election by a small margin to a full term in office.
All three nominees in this election have eventually served as Governor at some point, as King would be elected to the office in 1974, and Farrelly in 1986 and 1990.
It is important to known that the election of Melvin H. Evans was last and only time a Republican has won the governorship in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
| King | Farrelly | Margin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Croix | 1,743 | 23.02% | 3,038 | 36.86% | 3,038 | 40.12% | +3.26 | |||
| St. John | 55 | 13.25% | 302 | 72.77% | 58 | 13.98% | +58.79 | |||
| St. Thomas | 3,108 | 44.66% | 2,319 | 33.32% | 1,532 | 22.02% | +11.34 | |||
| King | Margin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Croix | 3,967 | 53.51% | 3,446 | 46.49% | +7.02 | |||
| St. John | 109 | 23.14% | 362 | 76.86% | +53.72 | |||
| St. Thomas | 4,183 | 53.38% | 3,654 | 46.62% | +6.76 |
See also: 1970 United States House of Representatives elections. The 1970 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands took place on November 3, 1970. Democrat Ron de Lugo became the first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Virgin Islands.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands |
| Country: | United States Virgin Islands |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1972_United_States_Virgin_Islands_general_election#Delegate_to_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | File:Ron_de_Lugo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ron de Lugo |
| Party1: | Democratic |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,336 |
| Percentage1: | 37.07% |
| Nominee2: | Lucia A. Galiber |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,772 |
| Percentage2: | 33.15% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Victor G. Schneider |
| Party3: | Nonpartisan |
| Popular Vote3: | 4,287 |
| Percentage3: | 29.78% |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| After Election: | Ron de Lugo |
| After Party: | Democratic |
| Island | Lugo | Galiber | Schneider | Margin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Croix | 1,978 | 29.98% | 1,901 | 28.81% | 2,719 | 41.21% | +11.24 | |||
| St. John | 62 | 15.57% | 282 | 70.85% | 54 | 13.57% | +55.28 | |||
| St. Thomas | 3,296 | 44.55% | 2,589 | 34.99% | 1,514 | 20.46% | +9.56 | |||
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Virgin Islands legislative election |
| Country: | United States Virgin Islands |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1968 United States Virgin Islands legislative election |
| Previous Year: | 1968 |
| Next Election: | 1972 United States Virgin Islands legislative election |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
| Seats For Election: | All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands |
| 1Blank: | Total seats |
| 2Blank: | Total votes |
| Leader1: | John L. Maduro |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Leaders Seat1: | At-large |
| Leader Since1: | 1969 |
| 1Data1: | 15 seats |
| 2Data1: | 121,181 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | John L. Maduro |
| Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
| After Election: | John L. Maduro |
| After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
The 1970 United States Virgin Islands legislative election was held on November 3, 1970, to elect members of the 9th Virgin Islands Legislature. Voters were allowed to choose multiple candidates per district.John L. Maduro was elected president of the legislature at the start of the legislative session.
One senator from the St. Thomas–St. John district was required to be elected from St. John, regardless of how they placed in the election.