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U.S. Virgin Islands Sample ballot, November 3, 2026

Virgin Islands voters must be U.S. citizens, not registered elsewhere, and registered at least 30 days before the election. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected jointly by a majority of the votes cast; with no majority, the top two tickets meet in a runoff on the fourteenth day after the election, November 17, 2026. The Delegate is elected at large, by separate ballot, by a majority of the votes cast; with no majority, a runoff is held on the fourteenth day after the election. The Virgin Islands ballot also carries 15 senators and Board of Education and Board of Elections seats; this guide covers the governor and delegate races.

Sources: Elections System of the Virgin Islands, vivote.gov/voters/register-to-vote; 48 U.S.C. 1591 law.cornell.edu; 48 U.S.C. 1712(a) law.cornell.edu.

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On every U.S. Virgin Islands ballot

Governor and Lieutenant GovernorAdlah "Foncie" Donastorg (Independent) · Warren Mosler (Independent) · Stacey Plaskett (D) · Oakland Benta (Independent) · Gustav James (Independent)

Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg

Independent

Top priorities

  • Economic relief and opportunity
  • Government efficiency
  • Education and youth

Per the campaign site.

About Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg

Foncie Donastorg is a former senator and Senate President of the Virgin Islands Legislature, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes him as an executive with financial and public-administration experience and says he authored legislation establishing penalties for animal cruelty. His running mate, Positive Nelson, is a former educator who served seven terms as a senator, per the campaign site.

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Warren Mosler

Independent

Warren Mosler is an economist and financier who, per his personal website, co-founded the broker/dealer AVM in 1982 and wrote the book The Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy. The same site says he holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Connecticut. No campaign website was found as of October 11, 2026. The ticket's candidate for lieutenant governor is Colin Robertson, per the Elections System of the Virgin Islands' candidate list.

Stacey Plaskett

Stacey Plaskett

Democrat

Top priorities

  • Healthcare, senior care, behavioral health and wellness
  • Energy and the utility system
  • Education from early childhood through career development

Per the campaign site.

About Stacey Plaskett

Stacey Plaskett has served as the Virgin Islands' Delegate to Congress since 2015, per the campaign site, and sits on the House Intelligence, Ways and Means and Budget committees. Per the campaign site she studied Foreign Service at Georgetown University and served at the U.S. Department of Justice as a political appointee on the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund. Her running mate, Milton Potter, is President of the 36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands, per the Legislature's website.

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Oakland Benta

Independent

No campaign website was found as of October 11, 2026; the Elections System of the Virgin Islands' candidate list is the only verifiable source for Oakland Benta. The ticket's candidate for lieutenant governor is Merwin Potter, per the Elections System of the Virgin Islands' candidate list.

Gustav James

Independent

No campaign website was found as of October 11, 2026; the Elections System of the Virgin Islands' candidate list is the only verifiable source for Gustav James. The ticket's candidate for lieutenant governor is Randolph Bennett, per the Elections System of the Virgin Islands' candidate list.

Delegate to the U.S. House of RepresentativesJanelle Sarauw (D) · Shelley Moorhead (Independent)
Janelle Sarauw

Janelle Sarauw

Democrat

Top priorities

  • Defending democracy and full political rights
  • Healthcare, veterans care and public health equity
  • Cost of living, energy, infrastructure and housing

Per the campaign site.

About Janelle Sarauw

Janelle Sarauw is a former three-term senator in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, first elected in 2017 to the 32nd Legislature, per the campaign site. Per the same site she taught U.S. history at Charlotte Amalie High School, worked in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and has served as an adjunct professor of political science at the University of the Virgin Islands.

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Shelley Moorhead

Independent

No campaign website was found as of October 11, 2026; the Elections System of the Virgin Islands' candidate list is the only verifiable source for Shelley Moorhead.

Governor and lieutenant governor are elected jointly and need a majority. If no ticket clears 50 percent, the top two meet in a runoff on November 17, 2026, per 48 U.S.C. 1591. The delegate is elected at large, by separate ballot, and needs a majority. If no candidate clears 50 percent, a runoff is held on the fourteenth day after the election, November 17, 2026, per 48 U.S.C. 1712(a).

Voting info and more

Voting info and more
Elections System of the Virgin IslandsOfficial election officeU.S. Virgin Islands voter informationRegistration, early voting and polling places
How we source this

Names, tickets and parties follow the Elections System of the Virgin Islands's candidate list (vivote.gov) as of October 11, 2026. Biographies and priorities come from each campaign's own site or an official biography, cited in each profile; where none was found, the profile says so. Official sources are the final word on who appears on your ballot.

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