2002 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election

2002 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election

November 5, 2002

Nominee Charles Turnbull John de Jongh Party Democratic Independent Running mate Vargrave Richards Paul Arnold Popular vote 16,998 8,221 Percentage 50.1% 24.6%

Governor before election Charles Wesley Turnbull Democratic Elected Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull Democratic

The 2002 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002 to select the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. The election was held concurrently with the 2002 United States midterm elections.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull won re-election with 50% of the vote over Independent candidate John de Jongh.

Results

2002 U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Wesley Turnbull (incumbent)	16,998	50.1%
	Independent	John de Jongh	8,221	24.6%
	Independent	Alicia Hansen	2,663	7.8%
	Republican	Michael Bornn	2,398	7.2%
	Independent	Gerard Luz James II	1,724	5.1%
	Independent	Cora Christian	1,025	3.1%
	Independent	Lloyd L. Williams	502	1.5%
	N/A	Write In	50
Total votes			N/A	100.00
	Democratic hold