Plaskett, Moylan Advance in Territorial Primary Elections

Plaskett, Moylan advance in territorial primary elections

Two territorial primary elections over the weekend saw Democratic Del. Stacey Plaskett advance in her bid to become the next governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, while Guam Del. James C. Moylan came out unscathed in the Republican primary for his nonvoting House seat. Nearly half of the nearly 21,000 Democratic voters in the Virgin […]

Stacey Plaskett Wins Democratic Primary, Moves Closer to Becoming First Woman Elected Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has secured the Democratic nomination for governor, placing her within reach of becoming the first woman ever elected governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Plaskett, who currently represents the territory in the U.S. House of Representatives as its non-voting delegate, emerged victorious in the Democratic gubernatorial primary alongside her running mate, Milton E. Potter. The win marks a pi…

STACEY PLASKETT DEFEATS ST. KITTS-BORN TREGENZA ROACH IN USVI DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR PRIMARY

Worked for 34s Plaskett–Potter ticket secures 4,493 votes and a 1,439-vote victory as turnout reaches 47.75 percent in closely watched territorial contest ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands — Delegate to Congress Stacey E. Plaskett has secured the Democratic nomination for governor of the United States Virgin Islands, defeating sitting Lieutenant Governor and St. Kitts-born attorney Tregenza A. Roach in Saturday’s highly anticipated primary election…