2006 United States Virgin Islands general election

2006 United States Virgin Islands general election

Gubernatorial election
November 7, 2006 (general)
November 21, 2006 (run off)
 
Nominee John de Jongh Kenneth Mapp
Party Democratic Independent
Running mate Gregory Francis Almando "Rocky" Liburd
Popular vote 16,644 12,402
Percentage 57.18% 42.61%

Governor before election

Charles W. Turnbull
Democratic

Elected Governor

John de Jongh
Democratic

General elections were held in the U.S. Virgin Islands on November 7, 2006 in order to elect the goverbor, 15 members of the Legislature and the delegate to United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic governor Charles Wesley Turnbull was term-limited and couldn't run for re-election to a third term in office. John de Jongh failed to win in the first round by just 2 votes, since no candidate received a majority in the general election, as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, a runoff was held between John de Jongh and Kenneth Mapp, the two top vote getters.