Aug. 15, 2008 — The traditional casting of the lots for political candidates' positions on the upcoming party primary ballot went as smoothly as polished marble Thursday under the hand of Supervisor of Elections John Abramson.
Coordinating with the St. Thomas office via conference call, each candidate, a representative designated by notarized letter or — if none of the above — an election-office employee reached into the box and pulled out a number. Territory-wide positions came first, then drawings for each island's senators. The order in which candidates drew their lots was determined by the date and time they filed their candidacies.
The primary election will decide seven of the eight Democratic St. Thomas candidates and another seven of the 17 St. Croix Democrats. The winners will compete in the Nov. 4 general election against 14 candidates from other political affiliations. (See "Candidates File for Primaries in Record Numbers.")
Registration to vote in the Sept. 13 primary election ended Thursday.
Here are the candidates and their ballot numbers. These are for the primary, so the list does not include candidates in the general election who do not need to compete in their party's primary to get a place on the general election ballot. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*):
Delegate to Congress
Donna Christensen*: 2
Victor Frazer: 1
28th Legislature
At-large
Democrat
Craig Barshinger: 3
Harry Daniel: 5
Lorelei Monsanto: 4
St. Croix District
Democrat
Betina Baker: 22
Sherry Mae Barnes-Morales: 12
Diane Capehart: 11
Juan Figueroa-Serville*: 21
Neville James*: 10
Wayne James: 7
Terrence D. Joseph: 6
Troy Mason: 8
Dwight Nicholson: 14
Steve Nisky: 17
Elizabeth Pichardo: 15
Ronald Russell: 13
Samuel Sanes: 18
Lee Seward Jr.: 19
Michael Springer Jr.: 20
Michael Thurland: 16
James Weber III*: 9
St. Thomas-St. John District
Democrat
Adlah Donastorg Jr.: 12
Louis Hill*: 13
Myron D. Jackson: 6
Shawn-Michael Malone*: 10
Shirley M. Sadler: 8
Simeon Sprauve: 11
Alvin Williams*: 7
Louis Willis: 9
V.I. Board of Education
At-large
Oswin Sewer (Democrat): 1
St. Croix District
Democrat
May Adams Cornwall: 6
Janis Esannason: 5
Cheryl Francis: 3
Linnea Hector: 7
Winona Hendricks: 4
Shawn Gibson: 8
Terrence T. Joseph: 9
Gary Moore: 2
Carmen Robles: 10
St. Thomas District
Democrat
Dale Garee: 2
Judy Gomez: 6
Yegin Habtes: 3
Arah Lockhart: 5
Keith Richards: 4
Debra Smith-Watlington: 7
Boards of Elections
St. Croix District
Democrat
Dodson James: 2
Robelto Rios: 3
Richard Schrader Jr.: 1
St. Thomas-St. John District
Democrat
Edwardo Carmona Sr.: 1
Lorna Thomas: 2
Orial Webb: 3
Party Offices
Democratic Party
State Chairman
Cecil Benjamin: 1
Emmett Hansen: 5
Dodson James: 2
Luis Morales: 3
Marylyn Stapleton: 4
National Committeeman
David Jones: 1
Glen Smith: 3
Raymond Williams: 2
National Committeewoman
Sonia Boyce: 5
Carol Burke: 4
Jacqueline Heyliger: 6
Barbara Petersen: 7
District Chairman — St. Thomas
Mark Hodge: 1
Delores Thomas: 2
Territorial Committee — at-large
Florine Audain-Hassell: 1
Carol M. Burke: 8
Dave Davis: 7
Pedro Encarnacion: 6
Daryl George: 15
Omar B.U. Henry: 12
Kenn Hobson: 9
Arah Lockhart: 13
Malcolm McGregor: 17
Richard Moman: 4
Luis Morales: 3
Kearney Nichols: 16
Lauretta Petersen: 10
Cedric Prince: 14
Aminah Saleem: 2
Leona Smith: 19
Marylyn Stapleton: 5
Ida White: 18
Ophelia Williams-Jackson: 11
Territorial Committee — St. Croix
Janil Ali: 9
Paul Arnold Sr.: 10
Janet Brow: 11
Lyn Burke: 6
Yvette Edwards: 3
Angeli Ferdschneider: 1
Valencio Jackson: 5
George St. Rose: 2
Ophelia Williams-Jackson: 8
Raymond Williams: 12
Florine Audain-Hassell: 4
Aminah Saleem: 7
Territorial Committee — St. Thomas-St. John
Dwayne Benjamin: 1
Lesley Comissiong: 6
Derek Gabriel: 3
Anthony Greene: 2
Mark Hodge: 8
Anthony Merrill: 4
Sandra Thomas-Mason: 9
Angel Turnbull: 7
Julie Woods-Duke: 5
Republican State Chair
Lawrence Boschulte: 2
Herb Schoenbohm: 1
Territorial Committee — at-large
April Newland: 1
Territorial Committee — St. Croix
James Bland Jr.: 2
Pattie Martin-Bland: 5
Martin Merick: 3
Patricia Murphy: 4
Tracy Pardo de Zela: 1
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