Alexander Henderson Elementary School students in third to sixth grades voted for their favorite candidates in a mock election Thursday after a well-attended political forum. If St. Croix pre-teens voted, Kenneth Mapp would win for governor and Sen. Alicia "Chucky" Hansen would top Senate votes on St. Croix.
School guidance counselor Ilma Rodgers-Francis reported that a total of 220 students voted, according to a statement from the Education Department. Also 28 students from the Eulalie R. Rivera Elementary School attended the Henderson School political forum and held their own election.
Results are as follows:
Governor
— Kenneth Mapp/Osbert Potter 92
— Donna Christiansen/Basil Ottley 52
— Mona L. Barnes/Wendy V. Coram 24
— Sheila A. Scullion/Robert J. Quinn 19
— Soraya Diase Coffelt/John M. Canegata 14
Delegate to Congress
— Stacy Plaskett 152
— Vince Danet 43
At Large Senator
— Ronnie E. Jones 98
— Almando “Rocky” Liburd 92
Senator
— Alicia “Chucky” Hansen 149
— Sammuel Sanes 107
— Terrence “Positive’ Nelson 104
— Naomi “Sandra” Joseph 103
— Ignacio Llanos III 99
— Kenneth Gittens 96
— Kurt Vialet 90
— Diane Capehart 73
— Jamilla Russell 70
— Neville James 68
— Malcolm McGregor 59
— Novelle Francis Jr. 46
— Dwight Nicholson 40
— Arthur Brown Jr. 39
— Nereida O’Reilly 38
— Robert Moorehead 37
— Kevin Romain 36
— Arthur Joseph 36
— Linus Louis Lacane 24
— Miguel Quinones 24
Eulalie Rivera School mock election winners in the gubernatorial, delegate to congress and senate at large races were:
Governor:
— Donna Christensen 12
Delegate to Congress:
— Stacy Plaskett 28
Senator at Large:
— Almando “Rocky” Liburd 17
Senators:
— Alicia “Chucky” Hansen 25
— Arthur Brown Jr. 17
— Naomi “Sandra” Joseph 16
— Kevin Romain 12
— Robert Moorhead 11
— Dwight Nicholson 11
— Jamila Russell 11
— Neville James 11
— Kenneth Gittens 10
— Terrence “Positive” Nelson 10
— Nereida “Nellie” Rivera O’Reilly 10
— Diane Capehart 9