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03 November 2026
Stacey Plaskett Makes American History as First Black Woman Elected Governor, Wins USVI in Landslide
03 November 2026
This content originally appeared on The Virgin Islands Consortium.
Stacey Plaskett and Milton Potter secured 11,865 votes, or 62.8 percent, in unofficial returns to defeat four independent tickets. The victory makes Plaskett the first woman elected governor of the USVI and the first Black woman elected governor in USA.
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