Elections were held on the islands of St. Thomas and St. John in the United States Virgin Islands on November 5, 1940, to elect 7 members of the Municipal Council. The Progressive Guide won in a landslide, electing 6 of the 7 members. The People's Civic League only won one seat, St. John, as the Progressive Guide did not contest it. Elections were also held in St. Croix to elect 9 members to their own Municipal Council.
St. Thomas–St. John results
At-large district
1940 St. Thomas–St. John Municipal Council election (at-large district)[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive
Ralph Paiewonsky
891
40.06%
Progressive
Omar Brown
858
38.58%
People's
George Audain
303
13.62%
People's
Jose Gimenez
172
7.73%
Total votes
2,224
100%
St. Thomas – Town district
1940 St. Thomas–St. John Municipal Council election (St. Thomas – Town district)[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive
Osmond Kean
698
41.04%
Progressive
Valdemar Hill
637
37.45%
People's
David Monsanto
245
14.40%
People's
Reginald Davis
121
7.11%
Total votes
1,701
100%
St. Thomas – Country district
1940 St. Thomas–St. John Municipal Council election (St. Thomas – Country district)[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive
Roy Gordon
107
34.30%
Progressive
Harry de Lagarde
101
32.37%
People's
Weymouth Rhymer
56
17.95%
People's
Herbert Joshua
48
15.39%
Total votes
312
100%
St. John district
1940 St. Thomas–St. John Municipal Council election (St. John district)[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
People's
Julius Sprauve
66
100%
Total votes
66
100%
St. Croix results
At-large district
1940 St. Croix Municipal Council election (at-large district)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Other
D. Hamilton Jackson
972
100%
Total votes
972
100%
Christiansted Town district
1940 St. Croix Municipal Council election (Christiansted Town district)[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
People's
Eric Carroll
413
100%
Independent Ticket
Joseph Alexander
356
100%
Independent Ticket
Sebastion Forbes
317
100%
Total votes
1,086
100%
Christiansted Country district
1940 St. Croix Municipal Council election (Christiansted Country district)[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent Ticket
William L. Johansen
?
?%
Independent Ticket
Cornelius Pentheny
?
?%
Other
Reuel Scholten Brady
?
?%
Total votes
?
100%
Frederiksted Town district
1940 St. Croix Municipal Council election (Frederiksted Town district)[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Other
Frederick Dorsch
?
?%
Other
Selwyn Fleming
?
?%
Total votes
?
100%
Frederiksted Country district
1940 St. Croix Municipal Council election (Frederiksted Country district)[2]