United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district

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U.S. Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district
Delegate
 
St. Croix
Area133.7 sq mi (346 km2)
Population (2020)87,146
Median household
income		21,740
Ethnicity
  • 0.2% other

    • The United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district encompasses the entire area of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The territory does not have a voting member of Congress, but does elect a delegate who can participate in debates.[1]

    Since the Virgin Islands first held a delegate election in 1972, the voters of the territory have elected a Democrat on 23 occasions, a Republican once and an Independent once. In total, three Democrats, one Republican and one Independent (who caucused with Democrats) have represented the Virgin Islands in the U.S. Congress.

    The current delegate is Democrat Stacey Plaskett.

    List of delegates representing the district

    Delegate Party Years Cong
    ress     		Electoral history
    District established January 3, 1973
    St. Croix
    )         		Democratic January 3, 1973 –
    January 3, 1979     		93rd
    94th
    95th
    run for Governor
    .
    St. Croix
    )         		Republican January 3, 1979 –
    January 3, 1981     		96th
    Elected in 1978
    .
    Lost re-election.
    St. Croix
    )         		Democratic January 3, 1981 –
    January 3, 1995     		97th
    98th
    99th
    100th
    101st
    102nd
    103rd
    Re-elected in 1992
    .
    Retired.
    St. Thomas
    )         		Independent January 3, 1995 –
    January 3, 1997     		104th
    Elected in 1994
    .
    Lost re-election.
    St. Croix
    )         		Democratic January 3, 1997 –
    January 3, 2015     		105th
    106th
    107th
    108th
    109th
    110th
    111th
    112th
    113th
    Re-elected in 2012.
    Retired to run for Governor
    .
    St. Croix
    )         		Democratic January 3, 2015 –
    present     		114th
    115th
    116th
    117th
    118th
    Re-elected in 2022
    .

    Election results

    US House election, 1972: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district[2]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Ron de Lugo 10,570 72.6%
    Republican Victor Schneider 3,987 27.4%
    Majority 6,583 45.2%
    Turnout 14,557 100.0%
    US House election, 1974: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 14,467 100.0%
    Majority 14,467 100.0%
    Turnout 14,467 100.0%
    US House election, 1976: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 12,262 70.6%
    Independent Citizens Movement Alexander A. Moorhead Jr. 5,111 29.4%
    Majority 7,151 41.2%
    Turnout 17,373 100.0%
    US House election, 1978: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Melvin H. Evans 10,539 52.1%
    Democratic
    		 Janet B. Watlington 9,574 47.4%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 98 0.5%
    Majority 965 4.7%
    Turnout 20,211 100.0%
    Republican gain from Democratic
    US House election, 1980: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Ron de Lugo 10,027 53.0%
    Republican Melvin H. Evans (Incumbent) 8,876 47.0%
    Majority 1,151 6.0%
    Turnout 18,903 100.0%
    Democratic gain from Republican
    US House election, 1982: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 17,828 82.8%
    Republican Frank R. Prince 3,142 14.6%
    Independent
    		 Eric A. Smalls 568 2.6%
    Majority 14,686 68.2%
    Turnout 21,538 100.0%
    US House election, 1984: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 15,003 73.5%
    Independent
    		 Janet Watlington 5,211 26.5%
    Majority 9,792 47.0%
    Turnout 20,399 100.0%
    US House election, 1986: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 21,767 94.3%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 1,307 5.7%
    Majority 20,460 88.6%
    Turnout 23,074 100.0%
    US House election, 1988
    : U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 14,573 97.4%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 395 2.6%
    Majority 14,178 94.8%
    Turnout 14,968 100.0%
    US House election, 1990
    : U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 17,205 98.6%
    Independent
    		 Other 248 1.4%
    Majority 16,957 97.2%
    Turnout 17,453 100.0%
    US House election, 1992
    : U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 14,084 61.2%
    Independent
    		 Victor O. Frazer 8,913 38.8%
    Majority 5,171 22.4%
    Turnout 22,997 100.0%
    US House election, 1994
    : U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Eileen R. Petersen 10,819 34.1%
    Independent
    		 Victor O. Frazer 10,321 32.5%
    Republican Edgar De'Lisle Ross 5,513 17.6%
    Independent
    		 Michael A. Paiewonsky 5,069 16.0%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 36 0.1%
    Majority 498 1.6%
    Turnout 31,758 100.0%
    Runoff election
    Independent
    		 Victor O. Frazer 16,561 54.5%
    Democratic Eileen R. Petersen 13,817 45.5%
    Majority 2,744 9.0%
    Total votes 30,378 100.00%
    Independent gain from Democratic
    US House election, 1996: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district[3][4]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    Donna Christian-Green
         		11,749 38.61%
    Independent
    		 Victor O. Frazer (Incumbent) 10,315 33.90%
    Republican Kenneth Mapp 8,316 27.33%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 48 0.16%
    Majority 1,434 4.71%
    Turnout 30,428 100.0%
    Runoff election
    Democratic
    Donna Christian-Green
         		12,869 51.9%
    Independent
    		 Victor O. Frazer (Incumbent) 11,913 48.1%
    Majority 956 3.8%
    Total votes 24,782 100.00%
    Independent
    US House election, 1998
    : U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    Donna Christian-Green
    (incumbent)         		24,227 80.1%
    Independent
    		 Victor O. Frazer 5,983 19.8%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 20 0.1%
    Majority 18,244 60.3%
    Turnout 30,230 100.0%
    US House election, 2000: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district[5]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    Donna Christian-Christensen
    (incumbent)         		19,021 78.45%
    Independent
    		 Victor O. Frazer 3,569 14.72%
    Independent Citizens Movement Jorge J. Estemac 1,626 6.71%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 29 0.12%
    Majority 15,452 63.73%
    Turnout 24,245 100.0%
    US House election, 2002
    : U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    Donna Christian-Christensen
    (incumbent)         		20,414 67.7%
    Independent Citizens Movement Virdin C. Brown 4,456 14.8%
    Republican Lilliana Belardo de O’Neal 4,286 14.2%
    Independent
    		 Garry A. Sprauve 996 3.3%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 12 0.01
    Majority 15,958 52.9%
    Turnout 30,165 100.0%
    US House election, 2004
    : U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    Donna Christian-Christensen
    (incumbent)         		17,379 65.7%
    Independent
    		 Warren Mosler 7,522 28.5%
    Republican Krim Ballantine 1,512 5.7%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 18 0.01
    Majority 9,857 37.2%
    Turnout 26,431 100.0%
    US House election, 2006
    : U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    Donna Christian-Christensen
    (incumbent)         		18,322 62.91
    Independent
    		 Warren Mosler 10,800 37.08
    Independent
    		 Write-in 4 0.01
    Majority 7,522 25.83
    Turnout 29,126
    US House election, 2008
    : U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    Donna Christian-Christensen
    (incumbent)         		19,286 99.64%
    Independent
    		 Write-Ins 69 0.36%
    Majority 19,217
    Turnout 19,355 100%
    US House election, 2010
    : U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    Donna Christian-Christensen
    (incumbent)         		19,844 71.73%
    Independent
    		 Jeffrey Moorhead 5,063 18.30%
    Republican
    		 Vincent Emile Danet 2,329 8.42%
    Independent
    		 Guillaume Mimoun 419 1.51
    Independent
    		 Write-Ins 11 0.04%
    Turnout 27,666 100%
    US House election, 2012: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district[6]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    Donna Christian-Christensen
    (incumbent)         		13,273 56.61%
    Independent
    		 Warren Mosler 3,968 16.92%
    Independent
    		 Norma Pickard-Samuel 3,386 14.44%
    Republican
    		 Holland L Redfield, II 2,409 10.28%
    Independent
    		 Guillaume Mimoum 375 1.60%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 34 0.15%
    Turnout 23,445 100%
    US House election, 2014: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district[7]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic
    		 Stacey Plaskett 21,224 90.65%
    Republican
    		 Vince Danet 1,964 8.39%
    Independent
    		 Write-in 224 0.96%
    Turnout 23,412 100%
    US House election, 2016: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district[8]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Stacey Plaskett (incumbent) 14,531 97.51% +6.86%
    n/a
    		 Write-ins 371 2.49% +1.53%
    Total votes 14,902 100.0% N/A
    Democratic hold
    US House election, 2018: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district[9]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Stacey Plaskett (incumbent) 16,341 98.41% +0.90%
    n/a
    		 Write-ins 264 1.59% -0.90%
    Total votes 16,605 100% N/A
    Democratic hold
    US House election, 2020: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district[10]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Stacey Plaskett (incumbent) 13,620 87.94
    Independent
    		 Shekema George 1,782 11.51
    n/a
    		 Write-ins 85 0.55
    Total votes 15,487 100 N/A
    US House election, 2022: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district[11]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Stacey Plaskett (incumbent) 16,354 98.74%
    n/a
    		 Write-ins 209 1.26%
    Total votes 16,563 100 N/A

    References

    1. ^ 48 U.S.C. § 1711
    2. ^ "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". History.house.gov. September 11, 2001. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
    3. ^ "1996 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
    4. ^ "1996 Run Off Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
    5. ^ "2000 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
    6. ^ "2012 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
    7. ^ "2014 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
    8. ^ "2016 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
    9. ^ "2018 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
    10. ^ "2020 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
    11. ^ "2022 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.


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