At-large U.S. House district for the United States Virgin Islands
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 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ron_de_Lugo.jpg/100px-Ron_de_Lugo.jpg) Ron de Lugo (St. Croix) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 | 93rd 94th 95th | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired to run for Governor. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Melvin_Evans123.jpg/100px-Melvin_Evans123.jpg) Melvin H. Evans (St. Croix) | Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | 96th | Elected in 1978. Lost re-election. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ron_de_Lugo.jpg/100px-Ron_de_Lugo.jpg) Ron de Lugo (St. Croix) | Democratic | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1995 | 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Victor_O._Frazer.jpg/100px-Victor_O._Frazer.jpg) Victor O. Frazer (St. Thomas) | Independent | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | 104th | Elected in 1994. Lost re-election. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Donna_christensen.JPG/100px-Donna_christensen.JPG) Donna Christian-Christensen (St. Croix) | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 | 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for Governor. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Rep._Stacey_Plaskett_%28D-VI%29_0.jpg/100px-Rep._Stacey_Plaskett_%28D-VI%29_0.jpg) Stacey Plaskett (St. Croix) | Democratic | January 3, 2015 – present | 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 |
References
- ^ 48 U.S.C. § 1711
- ^ "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". History.house.gov. September 11, 2001. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "1996 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ^ "1996 Run Off Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ^ "2000 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ^ "2012 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ^ "2014 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ^ "2016 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ^ "2018 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ^ "2020 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- ^ "2022 General Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands.
- See also
- United States Virgin Islands's past and present delegations
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