American Samoa's at-large congressional district

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American Samoa's at-large congressional district
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Delegate
Area77 sq mi (200 km2)
Population (2020)44,620
Median household
income
15,851
Ethnicity

American Samoa's at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. territorial region of American Samoa. The territory does not have a voting member of Congress but does elect a delegate who can participate in debates and vote in committees of which they are a member. Amata Coleman Radewagen is the current delegate of the islands.

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From 1970 to 1978, American Samoa elected an unofficial delegate-at-large in four-year terms to lobby for formal admission to the House of Representatives; they were A. U. Fuimaono from 1971 to 1975, A. P. Lutali from 1975 to 1979 (simultaneously serving in the American Samoa Senate from 1977), and Fofō Sunia from 1979 to 1981 (when the delegate was formally recognized by Congress).

List of delegates representing the district

DelegatePartyTermCong
ress
Electoral history
District established October 31, 1978
VacantOctober 31, 1978 –
January 3, 1981
95th
96th
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Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia
(Pago Pago)
Democratic January 3, 1981 –
September 6, 1988
97th
98th
99th
100th
Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Resigned.
VacantSeptember 6, 1988 –
January 3, 1989
100th
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Eni Faleomavaega
(Vailoatai)
Democratic January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 2015
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-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.
Lost re-election. [1]
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Amata Coleman Radewagen
(Pago Pago)
Republican January 3, 2015 –
present
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2014. [1]
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Election results

1980

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 4, 1980 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia 3,27743.7%
Independent Eni F. H. Faleomavaega 2,85138.0%
Democratic I. S Mulitauaopele1,37118.3%
Total votes7,499 100.00%

1982

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 2, 1982 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (Incumbent)5,397100.0%
Total votes5,397 100.00%

1984

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 6, 1984 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (Incumbent)5,93165.2%
Independent Aumoeualogo Salanoa Soli3,16434.8%
Total votes9,095 100.00%

1986

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 4, 1986 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (Incumbent)5,07355.5%
Republican Aumoeualogo Salanoa Soli4,06744.5%
Total votes9,140 100.00%

1988

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 8, 1988 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega 4,05437.3%
Write-in Tufele Li'amatua3,76434.7%
Republican Aumoeualogo Salanoa Soli2,12519.6%
Democratic I. S Mulitauaopele9128.4%
Total votes10,855 100.00%

1990

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 6, 1990 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)6,04954.8%
Independent Ace A. Tago2,56723.3%
Democratic Afoa Moega Lutu1,93417.5%
Democratic Moaaliitele Tuufuli4814.4%
Total votes11,031 100.00%

1992

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 3, 1992 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)7,95564.4%
Republican Tautai Aviata Fano Fa'alevao2,26318.3%
Republican Sili Kerisiano Sataua1,53112.4%
Republican Tuika Tuika6064.9%
Total votes12,355 100.00%

1994

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 8, 1994 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)6,51763.5%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen2,11620.6%
Independent Fal'ivae Apelu Galea'i1,29912.7%
Independent Tuika Tuika3243.2%
Total votes10,256 100.00%

1996

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 5, 1996 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)6,32156.5%
Independent Gus Hanneman4,87143.5%
Total votes11,192 100.00%

1998

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 3, 1998 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)8,13880.8%
Independent Seigafolava Robert Pene1,27312.7%
Independent Amata Coleman Radewagen6516.5%
Total votes10,062 100.00%

2000

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 7, 2000 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)5,50061.1%
Independent Gus Hanneman3,50538.9%
Total votes9,005 100.00%

2002

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 5, 2002 (Runoff November 19, 2002) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)4,29441.3%
Independent Fagafaga D. Langkilde3,33232.1%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen2,76726.6%
Total votes10,393 100.00%
General election
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)4,95954.8%
Independent Fagafaga D. Langkilde4,08345.2%
Total votes9,042 100.00%

2004

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 2, 2004 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)6,65654.9%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen5,47245.1%
Total votes12,128 100.00%

2006

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 7, 2006 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)5,19547.1%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen4,49340.7%
Independent Ae Ae Muavaefaatasi, Jr.1,34512.2%
Total votes11,033 100.00%

2008

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 4, 2008 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)7,49960.4%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen4,35035.0%
Independent Rosie Fuala'au Tago Lancaster5704.6%
Total votes12,419 100.00%

2010

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 2, 2010 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent)6,18256.4%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen4,42240.3%
Independent Tuika Tuika3563.3%
Total votes10,960 100.00%

2012

Election results, American Samoa's At-large Congressional District, November 6, 2012 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (incumbent)7,22155.22
Constitution Amata Coleman Radewagen 4,42033.80
Independent Rosie F. Tago Lancaster6975.33
Democratic Kereti Mata'utia Jr.4383.35
Independent Fatumalala Leulua’iali’i A. Al-Sheri3002.29
Total votes13,076 100
Democratic hold

2014

Election results, American Samoa's At-large Congressional District, November 4, 2014 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen 4,30642.00
Democratic Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (incumbent)3,15730.80
Democratic Togiola Tulafono 1,13011.00
Democratic Mapu S. Jamias6526.40
Independent Rosie Fuala'au Tago Lancaster2682.60
Democratic Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman2292.20
Independent Tuika Tuika 2012.00
Democratic Tu'au Kereti Mata'Utia Jr1601.60
Democratic Mark Ude1431.40
Total votes10,246 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

2016

American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 8, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen (inc.) 8,924 75.4
Democratic Salu Hunkin-Finau 1,58113.4
Democratic Mapu Jamias9788.3
Democratic Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman1811.50
Independent Timothy Jones1711.40
Total votes11,835 100
Republican hold

2018

American Samoa Delegate election results, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen (inc.) 7,194 83.28%
Independent Tuika Tuika 7859.09%
Democratic Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman6597.63%
Total votes8,638 100%
Republican hold

2020

American Samoa Delegate election results, 2020 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen (inc.) 9,880 83.5%
Democratic Oreta Crichton1,70414.4%
Democratic Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman2492.1%
Total votes11,833 100%
Republican hold

2022

American Samoa Delegate election results, 2022 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen (inc.) 6,637 100
Total votes6,637 100

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