United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district

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

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]

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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

DelegatePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District established January 3, 1973
Ron de Lugo.jpg
Ron de Lugo
(St. Croix)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979
93rd
94th
95th
Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired to run for Governor.
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Melvin H. Evans
(St. Croix)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
96th Elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.
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Ron de Lugo
(St. Croix)
DemocraticJanuary 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.
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Victor O. Frazer
(St. Thomas)
IndependentJanuary 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
104th Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
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Donna Christian-Christensen
(St. Croix)
DemocraticJanuary 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.
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Stacey Plaskett
(St. Croix)
DemocraticJanuary 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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo 10,57072.6%
Republican Victor Schneider3,98727.4%
Majority6,58345.2%
Turnout 14,557100.0%
US House election, 1974: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent)14,467100.0%
Majority14,467100.0%
Turnout 14,467100.0%
US House election, 1976: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent)12,26270.6%
Independent Citizens Movement Alexander A. Moorhead Jr.5,11129.4%
Majority7,15141.2%
Turnout 17,373100.0%
US House election, 1978: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Melvin H. Evans 10,53952.1%
Democratic Janet B. Watlington9,57447.4%
Independent Write-in980.5%
Majority9654.7%
Turnout 20,211100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic
US House election, 1980: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo 10,02753.0%
Republican Melvin H. Evans (Incumbent)8,87647.0%
Majority1,1516.0%
Turnout 18,903100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican
US House election, 1982: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent)17,82882.8%
Republican Frank R. Prince3,14214.6%
Independent Eric A. Smalls5682.6%
Majority14,68668.2%
Turnout 21,538100.0%
US House election, 1984: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent)15,00373.5%
Independent Janet Watlington5,21126.5%
Majority9,79247.0%
Turnout 20,399100.0%
US House election, 1986: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent)21,76794.3%
Independent Write-in1,3075.7%
Majority20,46088.6%
Turnout 23,074100.0%
US House election, 1988: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent)14,57397.4%
Independent Write-in3952.6%
Majority14,17894.8%
Turnout 14,968100.0%
US House election, 1990: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent)17,20598.6%
Independent Other2481.4%
Majority16,95797.2%
Turnout 17,453100.0%
US House election, 1992: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent)14,08461.2%
Independent Victor O. Frazer 8,91338.8%
Majority5,17122.4%
Turnout 22,997100.0%
US House election, 1994: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eileen R. Petersen10,81934.1%
Independent Victor O. Frazer 10,32132.5%
Republican Edgar De'Lisle Ross5,51317.6%
Independent Michael A. Paiewonsky5,06916.0%
Independent Write-in360.1%
Majority4981.6%
Turnout 31,758100.0%
Runoff election
Independent Victor O. Frazer 16,56154.5%
Democratic Eileen R. Petersen13,81745.5%
Majority2,7449.0%
Total votes30,378 100.00%
Independent gain from Democratic
US House election, 1996: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Green 11,74938.61%
Independent Victor O. Frazer (Incumbent)10,31533.90%
Republican Kenneth Mapp 8,31627.33%
Independent Write-in480.16%
Majority1,4344.71%
Turnout 30,428100.0%
Runoff election
Democratic Donna Christian-Green 12,86951.9%
Independent Victor O. Frazer (Incumbent)11,91348.1%
Majority9563.8%
Total votes24,782 100.00%
Democratic gain from Independent
US House election, 1998: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Green (incumbent)24,22780.1%
Independent Victor O. Frazer 5,98319.8%
Independent Write-in200.1%
Majority18,24460.3%
Turnout 30,230100.0%
US House election, 2000: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent)19,02178.45%
Independent Victor O. Frazer 3,56914.72%
Independent Citizens Movement Jorge J. Estemac1,6266.71%
Independent Write-in290.12%
Majority15,45263.73%
Turnout 24,245100.0%
US House election, 2002: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent)20,41467.7%
Independent Citizens Movement Virdin C. Brown 4,45614.8%
Republican Lilliana Belardo de O’Neal4,28614.2%
Independent Garry A. Sprauve9963.3%
Independent Write-in120.01
Majority15,95852.9%
Turnout 30,165100.0%
US House election, 2004: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent)17,37965.7%
Independent Warren Mosler 7,52228.5%
Republican Krim Ballantine1,5125.7%
Independent Write-in180.01
Majority9,85737.2%
Turnout 26,431100.0%
US House election, 2006: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent)18,32262.91
Independent Warren Mosler 10,80037.08
Independent Write-in40.01
Majority7,52225.83
Turnout 29,126
US House election, 2008: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent)19,28699.64%
Independent Write-Ins690.36%
Majority19,217
Turnout 19,355100%
US House election, 2010: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent)19,84471.73%
Independent Jeffrey Moorhead5,06318.30%
Republican Vincent Emile Danet2,3298.42%
Independent Guillaume Mimoun4191.51
Independent Write-Ins110.04%
Turnout 27,666100%
US House election, 2012: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent)13,27356.61%
Independent Warren Mosler 3,96816.92%
Independent Norma Pickard-Samuel3,38614.44%
Republican Holland L Redfield, II2,40910.28%
Independent Guillaume Mimoum3751.60%
Independent Write-in340.15%
Turnout 23,445100%
US House election, 2014: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stacey Plaskett 21,22490.65%
Republican Vince Danet1,9648.39%
Independent Write-in2240.96%
Turnout 23,412100%
US House election, 2016: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stacey Plaskett (incumbent) 14,531 97.51% +6.86%
n/a Write-ins3712.49%+1.53%
Total votes14,902 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold
US House election, 2018: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stacey Plaskett (incumbent) 16,341 98.41% +0.90%
n/a Write-ins2641.59%−0.90%
Total votes16,605 100% N/A
Democratic hold
US House election, 2020: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stacey Plaskett (incumbent) 13,620 87.94
Independent Shekema George1,78211.51
n/a Write-ins850.55
Total votes15,487 100 N/A
US House election, 2022: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stacey Plaskett (incumbent) 16,354 98.74%
n/a Write-ins2091.26%
Total votes16,563 100 N/A

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