United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district

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U.S. Virgin Islands' 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
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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
119th 		Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

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%
Majority 6,58345.2%
Turnout 14,557100.0%
US House election, 1974: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent)14,467100.0%
Majority 14,467100.0%
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%
Majority 7,15141.2%
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%
Write-in 980.5%
Majority 9654.7%
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%
Majority 1,1516.0%
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%
Majority 14,68668.2%
Turnout 21,538100.0%
US House election, 1984: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 15,003 73.5%
Independent Janet Watlington5,21126.5%
Majority 9,79247.0%
Turnout 20,399100.0%
US House election, 1986: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 21,767 94.3%
Write-in 1,3075.7%
Majority 20,46088.6%
Turnout 23,074100.0%
US House election, 1988: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 14,573 97.4%
Write-in 3952.6%
Majority 14,17894.8%
Turnout 14,968100.0%
US House election, 1990: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 17,205 98.6%
Independent Other2481.4%
Majority 16,95797.2%
Turnout 17,453100.0%
US House election, 1992: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ron de Lugo (incumbent) 14,084 61.2%
Independent Victor O. Frazer 8,91338.8%
Majority 5,17122.4%
Turnout 22,997100.0%
US House election, 1994: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eileen R. Petersen 10,819 34.1%
Independent Victor O. Frazer 10,321 32.5%
Republican Edgar De'Lisle Ross5,51317.6%
Independent Michael A. Paiewonsky5,06916.0%
Write-in 360.1%
Majority 4981.6%
Turnout 31,758100.0%
Runoff election
Independent Victor O. Frazer 16,561 54.5%
Democratic Eileen R. Petersen13,81745.5%
Majority 2,7449.0%
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 11,749 38.61%
Independent Victor O. Frazer (Incumbent) 10,315 33.90%
Republican Kenneth Mapp 8,31627.33%
Write-in 480.16%
Majority 1,4344.71%
Turnout 30,428100.0%
Runoff election
Democratic Donna Christian-Green 12,869 51.9%
Independent Victor O. Frazer (Incumbent)11,91348.1%
Majority 9563.8%
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) 24,227 80.1%
Independent Victor O. Frazer 5,98319.8%
Write-in 200.1%
Majority 18,24460.3%
Turnout 30,230100.0%
US House election, 2000: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent) 19,021 78.45%
Independent Victor O. Frazer 3,56914.72%
Independent Citizens Movement Jorge J. Estemac1,6266.71%
Write-in 290.12%
Majority 15,45263.73%
Turnout 24,245100.0%
US House election, 2002: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent) 20,414 67.7%
Independent Citizens Movement Virdin C. Brown 4,45614.8%
Republican Lilliana Belardo de O’Neal4,28614.2%
Independent Garry A. Sprauve9963.3%
Write-in 120.01
Majority 15,95852.9%
Turnout 30,165100.0%
US House election, 2004: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent) 17,379 65.7%
Independent Warren Mosler 7,52228.5%
Republican Krim Ballantine1,5125.7%
Write-in 180.01
Majority 9,85737.2%
Turnout 26,431100.0%
US House election, 2006: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent) 18,322 62.91
Independent Warren Mosler 10,80037.08
Write-in 40.01
Majority 7,52225.83
Turnout 29,126
US House election, 2008: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic ' Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent)'19,286 99.64%
Write-in 690.36%
Majority 19,217
Turnout 19,355100%
US House election, 2010: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent) 19,844 71.73%
Independent Jeffrey Moorhead5,06318.30%
Republican Vincent Emile Danet2,3298.42%
Independent Guillaume Mimoun4191.51
Write-in 110.04%
Turnout 27,666100%
US House election, 2012: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent) 13,273 56.61%
Independent Warren Mosler 3,96816.92%
Independent Norma Pickard-Samuel3,38614.44%
Republican Holland L Redfield, II2,40910.28%
Independent Guillaume Mimoum3751.60%
Write-in 340.15%
Turnout 23,445100%
US House election, 2014: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stacey Plaskett 21,224 90.65%
Republican Vince Danet1,9648.39%
Write-in 2240.96%
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%
Write-in 3712.49%+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%
Write-in 2641.59%-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
Write-in 850.55
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%
Write-in 2091.26%
Total votes16,563 100 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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