United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district

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]

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

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

Ron de Lugo		 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.

Melvin H. Evans		 Republican January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981		 96th Elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.

Ron de Lugo		 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.

Victor O. Frazer		 Independent January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997		 104th Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.

Donna Christian-Christensen		 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.

Stacey Plaskett		 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, 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Victor O. Frazer (Incumbent) 7,202 46.9%
Democratic Donna Christian-Green 4,162 27.1%
Republican Kenneth Mapp 3,973 25.9%
Independent Write-in 14 0.1%
Majority 3,040 19.8%
Turnout 15,351 100.0%
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%
Democratic gain from 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent) 9,512 82.0%
Independent Victor O. Frazer 1,270 10.9%
Independent Citizens Movement Jorge J. Estemac 822 7.1%
Independent Write-in 3 0.00%
Majority 8,242 71.1%
Turnout 11,607 100.0%
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) 18,584 71.22%
Independent Jeffrey Moorhead 4,880 18.70%
Republican Vince Danet 2,223 8.52%
Majority
Turnout 26,804 100%
US House election, 2012: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Donna Christian-Christensen (incumbent) 11,512 60.05%
Independent Warren Mosler 3,276 17.09%
Republican Holland L Redfield, II 2,131 11.12%
Independent Norma Pickard-Samuel 1,927 10.05%
Independent Guillaume Mimoum 312 1.63%
Independent Write-in 12 0.06%
Turnout 19,170 100%
US House election, 2014: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Stacey Plaskett 16,210 90.44%
Republican Vince Danet 1,602 8.94%
Independent Write-in 112 0.62%
Turnout 17,924 100%
US House election, 2016: U.S. Virgin Islands at-large district[3]
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[4]
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Stacey Plaskett (incumbent) 15,470 88.09 Decrease 10.32
Independent Shekema George 1,992 11.34 Increase 11.34
n/a Write-ins 99 0.005 Decrease 1.585
Total votes 17,561 100 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. "USVI general election, November 8, 2016: official results". Election System of the Virgin Islands. November 22, 2016.
  4. "General election certification" (PDF). Election System of the Virgin Islands. November 6, 2018.


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