United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district

U.S. Virgin Islands's At-large congressional district
U.S. Virgin Islands At-large district
Current Delegate	Stacey Plaskett (D)
Area	215 sq mi (560 km²)
Distribution	% urban % rural
Population (2010)	106,405
Median income	21,740
Ethnicity	13.1% White 76.2% Black 1.1% Asian 7.8% Hispanic 0.4% Native American 0.2% other
Occupation	% Blue-collar % White-collar % Gray-collar

The United States Virgin Islands's 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]

The current delegate is Democrat Stacey Plaskett.

List of delegates

Delegate	Party	Dates	Notes
District created: February 12, 1970
Vacant		February 12, 1970 - January 3, 1973
Ron de Lugo	Democratic	January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1979	Ran for Governor in 1978.
Melvin H. Evans	Republican	January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1981	Defeated
Ron de Lugo	Democratic	January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1995	Declined to run for 1994-election.
Victor O. Frazer	Independent	January 3, 1995 - January 3, 1997	Defeated
Donna M. Christian-Christensen	Democratic	January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2015	Ran for Governor in 2014.
Stacey Plaskett	Democratic	January 3, 2015 - Present

Election results

US House election, 2006: U.S. Virgin Islands At-large district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Christian-Christensen	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	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	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	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	.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	.62%
Turnout			17,924	100%

References

↑ 48 U.S.C. § 1711

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