2014 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands
The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the election of the Virgin Islands' governor.
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The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Donna Christian-Christensen, who represented the district from 1997 to 2015, did not run for re-election. She instead ran for governor.
Primary elections were held on August 2, 2014.
Democratic primary
Declared
- Emmett Hansen, former Virgin Islands Senator and former Chairman of the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands[1]
- Shawn-Micheal Malone, Virgin Islands Senator[2]
- Stacey Plaskett, attorney, former Congressional staffer and candidate for the seat in 2012[1]
Declined
- Donna Christian-Christensen, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives (ran for Governor)[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stacey Plaskett | 4,224 | 50.4 | |
| Democratic | Shawn-Michael Malone | 3,487 | 41.61 | |
| Democratic | Emmett Hansen | 664 | 7.92 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 6 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 8,381 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stacey Plaskett | 21,224 | 90.65% | +30.60% | |
| Republican | Vince Danet | 1,964 | 8.39% | -2.73% | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 224 | 0.96% | +0.90% | |
| Total votes | '23,412' | '100.0%' | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
- "Two Democrats Running for Virgin Islands' Delegate Seat". Roll Call. March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/elections-2014/2014/05/07/shawn-michael-malone-running-vi-delegate-congress
- "House Delegate to Run for Governor in Virgin Islands". Roll Call. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- "USVI Primary". vivote.gov. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- https://www.vivote.gov/sites/default/files/officialresults/Territory%20wide.HTM
External links
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