United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands, 2014
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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.
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
Candidates
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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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Democratic | Stacey Plaskett | 21,224 | 90.65 | |
Republican | Vince Danet | 1,964 | 8.39 | |
Independent | Write In | 224 | .96 | |
Total votes | 23,412 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
References
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.vivote.gov/Election%202014/GEreports/Territory%20wide.HTM
External links
- Official campaign websites
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