United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands, 2016
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in the United States Virgin Islands was on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district.
The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. The incumbent, Stacey Plaskett, ran for re-election, and won a second term.
Primary elections were held on August 6, 2016.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Stacey Plaskett, incumbent Delegate
- Ronald E. Russell, former Virgin Islands Senator
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stacey Plaskett | 3,897 | 85.48 | |
Democratic | Ronald E. Russell | 640 | 14.04 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 22 | 0.48 | |
Total votes | 4,559 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Withdrew
- Gordon Ackley, Air Force veteran and owner of Ackley Media Group[2] (Ran as a write in candidate)
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stacey Plaskett | 13,598 | 97.57 | |
Independent | Write In | 347 | 2.43 | |
Total votes | 14,305 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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