Presidential election in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2016

The U.S. Virgin Islands does not cast electoral votes for the president of the United States. The territory does, however, participate in the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating processes. The U.S. Virgin Islands held Republican caucuses on March 10, 2016. The Democratic caucuses took place on June 4, 2016.

Hillary Clinton won the U.S. Virgin Islands' Democratic caucuses with 84 percent of the vote.^[1] Seven pledged delegates were at stake. Clinton won all of them. The U.S. Virgin Islands also had five Democratic superdelegates, at least two of whom—Democratic National Committeeman Emmett Hansen II and congressional delegate Stacey Plaskett—publicly expressed support for Clinton.^[2][3]

At the Republican caucuses on March 10, 2016, the territory elected six at-large, unpledged delegates. A list of these delegates can be found below. The territory's other three delegates were national party leaders, who were also unpledged to a specific candidate.^[4][5]

Barack Obama won the territory's Democratic caucuses in 2008. Mitt Romney won the Republican caucuses in 2012.^[6]

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Caucus Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 7 Total delegates at stake: 12

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: - 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Caucus Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 0 Total delegates at stake: 9

Election results

2016

Democrats

U.S. Virgin Islands Democratic Caucuses, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	86.2%	1,226	7
Bernie Sanders	13.8%	196	0
Totals		1,422	7
Source: CNN

Republicans

The U.S. Virgin Islands sent nine unpledged delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention, including three automatic delegates who represent the territory on the Republican National Committee: John Canegata, Lilliana O'Neal, and Holland Redfield.

At the Virgin Islands Republican caucuses on March 10, 2016, the following at-large delegates were elected to attend the Republican National Convention as unpledged delegates.^[7]

• John Yob
• Gwendolyn Brady
• Warren Cole
• Erica Yob
• George Logan
• Lindsey Eilon

Delegates disqualified

On March 22, 2016, the Virgin Islands Republican Party disqualified the six U.S. Virgin Islands delegates elected at the territorial caucus based on a violation of party rules. According to the Virgin Island GOP chair's statement, delegates must confirm that they accept election in writing within five days of being elected, which according to Virgin Island GOP chair John Canegata, the delegates failed to do.^[8]

As a result of these delegates being disqualified, six alternate delegates—who were also elected at the territorial caucuses—were made official delegates. Four of them pledged their support to specific candidates, while two did not.^[9] In May 2016, Canegata issued a press release stating that all Virgin Islands GOP delegates intended to support Donald Trump at the national convention.^[10]

• David Johnson (Uncommitted)
• Valerie Stiles (Rubio)
• Andrea Lee Moeekel (Uncommitted)
• Humberto O'Neal (Rubio)
• Steven K. Hardy (Trump)
• Robert Max Schanfarber (Cruz)

Reinstatement of original delegates

In early July 2016, however, the Republican National Committee's Committee on Contests reversed Canageta's decision and reinstated the original delegate slate. In a report on the conflict, the committee's chairman, Doyle Webb, wrote, "As became obvious in reading the parties’ venom-full submissions to this committee, this contest arises out of the months of contentious, unprofessional infighting that has been going on between some in the Virgin Islands party’s leadership, including its chairman, and certain contestants. Seemingly every week, news arises of more alleged misbehavior by both factions — including acts of assault, threats, defamation, fraud, subterfuge and misuse of party rules."^[11]

See also

• Presidential election, 2016
• Presidential candidates, 2016

Footnotes

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