Political party strength in the United States Virgin Islands

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States insular area of the United States Virgin Islands:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

The parties are as follows:   Democratic (D),   Independent (I),   Independent Citizens Movement (IC), and   Republican (R).

For a particular year, the noted partisan composition is that which either took office during that year or which maintained the office throughout the entire year. Only changes made outside of regularly scheduled elections are noted as affecting the partisan composition during a particular year. Shading is determined by the final result of any mid-cycle changes in partisan affiliation.

Year Executive offices Territorial Legislature Legislature President U.S. House
Governor Lieutenant Governor
1917 E. T. Pollock no such office [data missing] [data missing] no such office
James Harrison Oliver
1918
1919 Joseph Wallace Oman
1920
1921
Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle
1922
Henry Hughes Hough
1923
Philip Williams
1924
1925
Martin Edward Trench
1926
1927
Waldo A. Evans
1928
1929
1930
1931
Paul Martin Pearson
1932
1933
1934
1935
Robert Herrick[1]
Lawrence William Cramer
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
Robert Morss Lovett[1]
1941
Charles Harwood
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 William H. Hastie
1947
1948
1949
Morris Fidanque de Castro
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
Archie Alexander
1955
Charles Kenneth Claunch[1]
Walter A. Gordon
1956
1957
1958
John David Merwin
1959
1960
1961
Ralph Moses Paiewonsky
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969 15D John L. Maduro (D) Ron de Lugo (D)
(Washington Representative)
Cyril King[1]
Melvin H. Evans (R) David Earle Maas (R)
1970
1971 6D, 6IC, 3R
1972
1973 vacant[2] 7IC, 7D, 1R Claude Molloy (IC) Ron de Lugo (D)
1974 Athniel C. Ottley (D)
1975 Cyril King (IC) Juan Francisco Luis (IC) 11D, 3IC, 1R Elmo D. Roebuck (D)
1976
1977 13D, 1IC, 1R
1978 Henry Millin (D)
1979 Juan Francisco Luis (IC) 12D, 3I Melvin H. Evans (R)
1980
1981 [data missing] Ruby Rouss (D) Ron de Lugo (D)
1982
1983 Julio Brady (D) 8D, 6I, 1IC Elmo D. Roebuck (D)
1984 Hugo Dennis Jr (D)
1985 8D, 5I, 1IC, 1R Derek Hodge (D)
1986
1987 Alexander Farrelly (D) Derek Hodge (D) 7D, 6I, 1IC, 1R Ruby Rouss (D)
1988 Iver Stridiron (D)
1989 [data missing] Bent Lawaetz
1990
1991 Virdin Brown
1992
1993 Bingley Richardson
1994
1995 Roy Schneider (R) Kenneth Mapp (R) Almando Riburd Victor O. Frazer (IC)
1996
1997 Lorraine Berry Donna Christian-Christensen (D)
1998
1999 Charles Wesley Turnbull (D) Gerard Luz James (D) Vargrave Richards
2000
2001 Almando Riburd
2002
2003 Vargrave Richards (D) David S. Jones
2004
2005 Lorraine Berry
2006
2007 John de Jongh Jr. (D) Gregory Francis (D) 9D, 4IC, 2I Usie Richards (D)
2008
2009 10D, 3I, 2IC Adlah Dunastrong (D)
2010 Luis Patrick Hill (D)
2011 Ronald E. Russell (D)
2012
2013 10D, 4I, 1IC Shawn-Michael Malone (D)
2014
2015 Kenneth Mapp (I) Osbert Potter (I) 11D, 3I, 1IC Neville James (D) Stacey Plaskett (D)
2016
2017 Myron D. Jackson (D)
2018
2019 Albert Bryan (D) Tregenza Roach (D) 13D, 2I Kenneth Gittons (D)
2020 Novelle Francis (D)
2021 10D, 5I Donna Frette-Gregory (D)
2022
2023 11D, 4I Novelle Francis (D)
2024
Year Governor Lieutenant Governor Territorial Legislature Legislature President U.S. House
Executive offices

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Acting governor.
  2. ^ Senate President Claude Molloy served as acting lieutenant governor.