The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States insular area of the United States Virgin Islands: Governor Lieutenant Governor
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: Territorial Legislature Territory delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
The parties are as follows: (D), (I), (IC), and (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.
YearExecutive officesTerritorial LegislatureLegislature PresidentU.S. HouseGovernorLieutenant Governor1917E. T. Pollockno such officeno such officeJames Harrison Oliver19181919Joseph Wallace Oman19201921Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle1922Henry Hughes Hough1923Philip Williams19241925Martin Edward Trench19261927Waldo A. Evans1928192919301931Paul Martin Pearson1932193319341935Robert HerrickActing governor.Lawrence William Cramer19361937193819391940Robert Morss Lovett1941Charles Harwood19421943194419451946William H. Hastie194719481949Morris Fidanque de Castro19501951195219531954Archie Alexander1955Charles Kenneth ClaunchWalter A. Gordon195619571958John David Merwin195919601961Ralph Moses Paiewonsky1962196319641965196619671968196915DJohn L. Maduro (D)Ron de Lugo (D)(Washington Representative)Cyril KingMelvin H. Evans (R)David Earle Maas (R)197019716D, 6IC, 3R19721973vacantSenate President Claude Molloy served as acting lieutenant governor.7IC, 7D, 1RClaude Molloy (IC)Ron de Lugo (D)1974Athniel C. Ottley (D)1975Cyril King (IC)Juan Francisco Luis (IC)11D, 3IC, 1RElmo D. Roebuck (D)1976197713D, 1IC, 1R1978Henry Millin (D)1979Juan Francisco Luis (IC)12D, 3IMelvin H. Evans (R)19801981Ruby Rouss (D)Ron de Lugo (D)19821983Julio Brady (D)8D, 6I, 1ICElmo D. Roebuck (D)1984Hugo Dennis Jr (D)19858D, 5I, 1IC, 1RDerek Hodge (D)19861987Alexander Farrelly (D)Derek Hodge (D)7D, 6I, 1IC, 1RRuby Rouss (D)1988Iver Stridiron (D)1989Bent Lawaetz19901991Virdin Brown19921993Bingley Richardson19941995Roy Schneider (R)Kenneth Mapp (R)Almando LiburdVictor O. Frazer (IC)19961997Lorraine BerryDonna Christensen (D)19981999Charles Wesley Turnbull (D)Gerard Luz James (D)Vargrave Richards20002001Almando Liburd20022003Vargrave Richards (D)David S. Jones20042005Lorraine Berry20062007John de Jongh Jr. (D)Gregory Francis (D)9D, 4IC, 2IUsie Richards (D)2008200910D, 3I, 2ICAdlah Donastorg (D)2010 Louis Patrick Hill (D)2011Ronald E. Russell (D)2012201310D, 4I, 1ICShawn-Michael Malone (D)20142015Kenneth Mapp (I)Osbert Potter (I)11D, 3I, 1ICNeville James (D)Stacey Plaskett (D)20162017Myron D. Jackson (D)20182019Albert Bryan (D)Tregenza Roach (D)13D, 2IKenneth Gittens (D)2020Novelle Francis (D)202110D, 5IDonna Frett-Gregory (D)2022202311D, 4INovelle Francis (D)2024202512D, 3IMilton E. Potter (D)2026
See also Politics of the United States Virgin Islands Elections in the United States Virgin Islands List of political parties in the United States Virgin Islands
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