United States presidential election in the US Virgin Islands, 2016
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The U.S. Virgin Islands will not participate in the November 8, 2016 general election because it is a territory and not a state. However, the five non-incorporated territories that send Delegates to the House of Representatives will participate in the presidential primaries.
In presidential caucuses, Virgin Islands voters will express their preferences for the Democratic and Republican parties' respective nominees for President. Registered members of each party may only vote in their party's primary, while voters who are unaffiliated may choose any one primary in which to vote.
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Primary elections
Republican convention
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The Republican convention took place on March 10, 2016.
Six of Virgin Islands' nine Republican delegates were elected during a Presidential caucus. Territorial Caucuses met from noon to 6 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time on St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John as a Convention to vote for Presidential Preference and select at-large delegates to the Republican National Convention.
Three party leaders -- the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Virgin Islands's Republican Party -- attended the convention by virtue of their position. On election day all six delegates were voted to be uncommitted to the national convention in Ohio. This means that they will decide who to support at the convention. [1] All 6 delegates were disqualified by the territorial party and were replaced. Rubio received 2 delegates, 2 delegates were uncommitted, Ted Cruz received 1, and Donald Trump received 1. This decision is being contested.
| Virgin Islands Republican territorial caucus, March 10, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
 Uncommitted |
1,063 | 65.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Cruz | 191 | 11.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Rubio | 161 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Carson (withdrawn) | 108 | 6.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Trump | 104 | 6.4% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 1,627 | 100.00% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Sources: John Yob ; The Green Papers | |||||
Democratic Convention
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Seven of Virgin Islands' 12 Democratic delegates are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in the Virgin Islands Territorial Convention. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates.
The At-Large delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the Caucus results on each of the three islands: four from St Thomas and St. John jointly, and three from St. Croix.
The Democratic Caucus will take place on June 4, 2016.
| U.S. Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses, June 4, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | |||||
| Bernie Sanders | |||||
| Rocky De La Fuente | |||||
| Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | |||||
| Willie Wilson | |||||
| Keith Russell Judd | |||||
| John Wolfe, Jr. | |||||
| Uncommitted | N/A | ||||
| Total | 100% | ||||
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
See also
- Democratic Party presidential debates, 2016
- Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Republican Party presidential debates, 2016
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
