1976 United States Virgin Islands general election

1976 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands

November 9, 1976

Nominee Ron de Lugo Alexander Moorhead Party Democratic Independent Citizens Popular vote 12,262 5,111 Percentage 70.58% 29.42%

Results by island Lugo   70–80% Moorhead   50–60%

Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives before election Ron de Lugo Democratic Elected Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives Ron de Lugo Democratic

The 1976 United States Virgin Islands general election took place on November 9, 1976, to elect public officials in the United States Virgin Islands.

Losing candidates for U.S. House and the legislature did not have their political affiliations listed on election returns.

Delegate to the United States House of Representatives

See also: 1976 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1976 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands took place on November 9, 1976. Incumbent Democrat Ron de Lugo was re-elected to another 2-year term.

Results

1976 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron de Lugo	12,262	70.58%
	Independent Citizens Movement	Alexander Moorhead	5,111	29.42%
Total votes			17,373	100%

Results by island

Island	Lugo		Moorhead		Margin
St. Croix	5,992	71.98%	2,332	28.02%	+43.97
St. John	258	48.59%	273	51.41%	+2.82
St. Thomas	6,012	70.58%	2,506	29.42%	+41.16

Territorial Legislature

1976 United States Virgin Islands legislative election

November 9, 1976 (1976-11-09)
All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Elmo D. Roebuck Alexander Moorhead (retiring) Hector Cintron Party Democratic Independent Citizens Republican Leader since 1975 1975 1973 Leader's seat St. Thomas–St. John St. Croix St. Croix Seats before 11 3 1 Seats after 13 1 1 Seat change 2 2
Gains and holds:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Independent Citizens hold      Republican hold Multi-member districts:      Majority Democratic
President before election Elmo D. Roebuck Democratic Elected President Elmo D. Roebuck Democratic

The 1976 United States Virgin Islands legislative election was held on November 9, 1976, to elect members of the 12th Virgin Islands Legislature. Voters were allowed to choose multiple candidates per district. Incumbent president Elmo D. Roebuck was re-elected at the start of the legislative session.

Board of Education

Nine Democrats were elected to the Board of Education. All members were elected at-large. The top four candidates each from St. Croix and St. Thomas and one from St. John were given seats, regardless of how they placed overall.

1966 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (at-large district)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mario A. Watlington (St. Thomas)	5,150	9.99%
	Democratic	Michael A. Paiewonsky (St. Thomas)	5,042	9.78%
	Democratic	Patrick N. Williams (St. Croix)	4,969	9.64%
	Democratic	Arnold Golden (St. Croix)	4,777	9.27%
	Democratic	Al La Borde (St. Thomas)	4,221	8.19%
	Democratic	Rudy Krigger (St. Thomas)	4,193	8.14%
	Democratic	Eddy Rivera (St. Croix)	3,674	7.13%
	Democratic	Ada Dice James (St. Croix)	3,657	7.09%
	Nonpartisan	Edith Quetel Bryan (St. Thomas)	2,822	5.47%
	Nonpartisan	Esther Carrilo (St. Croix)	1,885	3.65%
	Nonpartisan	Lawrence R. Sewer (St. Thomas)	1,878	3.64%
	Democratic	Joan A. Thomas (St. John)	1,806	3.50%
	Nonpartisan	Sidney A. Hathcette (St. Thomas)	1,739	3.37%
	Nonpartisan	Roy D. Roberts (St. Croix)	1,725	3.34%
	Nonpartisan	Cynthia May-Cole (St. Croix)	1,460	2.83%
	Nonpartisan	Jim McGee (St. Croix)	1,435	2.78%
	Nonpartisan	Erva Greer (St. Thomas)	1,077	2.09%
Total votes			51,510	100%

Board of Elections

Thirteen Democrats, eleven Independent Citizens, and two Republicans were elected to the Board of Elections.