1978 United States Virgin Islands general election

none June 2026 January 2025 April 2024 1978 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election United States Virgin Islands presidential no 1974 United States Virgin Islands general election#Gubernatorial 1974 1982 United States Virgin Islands general election#Gubernatorial 1982 November 7, 1978 x150px File:Juan_Luis_Governor.jpg Juan Francisco Luis Henry A. Millin Independent (US) 12,100 59.87% File:Ron_de_Lugo.jpg Ron de Lugo Eric E. Dawson Democratic 8,111 40.13% 250px Results by island Luis #f2f2ce 50–60% #e3e3c1 60–70% #cbcbad 70–80% Governor Juan Francisco Luis Independent Juan Francisco Luis Independent The 1978 United States Virgin Islands general election took place on November 7, 1978, to elect public officials in the United States Virgin Islands. Losing candidates often did not have their political affiliations listed on election returns. Gubernatorial election 1978 United States gubernatorial elections The 1978 Virgin Islands gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent governor Juan Francisco Luis, who succeeded to office upon the death of Cyril King, defeated U.S. House delegate Ron de Lugo in the general election. Results 1978 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands Juan Francisco Luis Independent (US) 12,100 59.87% Ron de Lugo Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands 8,111 40.13% 20,113 100% Independent (US) Results by island Island Luis Lugo Margin St. Croix 6,570 67.94% 3,100 32.06% +35.88 St. John 425 75.76% 136 24.24% +51.52 St. Thomas 4,905 50.15% 4,875 49.85% +0.30 Territorial Legislature Senator At Large Cleone Creque Hodge Democratic Party 11687 St. Thomas/St. John Michel Paiewonsky Democratic Party 7615 Athniel C. Ottley Democratic Party 7560 Lloyd L. Williams Democratic Party 6818 Elmo D. Roebuck Democratic Party 6666 Earle B. Ottley Democratic Party 5965 Alli J. Paul Independent 5460 John L. Maduro Democratic Party 4959 Roger C. Hill 4725 John P. Collins Independent 2795 Rahim Khabib 1780 Harold Moller Independent 1417 Glanfield Orascio Testamark Independent 1181 St. Croix Sidney Lee Democratic Party 5352 Leroy S. Arnold Democratic Party 4810 Williams S. Harvey Democratic Party 4094 Ruby M. Rouss Democratic Party 4056 John A. Bell Independent 3913 Eddy Rivera Democratic Party 3791 Hector L. Cintron Independent 3487 Edgar M. Iles 3272 James Bennerson 3042 Ann E. Ambramson Independent 2612 Helen I. Joseph Independent 2252 Holland L. Redfield II Independent 2106 Claude A. Molloy Independent 1959 G. Luz A. James Independent 1866 Jessica Tutein Moolenaar Independent 1311 Leona Watson Independent 983 Dante R. Rossi Independent 980 Earl S. Walker Independent 872 J. Robert Smith Independent 712 Edric W. Stanley Independent 501 Jose A. Pereira Independent 412 Faith Dane Johnson Independent 244 Delegate to the United States House of Representatives 1978 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands presidential no 1980_United_States_Virgin_Islands_general_election#Delegate_to_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives 1980 1976_United_States_Virgin_Islands_general_election#Delegate_to_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives 1976 November 7, 1978 x150px File:Melvin_Evans123.jpg Melvin H. Evans Republican Republican Party (US) 10,539 52.40% File:3x4.svg Jan Watlington Democratic 9,574 47.60% 250px Results by island Evans #CC2F4A 60–70% Watlington #86B6F2 50–60% Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives Ron de Lugo Democratic Melvin H. Evans Republican 1978 United States House of Representatives elections The 1978 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democrat Ron de Lugo retired to run for Governor, leaving the seat open. Republican Melvin H. Evans was elected by a narrow margin to only first 2-year term. As of April 2024, this is the last time a Republican has won a U.S. House election in the Virgin Islands. Democratic primary 1978 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands, Democratic primarySTATISTICAL RECAPITULATION OF 1978 ELECTIONS ACCORDING TO POLLING PLACES https://vivote.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1978-Primary-and-General-Election-Certification-Reports.pdf VI Vote 25 April 2024 Jan Watlington Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands 4,758 51.58% Julio A. Brady Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands 4,467 48.42% 9,225 100% General election 1978 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands Melvin H. Evans Republican Republican Party (US) 10,539 52.40% Jan Watlington Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands 9,574 47.60% 20,113 100% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Results by island Island Evans Waltington Margin St. Croix 6,066 62.90% 3,578 37.10% +25.80 St. John 363 63.46% 209 36.54% +26.92 St. Thomas 4,110 41.53% 5,787 58.47% +16.94 References Category:United States Virgin Islands general elections United States Virgin Islands Category:1978 elections in the United States Virgin Islands