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| Chairman | John Yob |
| National Committeewoman | April Newland |
| National Committeeman | Johann A. Clendenin |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | P.O. Box 9901 St. Thomas, VI 00801 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Legislature of the Virgin Islands | 0 / 15 |
| U.S. House of Representatives | 0 / 1 |
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TheRepublican Party in the Virgin Islands is apolitical party in theU.S. Virgin Islands, and is affiliated with theRepublican Party at the national level.
John Canegata was the party chairman until the 2020 Republican National Convention at which theRepublican National Committee removed him as chairman for violations of party rules.[1] He was replaced by Gordon Ackley, who served as chairman from 2022 until resigning in 2024.[2] John Yob was elected to fill the vacancy in May 2024.[3]
Johann A. Clendenin serves on the Republican National Committee as national committeeman.[3]
The party has a small influence in the islands, failing to be competitive in gubernatorial elections for over three decades.[4]
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Founded in 1948 as a committee under the leadership of Roy Gordon, it was the successor to the Republican Club of the Virgin Islands founded byAdolph Achille Gereau in 1924.
Melvin H. Evans, who was the territory's first electedgovernor, was a Republican. He later served inCongress.
Former GovernorKenneth Mapp had been a Republican member of the Virgin Islands Legislature, but was elected to the territorial governorship as an independent. Previously thelieutenant governor, he was the Republican nominee for Congress in 1996.
Under national Republican Party rules, the Virgin Islands sends nine delegates to theRepublican National Convention.[5]
| Year | Gubernatorial vote | House vote | Legislative seats |
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| 2024 | No election held | 3rd (1,348) 9.52 / 100 | 0 / 15 |
| 2022 | No candidate | No candidate | No candidates |
| 2020 | No election held | No candidate | 0 / 15 |
| 2018 | No candidate[a] | No candidate | 0 / 15 |
| 2016 | No election held | No candidate | 0 / 15 |
| 2014 | No candidate[a] | 2nd (1,964) 8.4 / 100 | 0 / 15 |
| 2012 | No election held | 2nd (2,131) 11.1 / 100 | 0 / 15 |
| 2010 | No candidate[a] | 2nd (2,223) 8.5 / 100 | No candidates |
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