1972 United States Virgin Islands general election

The 1970 United States Virgin Islands general election took place on July 30, 1972, 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

1972 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands

July 30, 1972

Nominee Ron de Lugo Victor G. Schneider Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 10,752 3,987 Percentage 72.95% 27.05%

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

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

See also: 1972 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1972 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands took place on July 30, 1972. Incumbent Democrat Ron de Lugo was re-elected to another 2-year term.

Results

1970 United States House of Representatives election in the Virgin Islands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron de Lugo	10,752	72.95%
	Republican	Victor G. Schneider	3,987	27.05%
Total votes			14,739	100%

Results by island

Island	Lugo		Schneider		Margin
St. Croix	4,553	67.78%	2,164	32.22%	+35.56
St. John	321	74.65%	109	25.35%	+49.30
St. Thomas	5,878	77.42%	1,714	22.58%	+54.84

Territorial legislature

1972 United States Virgin Islands legislative election

July 30, 1972 (1972-07-30)
All 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Claude A. Molloy John L. Maduro Hector Cintron Party Independent Citizens Democratic Republican Leader since — 1969 — Leader's seat St. Croix St. Thomas–St. John St. Croix Seats after 7 7 1
Gains and holds:      Independent Citizens gain      Democratic gain      Republican gain Multi-member districts:      Majority Independent Citizens      Majority Democratic
President before election John L. Maduro Democratic Elected President Claude A. Molloy Independent Citizens Movement

The 1972 United States Virgin Islands legislative election was held on July 30, 1972, to elect members of the 10th Virgin Islands Legislature. Voters were allowed to choose multiple candidates per district. Independent Citizens senator Claude A. Molloy was elected president of the legislature at the start of the legislative session.

Results by district

At-large district

1972 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (at-large district)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Citizens Movement	Noble Samuel	5,349	42.58%
	Nonpartisan	Vincen M. Clendinen	5,126	40.81%
	Nonpartisan	Robert O'Connor	2,086	16.61%
Total votes			12,561	100%

St. Thomas–St. John

1972 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (St. Thomas–St. John)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmo D. Roebuck	4,590	8.48%
	Democratic	Addie Ottley	3,988	7.37%
	Democratic	John L. Maduro	3,883	7.17%
	Independent Citizens Movement	Cyril King	3,827	7.07%
	Democratic	Lloyd L. Williams	3,775	6.97%
	Democratic	Eric E. Dawson	3,653	6.75%
	Independent Citizens Movement	Virdin C. Brown	3,485	6.44%
	Nonpartisan	Roger C. Hill	3,334	6.16%
	Nonpartisan	Roy A. Anduze	3,189	5.89%
	Nonpartisan	Percival Hugo Reese	3,126	5.77%
	Nonpartisan	Ariel Melchoir	2,952	5.45%
	Nonpartisan	Freeman Dawson	2,493	4.60%
	Nonpartisan	Hugh M. Smith	2,159	3.99%
	Nonpartisan	Richard R. Maguire	2,124	3.92%
	Nonpartisan	Alfred H. Lockhart	1,847	3.41%
	Nonpartisan	Frank Jarvis	1,552	2.86%
	Nonpartisan	Elma L. Davis Smith	857	1.58%
	Nonpartisan	Jose A. Sprauve	804	1.48%
	Nonpartisan	Luther Benjamin	716	1.32%
	Nonpartisan	Ito Thomas	549	1.01%
	Nonpartisan	Clive Addison Millis	499	0.92%
	Nonpartisan	David Vialet	422	0.78%
	Nonpartisan	Arthur P. Joseph	264	0.48%
Total votes			54,088	100%

St. Croix

1972 United States Virgin Islands legislative election (St. Croix)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruby M. Rouss	3,697	8.25%
	Independent Citizens Movement	Albert A. Sheen	3,496	7.80%
	Independent Citizens Movement	Alexander Moorhead	3,123	6.97%
	Democratic	Britain H. Bryant	2,957	6.60%
	Independent Citizens Movement	Juan Chin Luis	2,753	6.14%
	Independent Citizens Movement	Claude A. Molloy	2,403	5.36%
	Republican Party	Hector Cintron	2,337	5.21%
	Nonpartisan	Frits E. Lawaetz	2,227	4.97%
	Nonpartisan	Jaime Car Claz	2,024	4.51%
	Nonpartisan	Warren L. Trafton	1,943	4.34%
	Nonpartisan	Felix A. Francis	1,941	4.33%
	Nonpartisan	James A. Bennerson	1,911	4.26%
	Nonpartisan	Arnold M. Golden	1,701	3.79%
	Nonpartisan	Mario N. De Chabert	1,640	3.66%
	Nonpartisan	Juan A. Garcia	1,581	3.52%
	Nonpartisan	Philip C. Clark	1,526	3.40%
	Nonpartisan	Miguel A. Vazquez	1,515	3.38%
	Nonpartisan	Aracelis B. Hendry	1,508	3.36%
	Nonpartisan	Juanita Smail	1,348	3.00%
	Nonpartisan	William Bohlke	1,281	2.85%
	Nonpartisan	William S. Harvey	1,019	2.27%
	Nonpartisan	John A. Bell	862	1.92%
Total votes			44,793	100%