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2026 race research · Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands · Nonvoting House delegate

General election · November 3, 2026. Explore the office, the reported candidate field, and the evidence currently reviewed.

What does this office do?

A delegate represents a jurisdiction in the U.S. House through debate, legislative work and committee activity. Nonvoting delegates are separate from the 435 voting House seats and do not count toward voting-House control.

Two-year term beginning January 3, 2027. Current-holder context from the October 19 roster: Stacey E. Plaskett. Current service alone does not establish candidacy.

Research snapshot · checked 2026-10-20

The race at a glance

Virgin Islands · Nonvoting House delegate is in the November 3 federal inventory. This compilation contains 2 research entries: 2 without a pending tracker-confirmation flag and 0 still awaiting confirmation. Those counts do not establish a certified ballot. There are 3 reviewed evidence records across these candidates; other material remains pending.

Candidates below appear alphabetically by displayed name, with the same format regardless of party. Ballot order is not inferred. Reported affiliations, including parentheses, remain as supplied by sources.

Candidate research entries

Democratic · reported affiliation

Janelle Karen Sarauw

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: VI 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

  • Reported statement

    Sarauw called for eliminating Medicaid and TEFRA healthcare caps and using GAO analysis to challenge outdated reimbursement arrangements.

    Statements reported during the Democratic primary debate; retained as historical evidence, not a newly confirmed general-election pledge.

    Event / statement date: 2026-07-22 · Reviewed 2026-10-20 · Delegate primary debate: disaster recovery and territorial rights

  • Reported statement

    She advocated disaster-equity legislation and GAO examination of FEMA delays.

    Statements reported during the Democratic primary debate; retained as historical evidence, not a newly confirmed general-election pledge.

    Event / statement date: 2026-07-22 · Reviewed 2026-10-20 · Delegate primary debate: disaster recovery and territorial rights

  • Reported statement

    She supported territorial equality and birthright citizenship advocacy with diaspora organizations and Right to Democracy.

    Statements reported during the Democratic primary debate; retained as historical evidence, not a newly confirmed general-election pledge.

    Event / statement date: 2026-07-22 · Reviewed 2026-10-20 · Delegate primary debate: disaster recovery and territorial rights

Independent · reported affiliation

Shelley A. H. Moorhead

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: VI 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Voting and reporting

Official ballot, registration and election resources ↗

No election returns, source calls or certifications are connected here. The scoreboard’s example results remain separately labelled simulations.

Sources, dates and coverage

Source links and dates accompany each background and evidence item. Certification of a candidate list is separate from certification of election results. Campaign claims, reported statements, historical positions and roll-call responses retain their original categories.