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American Samoa's at-large congressional district

Coordinates: 14°18′S 170°42′W / 14.3°S 170.7°W / -14.3; -170.7
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American Samoa's at-large congressional district
Delegate
Area77 sq mi (200 km2)
Population (2020)44,620
Median household
income
15,851
Ethnicity

American Samoa's at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. territorial region of American Samoa. The territory does not have a voting member of Congress but does elect a delegate who can participate in debates and vote in committees of which they are a member. Amata Coleman Radewagen is the current delegate of the islands.

From 1970 to 1978, American Samoa elected an unofficial delegate-at-large in four-year terms to lobby for formal admission to the House of Representatives; they were A. U. Fuimaono from 1971 to 1975, A. P. Lutali from 1975 to 1979 (simultaneously serving in the American Samoa Senate from 1977), and Fofō Sunia from 1979 to 1981 (when the delegate was formally recognized by Congress).

List of delegates representing the district

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Delegate Party Term Cong
ress
Electoral history
District established October 31, 1978
Vacant October 31, 1978 –
January 3, 1981
95th
96th

Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia
(Pago Pago)
Democratic January 3, 1981 –
September 6, 1988
97th
98th
99th
100th
Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Resigned.
Vacant September 6, 1988 –
January 3, 1989
100th

Eni Faleomavaega
(Vailoatai)
Democratic January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 2015
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.[1]

Amata Coleman Radewagen
(Pago Pago)
Republican January 3, 2015 –
present
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2014.[1]
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

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1980

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 4, 1980[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia 3,277 43.7%
Independent Eni F. H. Faleomavaega 2,851 38.0%
Democratic I. S Mulitauaopele 1,371 18.3%
Total votes 7,499 100.00%

1982

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 2, 1982[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (Incumbent) 5,397 100.0%
Total votes 5,397 100.00%

1984

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 6, 1984[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (Incumbent) 5,931 65.2%
Independent Aumoeualogo Salanoa Soli 3,164 34.8%
Total votes 9,095 100.00%

1986

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 4, 1986[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (Incumbent) 5,073 55.5%
Republican Aumoeualogo Salanoa Soli 4,067 44.5%
Total votes 9,140 100.00%

1988

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 8, 1988[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega 4,054 37.3%
Write-in Tufele Li'amatua 3,764 34.7%
Republican Aumoeualogo Salanoa Soli 2,125 19.6%
Democratic I. S Mulitauaopele 912 8.4%
Total votes 10,855 100.00%

1990

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 6, 1990[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 6,049 54.8%
Independent Ace A. Tago 2,567 23.3%
Democratic Afoa Moega Lutu 1,934 17.5%
Democratic Moaaliitele Tuufuli 481 4.4%
Total votes 11,031 100.00%

1992

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 3, 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 7,955 64.4%
Republican Tautai Aviata Fano Fa'alevao 2,263 18.3%
Republican Sili Kerisiano Sataua 1,531 12.4%
Republican Tuika Tuika 606 4.9%
Total votes 12,355 100.00%

1994

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 8, 1994[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 6,517 63.5%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen 2,116 20.6%
Independent Fal'ivae Apelu Galea'i 1,299 12.7%
Independent Tuika Tuika 324 3.2%
Total votes 10,256 100.00%

1996

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 5, 1996[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 6,321 56.5%
Independent Gus Hanneman 4,871 43.5%
Total votes 11,192 100.00%

1998

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 3, 1998[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 8,138 80.8%
Independent Seigafolava Robert Pene 1,273 12.7%
Independent Amata Coleman Radewagen 651 6.5%
Total votes 10,062 100.00%

2000

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 7, 2000[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 5,500 61.1%
Independent Gus Hanneman 3,505 38.9%
Total votes 9,005 100.00%

2002

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 5, 2002 (Runoff November 19, 2002)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 4,294 41.3%
Independent Fagafaga D. Langkilde 3,332 32.1%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen 2,767 26.6%
Total votes 10,393 100.00%
General election
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 4,959 54.8%
Independent Fagafaga D. Langkilde 4,083 45.2%
Total votes 9,042 100.00%

2004

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 2, 2004[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 6,656 54.9%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen 5,472 45.1%
Total votes 12,128 100.00%

2006

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 7, 2006[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 5,195 47.1%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen 4,493 40.7%
Independent Ae Ae Muavaefaatasi, Jr. 1,345 12.2%
Total votes 11,033 100.00%

2008

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 4, 2008[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 7,499 60.4%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen 4,350 35.0%
Independent Rosie Fuala'au Tago Lancaster 570 4.6%
Total votes 12,419 100.00%

2010

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 2, 2010[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (Incumbent) 6,182 56.4%
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen 4,422 40.3%
Independent Tuika Tuika 356 3.3%
Total votes 10,960 100.00%

2012

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Election results, American Samoa's At-large Congressional District, November 6, 2012[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (incumbent) 7,221 55.22
Constitution Amata Coleman Radewagen 4,420 33.80
Independent Rosie F. Tago Lancaster 697 5.33
Democratic Kereti Mata'utia Jr. 438 3.35
Independent Fatumalala Leulua’iali’i A. Al-Sheri 300 2.29
Total votes 13,076 100
Democratic hold

2014

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Election results, American Samoa's At-large Congressional District, November 4, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen 4,306 42.00
Democratic Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (incumbent) 3,157 30.80
Democratic Togiola Tulafono 1,130 11.00
Democratic Mapu S. Jamias 652 6.40
Independent Rosie Fuala'au Tago Lancaster 268 2.60
Democratic Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman 229 2.20
Independent Tuika Tuika 201 2.00
Democratic Tu'au Kereti Mata'Utia Jr 160 1.60
Democratic Mark Ude 143 1.40
Total votes 10,246 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

2016

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American Samoa Delegate to the United States House of Representatives election, November 8, 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen (inc.) 8,924 75.4
Democratic Salu Hunkin-Finau 1,581 13.4
Democratic Mapu Jamias 978 8.3
Democratic Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman 181 1.50
Independent Timothy Jones 171 1.40
Total votes 11,835 100
Republican hold

2018

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American Samoa Delegate election results, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen (inc.) 7,194 83.28%
Independent Tuika Tuika 785 9.09%
Democratic Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman 659 7.63%
Total votes 8,638 100%
Republican hold

2020

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American Samoa Delegate election results, 2020[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen (inc.) 9,880 83.5%
Democratic Oreta Crichton 1,704 14.4%
Democratic Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman 249 2.1%
Total votes 11,833 100%
Republican hold

2022

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American Samoa Delegate election results, 2022[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen (inc.) 6,637 100
Total votes 6,637 100

References

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  1. ^ a b Cama, Timothy (November 5, 2014). "American Samoa delegate loses seat". Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". History.house.gov. September 11, 2001. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Official Results of the General Election 2014 Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine American Samoa Election Office
  4. ^ Official Results of the General Election 2014 Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine American Samoa Election Office
  5. ^ Sagapolutele, Fili (November 4, 2020). "Aumua Amata overwhelmingly wins a 4th consecutive 2-year term". Samoa News. Pago Pago, American Samoa. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Sagapolutele, Fili (September 6, 2022). "Challenges accepted for those who qualified for Mid-Term election until close of business on Wednesday". Samoa News. Pago Pago, American Samoa. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

14°18′S 170°42′W / 14.3°S 170.7°W / -14.3; -170.7