title: 2018 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa
text: # 2018 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa
  
  An election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the midterm elections for other federal and territorial offices, including the larger American Samoa general election, as well as the nationwide 2018 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2018 United States general elections.
  
  Incumbent delegate Amata Coleman Radewagen, a Republican who had held the seat since 2015, won re-election to the United States House of Representatives for a third term.
  
  ## Background
  
  In November 2014, Amata Coleman Radewagen defeated 10-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Eni Faleomavaega in a crowded race for the seat. She won re-election to a second term in 2016.
  
  ## Candidates
  
  The deadline for candidates to file with the Election Office was September 1, 2018. Three candidates filed to run for election to American Samoa's lone seat in the United States House of Representatives by the deadline.
  
  ### Democratic
  
  * Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman, retired U.S. federal government employee
  
  ### Independents
  
  * Tuika Tuika, accountant, civil servant and politician, former candidate for Governor of American Samoa (2008, 2016)
  
  ### Republican
  
  * Amata Coleman Radewagen, incumbent Delegate for the United States House of Representatives
  
  ## General election results
  
  American Samoa Delegate election results, 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 8,638 | 100 |
  