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Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman
Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent American Samoa's At-Large Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman graduated from San Diego High School. She has served as a member of the Veterans of American Samoa Association.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District
Incumbent Aumua Amata Radewagen defeated Luisa Kuaea, Fualaau Tago Lancaster, and Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman in the general election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aumua Amata Radewagen (R) | 74.8 | 7,394 |
 | Luisa Kuaea (D)  | 18.6 | 1,840 | |
 | Fualaau Tago Lancaster (Independent) | 4.7 | 469 | |
 | Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman (D) | 1.9 | 185 | |
| Total votes: 9,888 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Suitonu-Chapman in this election.
2020
See also: United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District
Incumbent Aumua Amata Radewagen defeated Oreta Crichton and Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman in the general election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aumua Amata Radewagen (R) | 83.3 | 9,790 |
 | Oreta Crichton (D) | 14.5 | 1,709 | |
| Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman (D) | 2.1 | 250 | |
| Total votes: 11,749 | |||
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2018
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General election
General election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District
Incumbent Aumua Amata Radewagen defeated Tuika Tuika and Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman in the general election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aumua Amata Radewagen (R) | 83.3 | 7,194 |
| Tuika Tuika (Independent) | 9.1 | 785 | ||
| Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman (D) | 7.6 | 659 | |
| Total votes: 8,638 | |||
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2016
Incumbent Amata Radewagen (R) defeated Vaitinasa Salu Hunkin-Finau (D), Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias (D), Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman (D), and Tim Jones (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. American Samoa does not hold primary elections.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Amata Radewagen Incumbent |
75.4% | 8,923 | |
| Democratic | Vaitinasa Salu Hunkin-Finau | 13.4% | 1,581 | |
| Democratic | Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias | 8.3% | 978 | |
| Democratic | Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman | 1.5% | 181 | |
| Independent | Tim Jones | 1.4% | 171 | |
| Total Votes | 11,834 | |||
| Source: The Green Papers | ||||
2014
See also: United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2014
Suitonu-Chapman ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent American Samoa. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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