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Legislative elections were held Guam on November 8, 2022, along with the election for the Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.[1] Before the election, the Democratic Party holds eight of the fifteen seats in the Legislature while the Republican Party holds seven seats.[2] The election resulted in a gain of one seat for the Democrats and a loss of one seat for Republicans. Republicans have won the race for Guam's US House Delegate for the first time since 1993.[3]
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All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 56.36% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections in Guam were held on August 27, 2022. The top 15 candidates who receive the highest votes for each party will move on to the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Therese M. Terlaje (incumbent) | 14,225 | 8.33% | |
Democratic | Darrel Christopher Barnett | 12,788 | 7.49% | |
Democratic | Joe S. San Agustin (incumbent) | 11,793 | 6.91% | |
Democratic | Amanda L. Shelton (incumbent) | 13,542 | 6.49% | |
Democratic | Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent) | 10,657 | 6.24% | |
Democratic | Roy A. B. Quinata | 9,104 | 5.33% | |
Democratic | Sabina E.F. Perez (incumbent) | 9,104 | 5.12% | |
Democratic | William M. Parkinson | 8,510 | 4.99% | |
Democratic | Sarah M. T. Nededog | 8,351 | 4.89% | |
Democratic | Kelly Marsh Taitano | 8,036 | 4.71% | |
Democratic | Fred E. Bordallo, Jr. | 8,021 | 4.70% | |
Democratic | Jose "Pedo" T. Terlaje (incumbent) | 7,753 | 4.54% | |
Democratic | Dwayne San Nicolas | 7,538 | 4.42% | |
Democratic | Jonathan Savares | 7,050 | 4.13% | |
Democratic | Angela Santos | 6,740 | 3.95% | |
Democratic | Roy L. Gamboa | 5,957 | 3.49% | |
Democratic | Alexander M. Duenas | 5,782 | 3.39% | |
Democratic | John Anaich II | 5,216 | 3.06% | |
Democratic | David R. Duenas | 5,009 | 2.93% | |
Democratic | Franklin J. Meno | 4,663 | 2.73% | |
Democratic | Armando S. Dominguez | 3,442 | 2.02% | |
Democratic | Write-in candidates | 248 | 0.15% | |
Turnout | 170,696 |
Six Democrats hopefuls were eliminated in the 2022 primaries:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Flores Blas, Jr. (incumbent) | 2,397 | 8.16% | |
Republican | Christopher M. Duenas (incumbent) | 2,378 | 8.9% | |
Republican | Jesse Anderson Lujan | 2,158 | 7.35% | |
Republican | Joanne M. Brown (incumbent) | 2,087 | 7.10% | |
Republican | Thomas J. Fisher | 2,081 | 7.08% | |
Republican | Maryann Silva Taijeron | 2,031 | 6.31% | |
Republican | Telo Taitague (incumbent) | 1,968 | 6.70% | |
Republican | MiChelle Hope Taitano | 1,940 | 6.60% | |
Republican | Vincent A.V. Borja | 1,818 | 6.19% | |
Republican | Shirley A. Mabini Young | 1,712 | 5.83% | |
Republican | David Walter Crisostomo | 1,678 | 5.71% | |
Republican | Joaquin V. Leo Guerrero | 1,670 | 5.68% | |
Republican | Sandra Reyes Seau | 1,664 | 5.66% | |
Republican | Bistra Ivanova Mendiola | 1,603 | 5.46% | |
Republican | Ian Dale Catling | 1,182 | 4.02% | |
Republican | Harvey Egna | 964 | 3.28% | |
Republican | Write-in candidates | 49 | 0.17% | |
Turnout | 29,380 |
One Republican hopeful was eliminated in the 2022 primaries:
The members of the legislature are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates elected as the new members of the legislature. The Democratic Party picked up one seat from Republicans, leaving the composition for the next legislature at 9 Democrats and 6 Republicans. Despite Democrats remaining the majority in the legislature, Republicans took the Delegate seat for the first time since 1993 with James C. Moylan winning the race.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Therese M. Terlaje (incumbent) | 22,127 | 5.94% | |||
Democratic | Darrel Christopher Barnett | 21,515 | 5.77% | |||
Democratic | Amanda L. Shelton (incumbent) | 17,915 | 4.81% | |||
Democratic | Joe S. San Agustin (incumbent) | 17,601 | 4.72% | |||
Democratic | Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent) | 16,897 | 4.53% | |||
Republican | Frank Flores Blas, Jr. (incumbent) | 15,590 | 4.18% | |||
Republican | Thomas J. Fisher | 14,212 | 3.73% | |||
Democratic | Roy A. B. Quinata | 13,903 | 3.73% | |||
Democratic | William M. Parkinson | 13,709 | 3.68% | |||
Republican | Christopher M. Duenas (incumbent) | 13,434 | 3.60% | |||
Democratic | Dwayne T. San Nicolas | 12,919 | 3.47% | |||
Republican | Telo Taitague (incumbent) | 12,492 | 3.35% | |||
Democratic | Sabina E.F. Perez (incumbent) | 12,330 | 3.31% | |||
Republican | Joanne M. Brown (incumbent) | 12,233 | 3.28% | |||
Republican | Jesse Anderson Lujan | 12,134 | 3.26% | |||
Democratic | Kelly Marsh Taitano | 11,750 | 3.15% | |||
Republican | Maryann Silva Taijeron | 11,593 | 3.11% | |||
Democratic | Sarah M. T. Nededog | 11,576 | 3.11% | |||
Democratic | Jonathan J. Savares | 11,471 | 3.08% | |||
Democratic | Jose "Pedo" T. Terlaje (incumbent) | 11,012 | 2.95% | |||
Democratic | Fred E. Bordallo, Jr. | 11,008 | 2.95% | |||
Republican | Vincent A. Borja | 10,533 | 2.83% | |||
Republican | MiChelle Hope Taitano | 10,265 | 2.75% | |||
Republican | Shirley A. Mabini Young | 10,021 | 2.69% | |||
Democratic | Angela Therese Santos | 9,104 | 2.44% | |||
Republican | Joaquin V. Leon Guerrero | 8,809 | 2.36% | |||
Republican | Sandra Reyes Seau | 7,827 | 2.10% | |||
Republican | Bistra Ivanova Mendiola | 7,514 | 2.02% | |||
Republican | David Walter Crisostomo | 6,960 | 1.87% | |||
Republican | Ian Dale Catling | 3,683 | 0.99% | |||
Majority | N/A | |||||
Turnout | 372,711 | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
There were 15 senators elected on November 8, 2022 to serve in the 37th Guam Legislature and were inaugurated in January 2023:
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