2022 Guamanian legislative election

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2022 Guamanian legislative election

 2020 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2024 

All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56.36%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Telena Cruz Nelson Christopher M. Duenas
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat At-large district At-large district
Seats before 8 7
Seats after 9 6
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1

Speaker before election

Therese M. Terlaje
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Therese M. Terlaje
Democratic

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]

Democratic

Declared

Santos

Declined

Republican

Declared

  • Christopher M. Duenas (I)
  • Frank Flores Blas Jr. (I)
  • Telo Teresa Taitague (I)
  • Joanne M. Brown (I)
  • Jesse Anderson Lujan
  • David W. Crisostomo
  • Shirley "Sam" Mabini-Young
  • Maryann "Mana" Silva Taijeron
  • Vincent A.V. Borja
  • Joaquin "Ken" Leon Guerrero
  • Michelle Hope Taitano
  • Sandra Reyes Seau
  • Thomas J. Fisher
  • Bistra Mendiola
  • Ian Dale Catling

Declined

Disqualified

  • Don Antonio Ada Edquilane[6]

Primary Election

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.

Results

Democratic primary results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Eliminated candidates

Six Democrats hopefuls were eliminated in the 2022 primaries:

  • Roy L. Gamboa
  • Alexander M. Duenas
  • John Anaich II
  • David R. Duenas
  • Franklin J. Meno
  • Armando S. Dominguez

Republican Party Primary

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Eliminated candidates

One Republican hopeful was eliminated in the 2022 primaries:

  • Harvey Egna

General Election

Incoming Senators to the 37th Guam Legislature

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