The 2010 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, for

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's lone At-large congressional district, was held on November 2, 2010. The non-voting delegate to the

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is elected for two-year terms; whoever is elected will serve in the

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from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013. Incumbent

Eni Faleomavaega Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega Jr. (; August 15, 1943 – February 22, 2017) was an American Samoan politician and attorney who served as the territory's lieutenant governor (1985-1989) and non-voting delegate to the United States House of Repr ...

of the

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has held the seat since 1989.

Candidates

All elections in American Samoa are officially

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, though candidates do identify with a particular

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. Three candidates sought election for Delegate to the U.S. House in 2010. Incumbent Rep. Eni Faleomavaega, who identifies with the

, is seeking re-election. He was re-elected in the 2008 House election with 60% of the vote.

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, American Samoa's Republican National Committeewoman who has challenged Faleomavaega in the past, ran again for the seat.

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, an

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and former candidate for

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in the 2008 gubernatorial election, is the third candidate in the election. In early February 2010, independent Fualaau Rosie Tago Lancaster had announced that she would seek second bid to become American Samoa's delegate to the

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. Lancaster announced that she will run on a platform promising an emphasis on Veterans issues, better communication and transportation links with the Manu'a Islands,

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and

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. Lancaster came in third in the 2008 House election, receiving 5% of the popular vote. However, she did not appear on the general election ballot in November.

General election

Incumbent Rep. Eni Faleomavaega won election to a 12th two-year term in office, taking 6,895 ballots, or 56.3% of the total vote.

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, who had previously run in 2008, came in second place with 4,438 votes, or 40.5%. Aumua won several

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s in American Samoa, running especially strong in the Manua Islands. Tuika Tuika placed third with 357 ballots, or 3.3% of the vote.

References

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Non-partisan elections

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