Elections for the
Legislature of Guam
The Legislature of Guam ( ch, Liheslaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term. All members of the legislature a ...
were held on November 6, 2012,
alongside a referendum on a for-profit
bingo initiative.
[Guam, 6 November 2012: Commercial bingo game]
Direct Democracy The
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
*Demo ...
won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature, whilst the referendum was rejected by 64.8% of voters.
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Results
Legislature
Referendum
Candidates
Democratic
Republican
Eliminated
*Elmore "Moe" Cotton
Primary Election
The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature. As there were many candidates running, primaries were set on September 1, 2012 for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the General election.
Democratic Party Primary
Republican Party Primary
Eliminated candidates
On Republican is eliminated in the 2012 primaries:
* Elmore "Moe" Cotton
General election results
Following the primaries, there were 26 candidates vying for the 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam
The Legislature of Guam ( ch, Liheslaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term. All members of the legislature a ...
. The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature.
Incoming Senators to the 32nd Guam Legislature
There were 15 senators elected on November 6, 2012 to serve in the 32nd Guam Legislature The 32nd Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 7, 2013 and ended on January 5, 2015, during the 3rd and 4th years of Eddie Calvo's 1st Gubernatorial Term.
In the 2012 Guamanian legislative ...
and were inaugurated on January 7, 2013:
Democratic
Incumbents
Freshman
Republican
Incumbents
Freshman
References
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