The Guam general election for 2018 was held in

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on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Voters in Guam chose their

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, their non-voting delegate to the

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, attorney general, public auditor, as well as all fifteen members of the territorial

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. The election coincides with the United States mid-term elections.

Governor of Guam

Incumbent Republican Governor

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is barred from re-election, after his win in

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, since Guam ''does not allow'' governors more than 2 consecutive terms. Five candidates have officially declared their bids to be the next

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: *Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Ray Tenorio *Senator Frank B. Aguon, 24th-33rd, currently serving in the 34th Guam Legislature *Former Senator Lou Leon Guerrero, 23rd-24th, 26th-28th Guam Legislature

Primary Elections

A primary election was held to determine each party's gubernatorial candidates.

Democratic primary results

Four gubernatorial tickets faced off in the Democratic primaries. The Democratic ticket of Leon Guerrero/Tenorio received the highest number of votes and will move on to challenge the Republican Tenorio/Ada ticket in November.

Republican primary results

The Tenorio/Ada ticket was unopposed for the Republican primaries and will move on to the general election

General Election Results

United States House of Representatives

Democratic candidate Michael San Nicolas attained nearly 55% of the total votes against Republican challenger Doris Flores Brookes, who attained 43.98%. San Nicolas will be Guam's 5th delegate to the

Primary Elections

Democratic primary results

Incumbent delegate

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and senator Michael San Nicolas will face off in the Democratic primaries.

Republican primary results

One Republican has declared their bid for Guam's delegate seat in the

. Former public auditor Doris Flores-Brooks recently resigned from her post to run for Guam's congressional seat.

General Election Results

Attorney General

Incumbent Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson will not run for re-election as Guam's elected attorney general. Three candidates are vying for the non-partisan position: former Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Gary Gumataotao, first elected attorney general Douglas Moylan, and attorney Leevin Camacho. The top two moved on from the blanket primary to the general election.

Primary results

General Election Results

Public Auditor

Guam's first elected non-partisan public auditor Doris Flores Brookes was elected to her fourth term in 2016. Flores Brookes recently resigned from her post to run for Guam's delegate seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Three candidate have declared their bid in the special election to be Guam's next public auditor: professor Doreen Crisostomo, incumbent speaker

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, and acting public auditor Yukari Hechanova. Hachanova withdrew prior to the election, though her name remained on the ballot. Incumbent speaker

was elected as Guam's next public auditor after a special election was held coinciding with the August 25 primaries.

Special election results

Legislature of Guam

All fifteen seats in the

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are up for election. Democrats, under Speaker

, currently control nine seats in the Legislature, while Republicans hold six seats. Six incumbent seats are up for grabs with two senators seeking the gubernatorial seat, one seeking the delegate to the

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Consolidated Commission on Utilities

Two incumbent Simon A. Sanchez II and

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are running for re-election and one incumbent Joseph George Bamba will not run for re-election as Guam elected CCU. Two candidates are vying for the non-partisan position: former Republican senator Michael Limtiaco, and former senatorial candidate William Parkinson are both running.

General Election Results

Education Board

Four members of the Education Board were elected.

Judicial retention elections

One

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Associate Justice, Katherine A. Maraman, and one

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Judge, Anita A. Sukola, were up for retention.

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Leevin Camacho (I) for Attorney GeneralDouglas Moylan (R) for Attorney General
{{2018 United States elections General elections in Guam 2018 Guam elections