Legislative elections were held in
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, along with the election for the Guam delegate to the
U.S. House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
. Before the election, 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 ...
held nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature while the
Republican Party
Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party.
Republican Party may also refer to:
Africa
*Republican Party (Liberia)
* Republican Part ...
held six seats.
The election resulted in a gain of one seat for the Democrats and a loss of one seat for Republicans. Democrats also
won the race for
Guam's US House Delegate.
Candidates
Democratic
Declared
Declined
Republican
Declined
Primary Election
Primary elections in Guam were held on August 25, 2018. The first 15 candidates who win the highest votes for each party will move on to the general election.
Results
Democratic primary results
Eliminated candidates
Five Democrats hopefuls were eliminated in the 2018 primaries:
*Armando S. Dominguez
*Maria Lourdes Milligan
*Franklin James Meno
*Ned Richard Pablo
*William M. Parkinson
Republican Party Primary
Eliminated candidates
Four Republican hopefuls were eliminated in the 2018 primaries:
*Alfredo Antonin
*Javier Atalig
*Jeffrey Wheaton
*Ryan Jerome "RJ" Calvo
General Election
Results
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 10 Democrats and 5 Republicans.
Democrat
Michael F.Q. San Nicolas also won the race for Delegate.
Incoming Senators to the 35th Guam Legislature
There were 15 senators elected on November 6, 2018 to serve in the
35th Guam Legislature The 35th Guam Legislature was the meeting of the Guam Legislature that was convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 7, 2019 and ended on January 3, 2021, during the first and second years of Lou Leon Guerrero's Governorship.
In the 2018 Guam election ...
and were inaugurated on January 7, 2019:
Democratic
Incumbents
Freshman
Republican
Incumbents
Freshman
See also
*
2018 Guam gubernatorial election
*
2018 Guam general election
References
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