The 2022 Guamanian gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Guam. Incumbent Democratic Governor

Lou Leon Guerrero Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero (born November 8, 1950) is an American politician who has served as the 9th governor of Guam since 2019. She was president and CEO of the Bank of Guam from 2007 to 2017, having previously served as a senator of ...

, who was elected in

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with 50.7% of the vote, sought a second term. She faced former

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

governor

Felix Camacho Felix James Pérez Camacho (born October 30, 1957) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 7th Governor of Guam from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Guam, he had previously served as a six-term senator in th ...

. Guerrero defeated Camacho in the general election, winning a second term as governor. Guerrero was the first Democratic Governor of Guam elected to a second term in office since

Carl Gutierrez Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez (born October 15, 1941) is an American (U.S. citizen) politician who was the 6th Governor of Guam, serving two four-year terms with Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Z. Bordallo from January 2, 1995 to January 6, 2003. Gutie ...

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent Governor **

Josh Tenorio Joshua "Josh" Franquez Tenorio is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Guam since January 7, 2019. He is the first openly gay lieutenant governor elected in the United States and is a member ...

, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Eliminated in Primary

Michael San Nicolas Michael Franklin Quitugua San Nicolas (born January 30, 1981) is a Guamanian Democratic Party politician, who served as the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for from 2019 to 2023. San Nicolas was elected by his colleagues in the ...

, incumbent Delegate to the U.S. House of Representitves ** Sabrina Salas Matanane,

KUAM KUAM may refer to: * KUAM-TV, a television station (channel 8) licensed to Agana, Guam * KUAM-LP, a low-power television station (channel 20) licensed to Tamuning, Guam * KICH (AM), a radio station (612 AM/630 AM) licensed to Agana, Guam, which he ...

managing director for local productions

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

, former Governor (2003–2011) ** Vicente "Tony" Ada, state senator

Declined

* James "Jim" Moylan, former Guam Senate Minority Leader ( running for delegate)

Results

General election

Results

References

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Gubernatorial A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

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 ...