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 ...

elects on the territorial level a

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and a

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with the governor elected for a four-year term by the people. The Legislature of Guam has fifteen members elected at large in an

open primary Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

for two year terms. The island also holds both Democratic and Republican presidential caucuses every election year, and conducts a presidential straw poll to coincide with the U.S. general election, even though Guam's votes do not officially count in presidential races. Guam has a multi-party system, with two strong parties.

Latest elections

2014 general election

Republican

Eddie Calvo Edward Jerome Baza Calvo (born August 29, 1961) is an American (U.S. citizen) politician who served as the 8th Governor of Guam from January 3, 2011 to January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Calvo was a five-term Senator within the ...

was re-elected governor with 64% of the vote. Democrats retained control of the island's legislature.

2016 presidential election

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...

received nearly 60% of the vote in Guam's Democratic Primary, yielding her nine out of the island's 12 delegates.

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...

won all of Guam's nine delegates in the GOP caucus. Clinton won the straw poll conducted in November. It was the first time since 1984 that Guam's straw poll failed to predict the results of the electoral vote on the mainland.

2016 House election

Madeleine Bordallo Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo (; born May 31, 1933) is an American-Guamanian politician who served as the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2019. She is the first woman ever to serve as Guam's ...

was re-elected as Guam's nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

2016 legislative election

Democrats retained control of Guam's legislature.

2018 general election

Democratic Former Senator and Former Bank of Guam President Lou Leon Guerrero was elected as the first female governor with 50% of the vote. Democrats retained control of the island's legislature.

2018 House election

Michael San Nicolas was elected as Guam's nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

2018 legislative election

Democrats retained control of Guam's legislature with 10 seats and Republicans got 5 seats.

2020 general election

Joe Biden received nearly 69% of the vote in Guam's Democratic Primary, yielding him five out of the island's nine delegates.

won all of Guam's nine delegates in the GOP caucus. Biden won the straw poll conducted in November before the states picked up 270 to win.

2020 House election

Michael San Nicolas was re-elected for as Guam's nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

2020 legislative election

Democrats retained control of Guam's legislature with 8 seats and Republicans got 7 seats.

2020 local election

Democrats retained control of village mayors with 10 seats and Republicans got 9 seats.

External links

Guam Election Commission
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