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2012 Guamanian legislative election
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All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Judith Won Pat V. Anthony Ada
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat At-large district At-large district
Last election 9 seats 6 seats
Seats won 9 6
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 211,475 176,740
Percentage 54.41% 45.47%
Speaker before election

Judith Won Pat
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Judith Won Pat
Democratic

Politics of Guam

Elections for the Legislature of Guam were held on November 6, 2012,[1] alongside a referendum on a for-profit bingo initiative.[2] The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature, whilst the referendum was rejected by 64.8% of voters.[2]

Results[edit]

Legislature[edit]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party 211,475 54.41 9
Republican Party 176,740 45.47 6
Write-in votes 441 0.11 – –
Invalid/blank votes 122,469 – – –
Total 511,125 100 15 0
Registered voters/turnout 67 – –
Source: GEC

Referendum[edit]

Choice Votes %
For 10,920 35.49
Against 19,850 64.51
Invalid/blank votes 3,252 –
Total 34,022 100
Registered voters/turnout 50,700 67.10
Source: Direct Democracy

Candidates[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Republican[edit]

  • Christopher M. Duenas (I)
  • Michelle Hope Taitano
  • Antonio A. Aquiningoc
  • Jose S. Servino
  • Mana Silva Taijeron (I)
  • Brant T. McCreadie
  • Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (I)
  • Michael "Mike" Troy Limtiaco
  • Thomas "Tommy" Morrison
  • Roland Ray Blas
  • Aline A. Yamashita (I)
  • Shirley "Sam" Mabini (I)
  • Javier M. Atalig
  • Adonis J.C. Mendiola
  • William "Bill" Q. Sarmiento

Eliminated[edit]

  • Elmore "Moe" Cotton

Primary Election[edit]

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[edit]

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. (incumbent) 7,721 8.01%
Democratic Frank B. Aguon Jr. (incumbent) 7,572 7.86%
Democratic Thomas C. Ada (incumbent) 7,447 7.73%
Democratic Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent) 6,833 7.09%
Democratic Benjamin J.F. Cruz (incumbent) 6,697 6.95%
Democratic Judith T. Won Pat (incumbent) 6,674 6.92%
Democratic Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan (incumbent) 6,570 6.91%
Democratic Michael F.Q. San Nicolas 6,570 6.82%
Democratic Rory J. Respicio (incumbent) 6,392 6.63%
Democratic Joe S. San Agustin 6,382 6.62%
Democratic Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. (incumbent) 6,306 6.54%
Democratic Judith P. Guthertz (incumbent) 6,175 6.41%
Democratic Leah Beth O. Naholowaa 5,401 5.60%
Democratic Gary W.F. Gumataotao 4,457 5.09%
Democratic Benedicto C. Toves 4,442 4.61%
Democratic Write-in candidates 11,594 54.24%
Turnout

Republican Party Primary[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas "Tommy" Morrison 5,175 8.19%
Republican Michael Troy Limtiaco 5,012 7.93%
Republican Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (incumbent) 4,979 7.88%
Republican Christopher M. Duenas (incumbent) 4,763 7.54%
Republican Mana Silva Taijeron (incumbent) 4,553 7.20%
Republican Brant T. McCreadie 4,516 7.15%
Republican Aline A. Yamashita (incumbent) 4,421 7.00%
Republican Roland Ray Blas 3,944 6.24%
Republican Adonis J.C. Mendiola 3,890 6.16%
Republican Shirley "Sam" Mabini (incumbent) 3,579 5.66%
Republican Michelle Hope Taitano 3,553 5.62%
Republican Javier M. Atalig 3,196 5.06%
Republican William "Bill" Q. Sarmiento 3,109 4.92%
Republican Jose S. Servino 3,013 4.77%
Republican Antonio A. Aquiningoc 2,804 4.44%
Republican Elmore "Moe" Cotton 2,571 4.07%
Republican Write-in candidates %
Turnout

Eliminated candidates[edit]

On Republican is eliminated in the 2012 primaries:

  • Elmore "Moe" Cotton

General election results[edit]

Following the primaries, there were 26 candidates vying for the 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam. The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature.

2012 Guam legislative election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. (incumbent) 20,038
Democratic Frank B. Aguon Jr. (incumbent) 19,518
Democratic Thomas C. Ada (incumbent) 18,079
Republican Thomas "Tommy" Morrison 16,983
Democratic Michael F.Q. San Nicolas 16,625
Republican Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (incumbent) 15,796
Republican Michael Troy Limtiaco 15,787
Republican Christopher M. Duenas (incumbent) 15,703
Democratic Benjamin J.F. Cruz (incumbent) 15,090
Democratic Judith T.P. Won Pat (incumbent) 15,031
Democratic Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent) 14,746
Democratic Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan (incumbent) 14,707
Republican Aline A. Yamashita (incumbent) 14,203
Republican Brant T. McCreadie 14,058
Democratic Rory J. Respicio (incumbent) 14,042
Democratic Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. (incumbent) 13,656
Democratic Joe S. San Agustin 13,447
Republican Mana Silva Taijeron (incumbent) 12,936
Democratic Judith P. Guthertz (incumbent) 12,612
Republican Adonis J.C. Mendiola 11,785
Republican Shirley "Sam" Mabini (incumbent) 11,153
Republican Roland Ray Blas 11,038
Democratic Leah Beth O. Nahalowaa 9,775
Republican Michelle Hope Taitano 9,222
Republican William "Bill" Q. Sarmiento 8,463
Democratic Gary W.F. Gumataotao 8,417
Republican Jose S. Servino 7,791
Republican Javier M. Atalig 6,481
Democratic Benidicto C. Toves 5,692
Republican Antonio Aquiningoc 5,341
Majority 3,780
Turnout 118,689
Democratic gain from Republican

Incoming Senators to the 32nd Guam Legislature[edit]

There were 15 senators elected on November 6, 2012 to serve in the 32nd Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 7, 2013:

Democratic[edit]

Incumbents[edit]

Freshman[edit]

Republican[edit]

Incumbents[edit]

Freshman[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Electoral Calendar - international elections world elections". Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  2. ^ a b Guam, 6 November 2012: Commercial bingo game Direct Democracy (in German)
  3. ^ a b "GEC - Results". Guam Election Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Guamanian_legislative_election