2016 Guamanian legislative election

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All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
Majority party Minority party   Leader Judith Won Pat (lost re-election) V. Anthony "Tony" Ada (lost re-election) Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat At-large district At-large district Last election 9 seats 6 seats Seats won 9 6 Seat change Popular vote 218,767 171,768 Percentage 55.95% 43.92%
Speaker before election Judith Won Pat Democratic Elected Speaker Benjamin Cruz Democratic

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Legislative elections were held in Guam on Tuesday, November 8, 2016,^[1] along with the election for the Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature and maintained control of Guam's delegate seat. The fifteen elected members of the 34th Guam Legislature were inaugurated on January 2, 2017. ^[2]

Results[edit]

Legislature[edit]

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party	218,767	55.95%	9
Republican Party	171,768	43.92%	6
Write-in votes	471	0.12	–	–
Total	391,006	100	15	0
Registered voters/turnout	51,713	67	–	–
Source: [1]

Candidates[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Eliminated[edit]

Republican[edit]

Eliminated[edit]

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 August 27, 2016 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 Party of Guam primary election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank B. Aguon Jr. (incumbent)	9,381
	Democratic	Michael San Nicolas (incumbent)	9,381
	Democratic	Therese M. Terlaje	9,149
	Democratic	Benjamin J.F. Cruz (incumbent)	8,221
	Democratic	Telena M.C. Nelson (incumbent)	7,985
	Democratic	Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. (incumbent)	7,736
	Democratic	Thomas C. Ada (incumbent)	7,270
	Democratic	Joe Shimizu San Agustin	7,217
	Democratic	Nerissa Bretania Underwood (incumbent)	7,022
	Democratic	Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent)	6,869
	Democratic	Judith Won Pat (incumbent)	6,526
	Democratic	Regine Biscoe Lee	6,281
	Democratic	Rory J. Respicio (incumbent)	6,278
	Democratic	Fred E. Bordallo Jr.	6,014
	Democratic	Jermaine Alerta	5,562
	Democratic	Victor Anthony Gaza	4,462
	Democratic	Armando S. Dominguez	3,649

Eliminated candidates[edit]

Two Democratic hopefuls were eliminated in the 2016 primaries:

• Victor Gaza
• Armando Dominguez

Republican Party Primary[edit]

Republican Party of Guam primary election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank F. Blas Jr. (incumbent)	5,315
	Republican	William M. Castro	5,266
	Republican	Thomas A. "Tommy" Morrison (incumbent)	5,248
	Republican	Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (incumbent)	5,185
	Republican	Louise Borja Muna	5,036
	Republican	James Espaldon (incumbent)	4,996
	Republican	Christopher M. Duenas (incumbent)	4,796
	Republican	Mary Camacho Torres (incumbent)	4,543
	Republican	Eric M. Palacios	3,970
	Republican	Fernando B. Esteves	3,875
	Republican	Jose Acfalle San Agustin	3,806
	Republican	Brant T. McCreadie (incumbent)	3,795
	Republican	Amanda Francel Blas	3,748
	Republican	Albert J. "AJ" Balajadia	3,478
	Republican	Benito S. Servino	3,387
	Republican	Barry R. Mead	2,680
	Republican	Ellery M. Paz	2,150

Eliminated candidates[edit]

Two Republican hopefuls were eliminated in the 2016 primaries:

• Barry Mead
• Ellery Paz

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 elected as the new members of the legislature.

2016 Guam legislative election (Top 15 winning candidates)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank B. Aguon Jr. (incumbent)	21,070	5.39
	Democratic	Michael San Nicolas (incumbent)	19,686	5.03
	Democratic	Therese M. Terlaje (incumbent)	19,681	5.03
	Democratic	Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. (incumbent)	17,600	4.50
	Democratic	Telena M.C. Nelson	16,922	4.33
	Republican	William Mendiola Castro	15,599	3.99
	Republican	James Espaldon (incumbent)	14,998	3.84
	Democratic	Regine Biscoe Lee	14,864	3.80
	Republican	Mary Camacho Torres (incumbent)	14,792	3.78
	Democratic	Benjamin J.F. Cruz (incumbent)	14,436	3.69
	Republican	Louise Borja Muna	13,666	3.50
	Republican	Thomas A. "Tommy" Morrison (incumbent)	13,634	3.49
	Democratic	Thomas C. Ada (incumbent)	13,053	3.34
	Republican	Fernando Barcinas Esteves	12,982	3.32
	Democratic	Joe Shimizu San Shimizu	12,532
	Democratic	Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent)	12,510
	Democratic	Nerissa Bretania Underwood (incumbent)	12,325
	Republican	Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (incumbent)	12,023
	Republican	Frank F. Blas Jr. (incumbent)	12,005
	Democratic	Judith T.P. Won Pat (incumbent)	11,942
	Democratic	Rory J. Respicio (incumbent)	11,920
	Republican	Christopher M. Duenas (incumbent)	10,934
	Democratic	Jermaine Alerta	10,667
	Democratic	Fred Eugene Bordallo Jr.	9,559
	Republican	Amanda Francel Blas	9,533
	Republican	Eric Matanona Palacios	9,451
	Republican	Benito Santos Servino	9,332
	Republican	Albert J. Balajadia	8,668
	Republican	Jose Acfalle San Agustin	7,069
	Republican	Brant T. McCredie (incumbent)	7,063
Majority			n/a
Turnout			n/a
	Democratic gain from Republican

Incoming Senators to the 34th Guam Legislature[edit]

There were 15 senators elected on November 8, 2016 to serve in the 34th Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 2, 2017:

Democratic[edit]

Incumbents[edit]

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Republican[edit]

Incumbents[edit]

Freshman[edit]

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