2010 Guamanian legislative election

Legislative election also known as Senatorial election for the Legislature of Guam took place on November 2, 2010, coinciding with the 2010 United States general elections and the Guam gubernatorial election. All 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam were up for election.

Guamanian legislative election, 2010
November 2, 2010
All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Judith T.P. Won Pat Frank F. Blas Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat At-large district At-large district
Last election 10 seats 5 seats
Seats won 9 6
Seat change 1 1
Speaker before election

Judith Won Pat
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Judith Won Pat
Democratic

Primary Election

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 4, 2010, for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The fifteen candidates who win the most votes go on to the General election.

General election candidates

List of candidates running for election in 2010 as they appear on the 2010 ballot. The top fifteen vote winners from either political party will be elected. (I) indicates an incumbent member seeking re-election.[1][2]

Democratic candidates

Defeated in primary
  • Robert L.G. Benavente
  • Jonathan Q. Carriaga
  • Phillipe J. Cruz
  • Tomas Megofna Fejeran

Republican candidates
  • Frank Blas Jr. (I)
  • Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (I)
  • William Q. Sarmiento
  • Telo Taitague (I)
  • Mana Silva Taijeron
  • William "Bill" Taitague
  • Ray Cruz Haddock
  • Shirley "Sam" Mabini
  • Victor Gaza
  • John B. Benavente
  • Stephen J. Guerrero
  • Christopher M. Duenas
  • Velma Harper
  • Douglas Moylan
  • Aline A. Yamashita

Defeated in primary
  • Dennis T. Borja
  • Armando S. Dominguez
  • Paul L.G. Reyes
  • Margarita Q. Taitano

Primary Election

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 4, 2010 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
2010 Guam Legislature Primary Election (Democratic Party)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Judith Won Pat 6,284
Democratic Tina Muna Barnes 6,149
Democratic Rory J. Respicio 5,991
Democratic Thomas C. Ada 5,891
Democratic Corina Gutierrez-Ludwig 5,500
Democratic Judith P. Guthertz 5,442
Democratic Benjamin J.F. Cruz 5,421
Democratic Vicente "Ben" Pangelinan 5,402
Democratic Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. 5,386
Democratic Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. 5,118
Democratic Joe S. San Agustin 5,087
Democratic Sarah M. Thomas-Nededog 4,377
Democratic Steven A. Dierking 4,364
Democratic Trinidad T. Torres 3,719
Democratic Jonathan B. Diaz 3,646
Democratic Phillipe J. Cruz 3,335
Democratic Johnathan Q. Carriaga 3,107
Democratic Tomas Megofna Fejeran 2,897
Democratic Robert L.G. Benavente 2,800
Democratic Write-in candidates 104
Turnout

Republican Party Primary
2010 Guam Legislature Primary Election (Republican Party)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada 10,348
Republican Frank F. Blas Jr. 10,011
Republican Aline A. Yamashita 9,720
Republican Mana Silva Taijeron 9,140
Republican Christopher M. Duenas 8,599
Republican Telo T. Taitague 8,193
Republican Douglas B. Moylan 7,702
Republican Ray Cruz Haddock 7,945
Republican Shirley "Sam" Mabini 7,323
Republican Stephen J. Guererro 6,977
Republican Victor "Vic" Gaza 6,601
Republican John B. Benavente 5,977
Republican William U. Taitague 5,877
Republican William "Bill" Q. Sarmiento 5,861
Republican Velma Harper 5,796
Republican Dennis T. Borja 5,351
Republican Paul L.G. Reyes 4,574
Republican Margarita Q. Taitano 4,418
Republican Armando S. Dominguez 3,832
Republican Write-in candidates 317
Turnout

General election results

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.

2010 Guamanian legislative election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Thomas "Tom" C. Ada 22,078 n/a n/a
Democratic Judith Won Pat 21,775 n/a n/a
Democratic Tina Muna Barnes 21,145 n/a n/a
Republican Vicente "Ben" Pangelinan 21,110 n/a n/a
Republican Aline A. Yamashita 19,851 n/a n/a
Democratic Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. 19,674 n/a n/a
Democratic Rory J. Respicio 19,177 n/a n/a
Republican Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada 18,594 n/a n/a
Republican Frank F. Blas Jr. 18,374 n/a n/a
Democratic Adolpho B. Palacios, Sr. 18,203 n/a n/a
Democratic Judith P. Guthertz 17,524 n/a n/a
Republican Mana Silva Taijeron 17,172 n/a n/a
Democratic Benjamin J.F. Cruz 16,538 n/a n/a
Republican Christopher M. Duenas 16,051 n/a n/a
Republican Shirley "Sam" Mabini 16,035 n/a n/a
Republican Ray Cruz Haddock 15,995 n/a n/a
Republican Telo T. Taitague 15,895 n/a n/a
Democratic Corina Gutierrez-Ludwig 15,040 n/a n/a
Democratic Joe S. San Agustin 14,724 n/a n/a
Democratic Steven A. Dierking 14,256 n/a n/a
Democratic Sarah Thomas-Nededog 14,119 n/a n/a
Republican Douglas B. Moylan 13,841 n/a n/a
Republican Stephen J. Guererro 13,492 n/a n/a
Republican Victor A. "Vic" Gaza 11,611 n/a n/a
Republican Velma Harper 10,968 n/a n/a
Democratic Jonathan B. Diaz 10,421 n/a n/a
Republican William "Bill" Q. Sarmiento 10,247 n/a n/a
Republican William "Bill" U. Taitague 10,119 n/a n/a
Democratic Trinidad T. Torres 9,880 n/a n/a
Republican John B. Benavente 9,714 n/a n/a
Majority 3,780
Turnout 118,689
Democratic gain from Republican
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References
  1. "Senator - Democratic candidates". Pacific Daily News. 2010. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  2. "Senator - Republican candidates". Pacific Daily News. 2010. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
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