2018 Guamanian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Guam on Tuesday, November 6, 2018,[1] along with the election for the Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Before the election, the Democratic Party held nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature while the Republican Party held six seats. The election resulted in a gain of one seat for the Democrats and a loss of one seat for Republicans. Democrats also won the race for Guam's US House Delegate.

Guamanian legislative election, 2018
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
Turnout~66% ()
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Therese M. Terlaje James Espaldon
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat At-large district At-large district
Seats before 9 6
Seats won 10 5
Seat change 1 1
Speaker before election

Benjamin J.F. Cruz
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Tina Muna Barnes
Democratic

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Candidates

Democratic

Declared

Declined

Republican
  • Benito Santos Servino
  • Jeffrey Wheaton
  • Telo Teresa Taitague
  • James Camacho Moylan
  • Ryan Joseph Calvo
  • Javier Atalig Jr.
  • Mary Camacho Torres (I)
  • Louisa "Louise" Borja Muna (I)
  • Alfredo Antolin Jr.
  • Amanda Francel Blas
  • William "Wil" Castro (I)
  • Jenei Adame Aguon
  • Julius Caeser Santos
  • Ken Joe Ada
  • Roland Ray Blas
  • Jose Acfalle San Agustin
  • Stephen Joseph Guerrero
  • Michelle Hope Taitano
  • Harold J. Cruz

Declined

Primary Election

Primary elections in Guam where held on August 25, 2018. The first 15 candidates who win the highest votes for each party will move on to the general election.

Results

Democratic primary results
Democratic Party of Guam primary election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Therese Terlaje 17,226
Democratic Telena C. Nelson 15,982
Democratic Joe S. San Agustin 14,919
Democratic Regine Biscoe Lee 13,542
Democratic Tina Muna Barnes 13,499
Democratic Amanda L. Shelton 13,890
Democratic Sabina E.F. Perez 10,648
Democratic Clynton E. Ridgell 10,354
Democratic Celestin C. Babauta 9,953
Democratic Kelly Marsh Taitano 9,873
Democratic Jose "Pedo" T. Terlaje 9,834
Democratic Jermaine Alerta 9,614
Democratic Adolpho B. Palacios 8,937
Democratic Jack Eugene Hattig III 8,853
Democratic Lasia Casil 7,563
Democratic William Parkinson 7,274
Democratic Franklin James Meno 7,182
Democratic Maria Lourdes Milligan 7,179
Democratic Armando S. Dominguez 5,985
Democratic Ned Richard Pablo 5,724
Democratic Write-in candidates 120 .15
Turnout 49,249

Eliminated candidates

Five Democrats hopefuls were eliminated in the 2018 primaries:

  • Armando S. Dominguez
  • Maria Lourdes Milligan
  • Franklin James Meno
  • Ned Richard Pablo
  • William M. Parkinson

Republican Party Primary
Republican Party of Guam primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican James C. Moylan 2,436
Republican William M. Castro 2,387
Republican Mary Camacho Torres 2,200
Republican Louise Borja Muna 2,197
Republican Amanda Francel Blas 2,119
Republican Telo Taitague 1,959
Republican Julius "Caesar" P. Santos 1,952
Republican Benito S. Servino 1,890
Republican Michelle Hope Taitano 1,830
Republican Jose A. San Agustin 1,767
Republican Stephen Joseph Guerrero 1,749
Republican Roland Ray Blas 1,574
Republican Ken Joe M. Ada 1,492
Republican Harold John Cruz 1,482
Republican Jenei Adame Aguon 1,472
Republican Ryan Jerome Calvo 1,442
Republican Javier M. Atalig 1,322
Republican Jeffrey Carl Wheaton 1,079
Republican Alfredo Oalican Antonin Jr. 923
Republican Write-in candidates 120 .15
Turnout 49,249

Eliminated candidates

Four Republican hopefuls were eliminated in the 2018 primaries:

  • Alfredo Antonin
  • Javier Atalig
  • Jeffrey Wheaton
  • Ryan Jerome "RJ" Calvo

General Election

Results

The members of the legislature are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates elected as the new members of the legislature. The Democratic Party picked up one seat from Republicans, leaving the composition for the next legislature at 10 Democrats and 5 Republicans.[2] Democrat Michael F.Q. San Nicolas also won the race for Delegate.

2018 Guamanian legislative election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Therese M. Terlaje 22,450 n/a
Democratic Telena C. Nelson 20,335 n/a
Democratic Joe S. San Agustin 19,339 n/a
Democratic Tina Muna Barnes 19,444 n/a
Republican Mary Camacho Torres 18,716 n/a
Democratic Amanda L. Shelton 18,453 n/a
Democratic Regine Biscoe Lee 18,279 n/a
Republican James C. Moylan 17,603 n/a
Republican Louise Borja Muna 16,376 n/a
Democratic Clynton E. Ridgell 15,777 n/a
Democratic Kelly Marsh Taitano 15,044 n/a
Republican William M. Castro 14,280 n/a
Democratic Sabina E. Perez 12,297 n/a
Republican Telo T. Taitague 12,263 n/a
Democratic Jose "Pedo" T. Terlaje 11,840 n/a
Democratic Celestin C. Babauta 11,768 n/a
Democratic Adolpho B. Palacios 11,721 n/a
Democratic Jermaine Alerta 11,616 n/a
Republican Stephen J. Guerrero 10,658 n/a
Republican Benito S. Servino 10,502 n/a
Republican Amanda Francel Blas 10,435 n/a
Democratic Lasia Casil 10,365 n/a
Democratic Jack Eugene Hattig III 10,141 n/a
Republican Michele Hope Taitano 9,109 n/a
Republican Julius Perez Santos 9,069 n/a
Republican Jose A. San Agustin 7,946 n/a
Republican Jenei Adame Aguon 7,891 n/a
Republican Roland Ray Blas 7,546 n/a
Republican Ken Joe M. Ada 7,364 n/a
Republican Harold John Cruz 7,124 n/a
Majority 3,780
Turnout 118,689
Democratic gain from Republican

Incoming Senators to the 35th Guam Legislature

There were 15 senators elected on November 6, 2018 to serve in the 35th Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 7, 2019:

Democratic

Incumbents

Freshman

Republican

Incumbents
  • Mary Camacho Tores
  • Louisa "Louise" Borja Muna
  • William "Wil" M. Castro

Freshman
  • Telo Taitague (returning)
  • James C. Moylan
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See also

References
  1. https://gec.guam.gov/
  2. https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/elections-2018/2018/11/07/democrats-take-adelup-legislature-and-congress/1911231002/
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