2010 Guamanian legislative election

An 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.

2010 Guamanian legislative election

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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

• Judith T.P. Won Pat (I)
• Sarah M. Thomas-Nededog
• Trinidad "Trini" T. Torres
• Tina Muña Barnes (I)
• Benjamin J.F. Cruz (I)
• Rory J. Respicio (I)
• Steven A. Dierking
• Thomas "Tom" C. Ada (I)
• Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr.
• Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.
• Corinna Gutierrez-Ludwig
• Judith Paulette Guthertz (I)
• Vicente "Ben" Pangelinan (I)
• Joe Shimizu San Agustin
• Jonathan Blas Diaz

Defeated in primary

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

Republican candidates

• Frank F. Blas Jr. (I)
• Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (I)
• William Q. Sarmiento
• Telo Teresa Taitague (I)
• Mana Silva Taijeron
• William "Bill" Taitague
• Ray Cruz Haddock
• Shirley "Sam" Mabini
• Victor Anthony 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 Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judith Won Pat (incumbent)	6,284
	Democratic	Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent)	6,149
	Democratic	Rory J. Respicio (incumbent)	5,991
	Democratic	Thomas C. Ada (incumbent)	5,891
	Democratic	Corina Gutierrez-Ludwig	5,500
	Democratic	Judith P. Guthertz (incumbent)	5,442
	Democratic	Benjamin J.F. Cruz (incumbent)	5,421
	Democratic	Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan (incumbent)	5,402
	Democratic	Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr.	5,386
	Democratic	Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. (incumbent)	5,118
	Democratic	Joe S. San Agustin	5,087
	Democratic	Sarah M. Thomas-Nededog	4,377
	Democratic	Steven A. Dierking	4,364
	Democratic	Trinidad "Trini" 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 Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (incumbent)	10,348
	Republican	Frank F. Blas Jr. (incumbent)	10,011
	Republican	Aline A. Yamashita	9,720
	Republican	Mana Silva Taijeron	9,140
	Republican	Christopher M. Duenas (incumbent)	8,599
	Republican	Telo Teresa Taitague (incumbent)	8,193
	Republican	Douglas B. Moylan	7,702
	Republican	Ray C. Haddock	7,945
	Republican	Shirley "Sam" Mabini	7,323
	Republican	Stephen J. Guerrero	6,977
	Republican	Victor Anthony Gaza	6,601
	Republican	John B. Benavente	5,977
	Republican	William "Bill" 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 Guam legislative general election results

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