2012 Guamanian legislative election

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]

2012 Guamanian legislative election

← 2010 November 6, 2012 2014 →
All 15 seats in 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 Popular vote 211,475 176,740 Percentage 54.41% 45.47%
Speaker before election Judith Won Pat Democratic Elected Speaker Judith Won Pat Democratic

Results

Legislature

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

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

Democratic

• Michael F. Q. San Nicolas
• Benjamin J.F. Cruz (I)
• Benedicto C. Toves
• Judith T.P. Won Pat (I)
• Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan (I)
• Thomas "Tom" C. Ada (I)
• Judith P. Guthertz (I)
• Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. (I)
• Leah Beth Naholowaa
• Frank Blas Aguon Jr.
• Rory J. Respicio (I)
• Tina Muña Barnes (I)
• Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. (I)
• Joe Shimizu San Agustin
• Gary W.F. Gumataotao

Republican

• 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

• Elmore "Moe" Cotton

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 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

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

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

On Republican is eliminated in the 2012 primaries:

• Elmore "Moe" Cotton

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.

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

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

Democratic

Incumbents

• Judith Won Pat
• Benjamin Cruz
• Tina Rose Muña Barnes
• Thomas C. Ada
• Rory J. Respicio
• Ben Pangelinan
• Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr.

Freshman

• Frank B. Aguon Jr. (returning)
• Michael San Nicolas

Republican

Incumbents

• Christopher M. Duenas
• Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada
• Aline A. Yamashita

Freshman

• Thomas "Tommy" Morrison
• Brant McCreadie
• Michael Limtiaco