2018 American Samoan general election

General elections were held in American Samoa on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect members of the Fono and the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the territory's at-large congressional district.^[1] The elections coincided with the nationwide 2018 United States House of Representatives elections and the wider 2018 United States elections.

2018 American Samoan general election

November 6, 2018
Delegate election
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Turnout	55.58%
Candidate Amata Coleman Radewagen Tuika Tuika Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman Party Republican Independent Democratic Popular vote 7,194 785 659 Percentage 83.3% 9.1% 7.6%
Results by voting district: Radewagen:      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%      85–90%      90–95% Radewagen/Suitonu-Chapman tie:
Delegate before election Amata Coleman Radewagen Republican Elected Delegate Amata Coleman Radewagen Republican

Incumbent delegate Amata Coleman Radewagen, a Republican who had held the seat since 2015, won re-election to the United States House of Representatives for a third term.^[1][2][3][4]

Background

In November 2014 Amata Coleman Radewagen defeated 10-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Eni Faleomavaega in a crowded race for the seat.^[5] She won re-election to a second term in 2016.

Delegate candidates

The deadline for candidates to file with the Election Office was September 1, 2018.^[6] Three candidates filed to run for election to American Samoa's lone seat in the United States House of Representatives by the deadline.^[6][7]

Democratic

• Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman, retired U.S. federal government employee^[2][6][7]

Independents

• Tuika Tuika, accountant, civil servant and politician, former candidate for governor of American Samoa (2008, 2016)^[2][6][7]

Republican

• Amata Coleman Radewagen, incumbent delegate for the United States House of Representatives^[2][6][7]

Results

Delegate

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Amata Coleman Radewagen	Republican Party	7,194	83.28
	Tuika Tuika	Independent	785	9.09
	Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman	Democratic Party	659	7.63
Total			8,638	100.00
Source: Samoa News[8]