2018 Guam general election

A general election was held in Guam on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Voters in Guam chose their governor, non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, attorney general, public auditor, and all fifteen members of the territorial legislature. The election coincided with the United States mid-term elections.

2018 Guamanian gubernatorial election

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Nominee Lou Leon Guerrero Ray Tenorio Frank Aguon Jr. (write-in) Party Democratic Republican Democratic Running mate Josh Tenorio Tony Ada Alicia Limtiaco Popular vote 18,081 9,419 8,161 Percentage 50.7% 26.4% 22.9%

Governor before election Eddie Baza Calvo Republican Elected Governor Lou Leon Guerrero Democratic

United States House of Representatives of Guam

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Nominee Michael San Nicolas Doris Flores-Brooks Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 19,053 15,263 Percentage 54.90 43.98

Delegate before election Madeleine Bordallo Democratic Elected Delegate Michael San Nicolas Democratic

Governor of Guam

Main article: 2018 Guam gubernatorial election

Incumbent Republican governor Eddie Baza Calvo was barred from re-election, after his win in 2014, since Guam does not allow governors more than two consecutive terms. Five candidates officially declared their bids to be the next governor of Guam:

• Senator Frank B. Aguon, 24th-33rd, currently serving in the 34th Guam Legislature^[1]
• Former senator Lou Leon Guerrero, 23rd-24th, 26th-28th Guam Legislature^[2]
• Ray Tenorio, incumbent lieutenant governor^[3]

Primary elections

A primary election was held to determine each party's gubernatorial candidates.

Democratic primary results

Four gubernatorial tickets faced off in the Democratic primaries. The Democratic ticket of Leon Guerrero/Tenorio received the highest number of votes, and moved on to challenge the Republican Tenorio/Ada ticket in November.

Democratic primary results for governor of Guam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Leon Guerrero and Josh Tenorio	8,267	32.14
	Democratic	Frank Aguon and Alicia Limtiaco	7,995	31.12
	Democratic	Carl Gutierrez and Fred Bordallo	5,609	21.94
	Democratic	Dennis Rodriguez Jr. and Dave Cruz	3,761	14.71

Republican primary results

The Tenorio/Ada ticket was unopposed for the Republican primaries and moved on to the general election.

Republican primary results for governor of Guam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Tenorio and Tony Ada	3,158	97.98

General election results

General election results for governor of Guam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Leon Guerrero and Josh Tenorio	18,081	50.70%
	Republican	Ray Tenorio and Tony Ada	9,419	26.41%
	Democratic	Frank Aguon and Alicia Limtiaco (write-in)	8,161	22.88%

United States House of Representatives

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Guam

Guam's at-large congressional district

Democratic candidate Michael San Nicolas attained nearly 55% of the total votes against Republican challenger Doris Flores Brookes, who attained 43.98%. San Nicolas was Guam's 5th delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

Primary elections

Democratic primary results

Incumbent delegate Madeleine Bordallo and senator Michael San Nicolas faced off in the Democratic primaries.

Democratic primary results for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael San Nicolas	12,456	51.48
	Democratic	Madeleine Bordallo	11,635	48.08

Republican primary results

One Republican declared their bid for Guam's delegate seat in the United States House of Representatives. Former public auditor Doris Flores-Brooks resigned from her post to run for Guam's congressional seat.^[4]

Republican primary results for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doris Flores Brooks	2,817	99.12

General election results

General election results for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael San Nicolas	19,053	54.90
	Republican	Doris Flores Brooks	15,263	43.98

Attorney General

2018 Guam Attorney General election

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Candidate Leevin Camacho Douglas Moylan Party Independent Republican Popular vote 23,802 11,344 Percentage 67.72% 32.28%

Results by village Camacho:      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney general before election Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson Republican Elected Attorney general Leevin Camacho Independent

Incumbent Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson did not run for re-election as Guam's elected attorney general.^[5] Three candidates vied for the non-partisan position: former Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Gary Gumataotao, first elected attorney general Douglas Moylan, and attorney Leevin Camacho. The top two moved on from the blanket primary to the general election.

Primary results

Candidate	Votes	%
Leevin Camacho (I)	14,284	48.35
Douglas Moylan (R)	7,915	26.79
Gary Gumataotao (D)	7,260	24.57
Write-in	86	0.29
Total	29,545	100.00
Source: Archived October 20, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

General election results

General election results for Attorney General of Guam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Leevin Camacho	23,802	67.72%
	Republican	Douglas Moylan	11,344	32.28%

Public auditor

Guam's first elected non-partisan public auditor, Doris Flores Brookes, was elected to her fourth term in 2016. Flores Brookes recently resigned from her post to run for Guam's delegate seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Three candidates declared their bids in the special election to be Guam's next public auditor: professor Doreen Crisostomo, incumbent speaker Benjamin Cruz, and acting public auditor Yukari Hechanova. Hachanova withdrew prior to the election, though her name remained on the ballot.^[6][7] Incumbent speaker Benjamin Cruz was elected as Guam's next public auditor after a special election was held coinciding with the August 25 primaries.^[8]

Special election results

Candidate	Votes	%
Benjamin Cruz (D)	14,046	47.57
Doreen Crisostomo (I)	9,130	30.92
Yukari Hechanova (R)	6,303	21.35
Invalid/blank votes	48	0.16
Total	29,527	100.00
Source: Archived October 20, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

Legislature of Guam

Main article: 2018 Guamanian legislative election

2018 Guam legislative election

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All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
Majority party Minority party   Leader Benjamin Cruz James Espaldon 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 Cruz Democratic Elected Speaker Tina Muña Barnes Democratic

All fifteen seats in the Legislature of Guam were up for election. Democrats, under Speaker Benjamin Cruz, controled nine seats in the legislature, while Republicans held six seats.^[9]

Six incumbent seats were up for grabs, with two senators seeking the gubernatorial seat, one seeking the delegate to the United States House of Representatives seat, and three senators not seeking re-election to the 35th Guam Legislature.^[10]

Consolidated Commission on Utilities

Two incumbents, Simon A. Sanchez II and Francis E. Santos, ran for re-election, and one incumbent, Joseph George Bamba, did not run for re-election as Guam elected CCU. Two candidates vied for the non-partisan position: former Republican senator Michael Limtiaco, and former senatorial candidate William Parkinson both ran.

General election results

2018 Consolidated Commission on Utilities results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Simon A. Sanchez II (incumbent)	19,827
	Nonpartisan	Michael Troy Limtiaco	16,829
	Nonpartisan	Francis E. Santos (incumbent)	14,816
	Nonpartisan	William Parkinson	12,554

Education board

Four members of the education board were elected.^[11]

Judicial retention elections

One Supreme Court associate justice, Katherine A. Maraman, and one Superior Court judge, Anita A. Sukola, were up for retention.^[11]