September 1982 Guamanian status referendum

A referendum on the territory's status was held in Guam on 4 September 1982.^[1] It was held after a referendum in January had resulted in none of the options presented to voters receiving a majority in favour.^[2] This time only two options, becoming a US commonwealth or a US state, were offered to voters, with 73% voting in favour of the former.^[1] However, the territory has still not achieved commonwealth status.

September 1982 Guamanian status referendum

4 September 1982
Results
Choice Votes  % US commonwealth 17,348 72.82% US statehood 6,476 27.18% Valid votes 23,824 91.32% Invalid or blank votes 2,265 8.68% Total votes 26,089 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 32,055 81.39%

Results

Choice		Votes	%
US commonwealth		17,348	72.82
US state		6,476	27.18
Total		23,824	100.00
Valid votes		23,824	91.32
Invalid/blank votes		2,265	8.68
Total votes		26,089	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,055	81.39
Source: Direct Democracy