2010 Guamanian legislative 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 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Speaker before election

Judith Won Pat
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Judith Won Pat
Democratic

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.

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Senator - Democratic candidates". Pacific Daily News. 2010. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  2. ^ "Senator - Republican candidates". Pacific Daily News. 2010. Retrieved 2009-11-02.