1982 Guamanian legislative election explained

Election Name:Guam legislative election, 1982
Country:Guam
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1981 Guam legislative election
Previous Year:1981
Next Election:1983 Guam legislative election
Next Year:1983
Seats For Election:All 21 seats of the Legislature of Guam
Election Date:November 2, 1982
Leader1:Carl T.C. Gutierrez
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:At-large district
Last Elcetion1:10 seats
Seats1:14
Seat Change1: 4
Popular Vote1:280,427
Percentage1:53.6
Leader2:Tommy Tanaka
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:At-large district
Last Election2:11 seats
Seats2:7
Seat Change2: 4
Popular Vote2:243,193
Percentage2:46.4
Speaker
Before Election:Tommy Tanaka
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Carl T.C. Gutierrez
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1982 Guam legislative election was held in Guam on November 2, 1982. The Democratic Party won fourteen of the twenty-one seats in the Legislature.

Results

Legislature

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party280,42753.614
Republican Party243,19346.47
Total523,62010021-
Registered voters/turnout87
align=left colspan=5Source: Guam Election Commission. Comparative Analysis Report, Guam - 1983

Primary Election

The primary election is scheduled for the first Saturday in September. For the 1982 election, the primary was held on Saturday, September 4, 1982 for both the Democratic Party of Guam and the Republican Party of Guam. The 21 at-large candidates from each party who receive the most votes go on to the general election.

Candidates

Republican

[1] [2]

Results

Republican

General election

The general election is scheduled for the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. For the 1982 election, the general election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1982. The 21 at-large candidates who receive the most votes would be certified and then inaugurated as members of the 17th Guam Legislature on January 3, 1983.

Candidates

Republican

Results

Incoming Senators to the 17th Guam Legislature

There were 21 senators elected on November 2, 1982 to serve in the 17th Guam Legislature:

Democratic

Freshmen

Republican

Freshmen

Notes and References

  1. Guam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, Guam - 1983, Agana. Page 21.
  2. Guam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, Guam - 1983, Agana. Pages 56-57.