2002 Guamanian general election explained

Election Name:2002 Guamanian gubernatorial election
Country:Guam
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1998 Guamanian general election
Previous Year:1998
Next Election:2006 Guamanian general election
Next Year:2006
Election Date:November 5, 2002
Nominee1:Felix Perez Camacho
Running Mate1:Kaleo Moylan
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:24,309
Percentage1:55.41%
Nominee2:Robert Underwood
Running Mate2:Thomas C. Ada
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:19,559
Percentage2:44.59%
Governor
Before Election:Carl Gutierrez
Before Party:Democratic
After Election:Felix Perez Camacho
After Party:Republican

General elections were held in Guam on November 5, 2002 in order to elect the governor, all 15 members of the Legislature and the Federal delegate to the US Congress. There was also a referendum on raising the age at which alcohol could be bought and consumed to 21.[1] The proposal was rejected by voters.[1]

Background

The elections to the Legislature and multi-member boards were run via open primary (This following the outlawing of the previous blanket primary) similar to Louisiana.

Both the Public Auditor and Consolidated Commission on Utilities were required to be nonpartisan and as such candidates were not allowed to state affiliations or list them on the ballot.[2] [3] In the case of the Auditor, affiliating with a party is grounds for disqualification.[2]

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Results

Governor

General Election

Delegate

General Election

Guam Legislature

Election Name:2002 Guam legislative election
Country:Guam
Type:legislative
Ongoing:Yes
Previous Election:2000 Guam general election
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2004 Guam general election
Next Year:2004
Seats For Election:All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
Election Date:November 5, 2002
Leader1:Ben Pangelinan
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:At-large district
Last Election1:6 seats
Seats1:9
Seat Change1: 2
Leader2:Tony Unpingco (retired)
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:At-large district
Last Election2:9 seats
Seats2:6
Seat Change2: 2
Speaker
Before Election:Tony Unpingco
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Ben Pangelinan
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
PartyVotes%Seats
9
6
Write-ins
TotalN/A10015
Source: Guam election
CandidatePartyVotesNotes
Elected
Elected
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Referendum

ChoiceVotes%
For19,43646.27
Against22,56353.73
Invalid/blank votes
Total41,999100
Registered voters/turnout
align=left colspan=3Source: Direct Democracy

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu012002 Guam (USA), 5 November 2002: Drinking allowed from 21 years
  2. Web site: Office of The Public Auditor - Guam - Enabling Legislation . December 3, 2006 .
  3. Web site: Public Law No. 26-76 . December 3, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070304082407/http://www.ccuguam.com/PublicLaw26-076.htm . March 4, 2007 . dead . mdy-all .