| Election Name: | 2016 Guamanian legislative election |
| Country: | Guam |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Guamanian legislative election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Guamanian legislative election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Image1: | 3x4.svg |
| Leader1: | Judith Won Pat (lost re-election) |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | At-large district |
| Last Election1: | 9 seats |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 218,767 |
| Percentage1: | 55.95% |
| Leader2: | V. Anthony "Tony" Ada (lost re-election) |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | At-large district |
| Last Election2: | 6 seats |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 171,768 |
| Percentage2: | 43.92% |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Judith Won Pat |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Benjamin Cruz |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Legislative elections were held in Guam on Tuesday, November 8, 2016,[1] along with the election for the Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature and maintained control of Guam's delegate seat. The fifteen elected members of the 34th Guam Legislature were inaugurated on January 2, 2017. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 218,767 | 55.95% | 9 | |
| Republican Party | 171,768 | 43.92% | 6 | |
| Write-in votes | 471 | 0.12 | – | – |
| Total | 391,006 | 100 | 15 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 51,713 | 67 | – | – |
| align=left colspan=5 | Source: https://gec.guam.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-ge-unofficial-summary-group1.htm |
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 August 27, 2016 for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the General election.
Two Democratic hopefuls were eliminated in the 2016 primaries:
Two Republican hopefuls were eliminated in the 2016 primaries:
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 elected as the new members of the legislature.
There were 15 senators elected on November 8, 2016 to serve in the 34th Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 2, 2017: