2022 American Samoan general election explained

An election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa's at-large congressional district and 20 seat to the American Samoa House of Representatives. The election coincided with races for other federal and American Samoan territorial offices, including the larger American Samoa general election, as well as the nationwide 2022 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2022 United States general elections.

Delegate

Election Name:2022 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, at-large district
Country:American Samoa
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Image1:Aumua Amata Radewagen congressional photo.jpg
Candidate1:Amata Coleman Radewagen
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:6,637
Percentage1:100%
Delegate at-large
Before Election:Amata Coleman Radewagen
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Amata Coleman Radewagen
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

In November 2014, Amata Coleman Radewagen defeated 10-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Eni Faleomavaega in a crowded race for the seat.[1] She won re-election to a fourth term in 2020.[2] The incumbent delegate, Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen, a Republican who had held the seat since 2015, filed for re-election to a fifth term.[3] She ran unopposed for a fifth term.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Fili . Sagapolutele . Aumua Amata is our new non-voting Delegate to the US House . . 2014-11-05 . 2020-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107020720/http://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/A%20Section%20Wed%2011-05-14.pdf . 2016-11-07 . dead .
  2. News: Aumua Amata overwhelmingly wins a 4th consecutive 2-year term. November 4, 2020. Sagapolutele. Fili. Samoa News. Pago Pago, American Samoa. November 4, 2020.
  3. Statistics of the Congressional Election From Official Sources for the Election of November 8, 2022 Showing the Vote Cast for Each Nominee for United States Senator, Representative, Resident Commissioner, and Delegate to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Together With a Recapitulation Thereof. February 28, 2023. Johnson. Cheryl. Office of the Clerk U.S. House of Representatives. Washington, D.C., United States. April 2, 2023.
  4. News: Fili . Sagapolutele . Challenges accepted for those who qualified for Mid-Term election until close of business on Wednesday . . Pago Pago, American Samoa . 2022-09-06 . 2022-09-06.