Election Name: | 2022 Guamanian general election |
Country: | Guam |
Ongoing: | No |
Previous Election: | 2020 Guamanian general election |
Previous Year: | 2020 |
Next Election: | 2024 Guamanian general election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
General elections were held in Guam on November 8, 2022. Voters in Guam chose their governor, non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, attorney general, and all fifteen members of the territorial legislature. The election coincided with the 2022 United States elections.
See main article: 2022 Guamanian gubernatorial election.
Election Name: | 2022 Guamanian gubernatorial election |
Flag Image: | Flag of Guam.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2020 Guamanian general election |
Previous Year: | 2020 |
Next Election: | 2024 Guamanian general election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Turnout: | 56.36% |
Candidate1: | Lou Leon Guerrero |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Running Mate1: | Josh Tenorio |
Popular Vote1: | 18,623 |
Percentage1: | 55.49% |
Candidate2: | Felix Perez Camacho |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Running Mate2: | Tony Ada |
Popular Vote2: | 14,786 |
Percentage2: | 44.06% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Lou Leon Guerrero |
Before Party: | Democratic |
After Election: | Lou Leon Guerrero |
After Party: | Democratic |
Incumbent Democratic Governor Lou Leon Guerrero sought reelection with her running mate Josh Tenorio. Felix Perez Camacho, the former governor of Guam, joined the race with Tony Ada.[1]
See main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam.
Election Name: | 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam |
Flag Image: | Flag of Guam.svg |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Guam |
Previous Year: | 2020 |
Next Election: | 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Guam |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Turnout: | 56.36% |
Candidate1: | James Moylan |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 17,260 |
Percentage1: | 52.12% |
Candidate2: | Judith Won Pat |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 15,636 |
Percentage2: | 47.22% |
Delegate | |
Before Election: | Michael San Nicolas |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | James Moylan |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent delegate Michael San Nicolas did not seek reelection, instead ran for the governor of Guam.[2] Two members of the Guam Legislature, James Moylan and Judith Won Pat, contested in the general election. James Moylan was elected as the 6th delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
Election Name: | 2022 Guam Attorney General election |
Flag Image: | Flag of Guam.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2020 Guam Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 2020 |
Next Election: | 2024 Guam Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Turnout: | 56.36% |
Candidate1: | Douglas Moylan |
Party1: | Independent |
Popular Vote1: | 15,112 |
Percentage1: | 46.19% |
Candidate2: | Leevin Camacho |
Party2: | Independent |
Popular Vote2: | 15,073 |
Percentage2: | 46.07% |
Attorney general | |
Before Election: | Leevin Camacho |
Before Party: | Independent |
After Election: | Douglas Moylan |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Two candidates sought election to the office of Attorney General: Douglas Moylan and incumbent A.G. Leevin Camacho.[3]
See main article: 2022 Guamanian legislative election.
Election Name: | 2022 Guamanian legislative election |
Flag Image: | Flag of Guam.svg |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2020 Guamanian legislative election |
Previous Year: | 2020 |
Next Election: | 2024 Guamanian legislative election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Turnout: | 56.36% |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Speaker | |
Before Election: | Therese M. Terlaje |
Before Party: | Democratic |
After Election: | Therese M. Terlaje |
After Party: | Democratic |
Leader1: | Telena Cruz Nelson |
Leaders Seat1: | At-large district |
Leader2: | Christopher M. Duenas |
Leaders Seat2: | At-large district |
Seats Before1: | 8 |
Seats After1: | 9 |
Seats For Election: | All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Seats Before2: | 7 |
Seats After2: | 6 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
All fifteen seats in the Legislature of Guam were up for election. After the election, Democrats, under Speaker Therese M. Terlaje, controlled nine seats in the Legislature, while Republicans held six seats.[4]
A nonpartisan election was held for three seats on the commission.
Nine candidates ran for the six available seats on the Guam Education Board.