See also: 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.
| Election Name: | 2022 Guamanian gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Guam |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Guamanian gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Guam gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Nominee2: | Felix Camacho |
| Running Mate2: | Tony Ada |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,786 |
| Percentage2: | 44.06% |
| Image1: | Lou Leon Guerrero in 2018.jpeg |
| Nominee1: | Lou Leon Guerrero |
| Running Mate1: | Josh Tenorio |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,623 |
| Percentage1: | 55.49% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Lou Leon Guerrero |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lou Leon Guerrero |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2022 Guamanian gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Guam. Incumbent Democratic Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, who was elected in 2018 with 50.7% of the vote, sought a second term.[1] She faced former Republican governor Felix Camacho.
Guerrero defeated Camacho in the general election, winning a second term as governor.[2] Guerrero was the first Democratic governor of Guam elected to a second term in office since Carl Gutierrez in 1998.
See main article: 2018 Guamanian general election. In 2018, Lou Leon Guerrero became the first woman elected governor of Guam, as well as the first Democrat elected to the office in twenty years. During her tenure in office, Leon Guerrero led the territory's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leon Guerrero was challenged in the Democratic primary by San Nicolas, who had represented Guam's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019. San Nicolas' campaign emphasized improving staffing at the Guam Behavioral and Wellness Center in order to better respond to drug addiction and mental health issues on the island. San Nicolas criticized Leon Guerrero's record on land return for Chamorro communities, and alleged insufficient transparency regarding the Simon Sanchez High School rehabilitation project.[6]
During the general election, Democratic primary runners-up San Nicolas and his running mate, Salas Matanane, publicly urged Guamanians to vote against Leon Guerrero's reelection.[10]
Republican nominee Camacho criticized the governor for allegedly "hoarding" around $300 million in federal relief funds in the Bank of Guam, of which Leon Guerrero had previously been CEO of.[11] The Leon Guerrero campaign accused Camacho of avoiding opportunities to debate in public settings.[12]