2010 American Samoan general election

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2010 American Samoan general election
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U.S. House delegate
  Congressman Eni Faleomavaega.jpg Aumua Amata Radewagen congressional photo.jpg
Candidate Eni Faleomavaega Amata Coleman Radewagen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote6,1824,422
Percentage56.41%40.35%
Delegate before election

Eni Faleomavaega
Democratic

Elected Delegate

Eni Faleomavaega
Democratic

General elections were held in American Samoa on November 2, 2010. [1] The deadline to register as a candidate for the election was September 1, 2010. [1]

Contents

Voters in American Samoa chose the 20 elected members of the American Samoa House of Representatives. [1] Voters also cast their ballots for the federal Delegate to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., and proposed revisions to the American Samoan Constitution. [1]

Incumbent Eni Faleomavaega of the Democratic Party, who had held the seat since 1989, was re-elected as the U.S. House delegate.

Results

House of Representatives

Voters chose 20 elected members of the American Samoa House of Representatives. [1] Six incumbent representatives lost their re-election bids. [2]

Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives

All elections in American Samoa are officially non-partisan, though candidates do identify with a particular political party. Three candidates sought election for Delegate to the U.S. House in 2010. [3]

Incumbent Rep. Eni Faleomavaega, who identifies with the Democratic Party, is seeking re-election. [3] He was re-elected in the 2008 House election with 60% of the vote.

Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa's Republican National Committeewoman who has challenged Faleomavaega in the past, ran again for the seat. [4]

Tuika Tuika, an accountant and former candidate for Governor of American Samoa in the 2008 gubernatorial election, is the third candidate in the election. [3]

In early February 2010, independent Fualaau Rosie Tago Lancaster had announced that she would seek second bid to become American Samoa's delegate to the United States House. [3] [5] Lancaster announced that she will run on a platform promising an emphasis on Veterans issues, better communication and transportation links with the Manu'a Islands, education, healthcare and economic development. [5] Lancaster came in third in the 2008 House election, receiving 5% of the popular vote. However, she did not appear on the general election ballot in November. [4]

Faleomavaega was elected for a twelfth two-year term in office, taking 6,895 ballots, or 56% of the vote. [4]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Eni Faleomavaega Democratic Party 6,18256.41
Amata Coleman Radewagen Republican Party 4,42240.35
Tuika TuikaIndependent3563.25
Total10,960100.00
Source: [6]

Referendum

Voters decided if the amendments and revisions to the Constitution of American Samoa which were proposed at the 2010 Constitutional Convention should be adopted. [1] The government announced how many new amendments to the Constitution would be presented to the territory's voters. [1]

Voters strongly rejected the proposed amendments to the Constitution, with 7,660 (70.17%) voting against the changes to 3,257 (29.83%) who voted yes. [7] Voters rejected the amendments to the Constitution in all 17 electoral districts of American Samoa as well as in the absentee ballot poll. [7]

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