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Elections for the Legislature of Guam were held on November 6, 2012, [1] alongside a referendum on a for-profit bingo initiative. [2] The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature, whilst the referendum was rejected by 64.8% of voters. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 211,475 | 54.41 | 9 | |
| Republican Party | 176,740 | 45.47 | 6 | |
| Write-in votes | 441 | 0.11 | – | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 122,469 | – | – | – |
| Total | 511,125 | 100 | 15 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 67 | – | – | |
| Source: GEC | ||||
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 10,920 | 35.49 |
| Against | 19,850 | 64.51 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,252 | – |
| Total | 34,022 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 50,700 | 67.10 |
| Source: Direct Democracy | ||
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 September 1, 2012 for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the General election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. (incumbent) | 7,721 | 8.01% | |
| Democratic | Frank B. Aguon Jr. (incumbent) | 7,572 | 7.86% | |
| Democratic | Thomas C. Ada (incumbent) | 7,447 | 7.73% | |
| Democratic | Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent) | 6,833 | 7.09% | |
| Democratic | Benjamin J.F. Cruz (incumbent) | 6,697 | 6.95% | |
| Democratic | Judith T. Won Pat (incumbent) | 6,674 | 6.92% | |
| Democratic | Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan (incumbent) | 6,570 | 6.91% | |
| Democratic | Michael F.Q. San Nicolas | 6,570 | 6.82% | |
| Democratic | Rory J. Respicio (incumbent) | 6,392 | 6.63% | |
| Democratic | Joe S. San Agustin | 6,382 | 6.62% | |
| Democratic | Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. (incumbent) | 6,306 | 6.54% | |
| Democratic | Judith P. Guthertz (incumbent) | 6,175 | 6.41% | |
| Democratic | Leah Beth O. Naholowaa | 5,401 | 5.60% | |
| Democratic | Gary W.F. Gumataotao | 4,457 | 5.09% | |
| Democratic | Benedicto C. Toves | 4,442 | 4.61% | |
| Democratic | Write-in candidates | 11,594 | 54.24% | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas "Tommy" Morrison | 5,175 | 8.19% | |
| Republican | Michael Troy Limtiaco | 5,012 | 7.93% | |
| Republican | Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (incumbent) | 4,979 | 7.88% | |
| Republican | Christopher M. Duenas (incumbent) | 4,763 | 7.54% | |
| Republican | Mana Silva Taijeron (incumbent) | 4,553 | 7.20% | |
| Republican | Brant T. McCreadie | 4,516 | 7.15% | |
| Republican | Aline A. Yamashita (incumbent) | 4,421 | 7.00% | |
| Republican | Roland Ray Blas | 3,944 | 6.24% | |
| Republican | Adonis J.C. Mendiola | 3,890 | 6.16% | |
| Republican | Shirley "Sam" Mabini (incumbent) | 3,579 | 5.66% | |
| Republican | Michelle Hope Taitano | 3,553 | 5.62% | |
| Republican | Javier M. Atalig | 3,196 | 5.06% | |
| Republican | William "Bill" Q. Sarmiento | 3,109 | 4.92% | |
| Republican | Jose S. Servino | 3,013 | 4.77% | |
| Republican | Antonio A. Aquiningoc | 2,804 | 4.44% | |
| Republican | Elmore "Moe" Cotton | 2,571 | 4.07% | |
| Republican | Write-in candidates | % | ||
| Turnout | ||||
On Republican is eliminated in the 2012 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 are elected as the new members of the legislature.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. (incumbent) | 20,038 | ||||
| Democratic | Frank B. Aguon Jr. (incumbent) | 19,518 | ||||
| Democratic | Thomas C. Ada (incumbent) | 18,079 | ||||
| Republican | Thomas "Tommy" Morrison | 16,983 | ||||
| Democratic | Michael F.Q. San Nicolas | 16,625 | ||||
| Republican | Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (incumbent) | 15,796 | ||||
| Republican | Michael Troy Limtiaco | 15,787 | ||||
| Republican | Christopher M. Duenas (incumbent) | 15,703 | ||||
| Democratic | Benjamin J.F. Cruz (incumbent) | 15,090 | ||||
| Democratic | Judith T.P. Won Pat (incumbent) | 15,031 | ||||
| Democratic | Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent) | 14,746 | ||||
| Democratic | Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan (incumbent) | 14,707 | ||||
| Republican | Aline A. Yamashita (incumbent) | 14,203 | ||||
| Republican | Brant T. McCreadie | 14,058 | ||||
| Democratic | Rory J. Respicio (incumbent) | 14,042 | ||||
| Democratic | Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. (incumbent) | 13,656 | ||||
| Democratic | Joe S. San Agustin | 13,447 | ||||
| Republican | Mana Silva Taijeron (incumbent) | 12,936 | ||||
| Democratic | Judith P. Guthertz (incumbent) | 12,612 | ||||
| Republican | Adonis J.C. Mendiola | 11,785 | ||||
| Republican | Shirley "Sam" Mabini (incumbent) | 11,153 | ||||
| Republican | Roland Ray Blas | 11,038 | ||||
| Democratic | Leah Beth O. Nahalowaa | 9,775 | ||||
| Republican | Michelle Hope Taitano | 9,222 | ||||
| Republican | William "Bill" Q. Sarmiento | 8,463 | ||||
| Democratic | Gary W.F. Gumataotao | 8,417 | ||||
| Republican | Jose S. Servino | 7,791 | ||||
| Republican | Javier M. Atalig | 6,481 | ||||
| Democratic | Benidicto C. Toves | 5,692 | ||||
| Republican | Antonio Aquiningoc | 5,341 | ||||
| Majority | 3,780 | |||||
| Turnout | 118,689 | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
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