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General elections were held in American Samoa on 4 November 2014, alongside a constitutional referendum. Voters elected members of the Fono and the American Samoan delegate to the United States Congress. [1]
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General elections were held in American Samoa on 4 November 2014, alongside a constitutional referendum. Voters elected members of the Fono and the American Samoan delegate to the United States Congress. [1]
| District | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – Manu'a | Fetu Fetui Jr. | 409 | Elected | |
| Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr. | 366 | Elected | ||
| I’aulualo Fa’afetai Talia | 329 | |||
| 2 – Manu'a | Toea’ina F. Autele | 256 | Elected | |
| Le’autu Segila P. Vaeao | 102 | |||
| 3 – Vaifanua | Legae’e Mauga | 368 | Elected | |
| Ugaitafa Simei Pulu | 191 | |||
| 4 – Saole | Talaimatai Elisara Su’a | 188 | Elected | |
| Kitara Vaiau | 158 | |||
| Sagatu Thompson | 69 | |||
| 5 – Sua | Puleleiite Lia Tufele Jr. | 172 | Elected | |
| Tuialofi Faalae Lauatua’a Tunupopo | 124 | |||
| Fale S. Uele | 99 | |||
| Ketesemane Meaole | 86 | |||
| Lily Memea Hunt | 8 | |||
| 6 – Sua | Lemapu Suiaunoa Talo | 188 | ||
| Matagi David Sialega Mauga | 173 | |||
| 7 – Maoputasi | Vailoata Eteuati Amituana’i | 362 | Elected | |
| 8 – Maoputasi | Maugaoali’i Sipa Anoa’i | 224 | Elected | |
| Vailiuama Steve Leasiolagi | 168 | |||
| Don Fuimaono Lutu | 57 | |||
| 9 – Maoputasi | Meauta Lauoi Mageo | |||
| Va’amua Henry Sesepasara | ||||
| 10 – Maoputasi | Tu’umolimoli S. Moliga | 177 | ||
| 11 – Maoputasi | Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e Allen | 304 | Elected | |
| Maloiseuga Tanielu Fagamanu Unutoa | 79 | |||
| 12 – Ituau | Manumaua Wayne Wilson | 612 | Elected | |
| Mulinu’u Vae’iaitu Filo Maluia | 607 | Elected | ||
| Archie Taotasi Soliai | 596 | |||
| Fagasoaia Foa Akai Lealaitafea | 527 | |||
| 13 – Fofo | Puletu D. Koko | 290 | Elected | |
| Fagaoatua Dorian T. Salave’a | 241 | |||
| Andra Samoa | 210 | |||
| Pogia Tusi P. Suiaunoa | 89 | |||
| Johanna Samana | 17 | |||
| 14 – Lealataua | Fatumalala L. Al-Shehri | |||
| Samatua Edwin Hollister | ||||
| Savali Talavou Ale | Elected | |||
| 15 – Tualauta | Larry Simou Sanitoa | 1,288 | Elected | |
| Vui Florence Tuaumu Saulo | 877 | Elected | ||
| Leomiti Faitama’i Leomiti | 465 | |||
| Bartley Su’a Lusia | 441 | |||
| 16 – Tualatai | Timusa Tini Lam Yuen | 312 | Elected | |
| Manavaalofa Tutuila Manase | 283 | |||
| 17 – Leasina | Atalina Asifoa | 201 | Elected | |
| Atualevao Gafatasi Afalav | 200 | |||
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 Results by voting district: Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen: 35–40% 40–45% 45–50% 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% Eni Faleomavaega: 30–35% 50–55% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Amata Coleman Radewagen | 4,306 | 42.00 | ||
| Democratic | Eni Faleomavaega (incumbent) | 3,157 | 30.80 | ||
| Democratic | Togiola Tulafono | 1,130 | 11.00 | ||
| Democratic | Mapu S. Jamias | 652 | 6.40 | ||
| Independent | Rosie Fuala'au Tago Lancaster | 268 | 2.60 | ||
| Democratic | Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman | 229 | 2.20 | ||
| Independent | Tuika Tuika | 201 | 2.00 | ||
| Democratic | Tu'au Kereti Mata'Utia Jr | 160 | 1.60 | ||
| Democratic | Mark Ude | 143 | 1.40 | ||
| Total votes | 10,246 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
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