2014 Guamanian legislative election

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2014 Guamanian legislative election
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  2012 November 4, 2014 2016  

All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Judith T.P. Won Pat V. Anthony Ada
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seatAt-large districtAt-large district
Last election9 seats6 seats
Seats won96
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

Speaker before election

Judith Won Pat
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Judith Won Pat
Democratic

Elections for the Legislature of Guam took place on November 4, 2014, [1] coinciding with the 2014 United States elections and the Guam gubernatorial election. All 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam were up for election.

Contents

Candidates

The fifteen candidates who win the most votes go on to the general election. One incumbent seats and only senators is not seeking re-election was Ben Pangelinan to the 33rd Guam Legislature until he died in the office on July 8, 2014.

Democratic

Declared

Republican

  • Mary Camacho Torres
  • Roland Ray Blas
  • Christopher M. Duenas (I)
  • Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada (I)
  • Valentino "Val" Gumataotao Perez
  • Glenn A. Leon Guerrero
  • Frank F. Blas Jr.
  • Thomas "Tommy" Morrison (I)
  • Brant McCreadie (I)
  • James "Jim" Espaldon
  • Aline A. Yamashita (I)
  • Adonis J.C. Mendiola
  • Michelle Hope Taitano
  • William "Wil" Castro
  • Felix Crisostomo Benavente

Eliminated

  • Romeo Carlos

Declined

Democratic

Republican

  • Eric Palacios
  • Javier Atalig
  • Michael Limtiaco
  • Paul Sardoma
  • Ray Cruz Haddock
  • Victor A. Gaza

Primary elections

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 August 30, 2014, for both the Democratic and Republican parties.

Results

Democratic primary results

Democratic Party of Guam primary election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank B. Aguon Jr. (incumbent) 6,556 7.93
Democratic Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. (incumbent) 6,420 7.77
Democratic Benjamin J.F. Cruz (incumbent) 6,292 7.61
Democratic Thomas C. Ada (incumbent) 5,997 7.25
Democratic Michael San Nicolas (incumbent) 5,974 7.23
Democratic Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent) 5,918 7.16
Democratic Rory J. Respicio (incumbent) 5,792 7.01
Democratic Judith Won Pat (incumbent) 5,789 7.00
Democratic Nerissa Bretania Underwood 5,654 6.84
Democratic Judith P. Guthertz 5,382 6.51
Democratic Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. 5,080 6.14
Democratic Hope Alvarez Cristobal 4,946 5.98
Democratic Derick Baza Hills 4,639 5.61
Democratic Rodney A. Cruz Jr. 4,380 5.30
Democratic Frank "Kool Aid" T. Ungacta Jr. 3,735 4.52
Democratic Write-in candidates120.15
Turnout 49,249

Republican primary results

Republican Party of Guam primary election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada9,1398.13
Republican Thomas "Tommy" Morrison 8,8007.83
Republican James "Jim" Espaldon8,3387.42
Republican Christopher M. Duenas8,2967.38
Republican Frank Blas Jr.8,2037.30
Republican William "Wil" Castro7,4746.65
Republican Aline A. Yamashita7,4606.64
Republican Brant T. McCreadie7,3056.50
Republican Adonis J.C. Mendiola7,1176.33
Republican Glenn A. Leon Guerrero6,9046.14
Republican Mary Camacho Torres 6,7015.96
Republican Roland Ray Blas6,2545.57
Republican MiChelle Hope Taitano5,7865.15
Republican Felix C. Benavente5,5304.92
Republican Valentino Gumataotao Perez5,6044.86
Republican Romeo Carlos3,4513.07
Republican Write-in candidates151.13
Turnout 63,545

General Elections

The members of the legislature are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates elected as the new members of the legislature. The Democrats and Republican Party had retain their seats, for the next legislature at 9 Democrats and 6 Republicans

2014 Guam legislative election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Frank B. Aguon Jr. 23,0895.38n/a
Democratic Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr.21,7055.06n/a
Republican Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada20,2694.72n/a
Republican Jim Espaldon 19,4444.53n/a
Republican Thomas "Tommy" Morrison 19,3814.52n/a
Democratic Thomas C. Ada 19,0064.43n/a
Republican Mary Camacho Torres 17,7584.14n/a
Democratic Nerissa Bretania Underwood 16,7603.91n/a
Democratic Judith Won Pat 16,7263.91n/a
Democratic Michael San Nicolas 16,6503.88n/a
Democratic Tina Muna Barnes 16,5213.85n/a
Republican Frank Blas Jr.16,4523.83n/a
Democratic Benjamin J.F. Cruz 15,9503.72n/a
Democratic Rory J. Respicio15,6713.65n/a
Republican Brant McCreadie15,4783.61n/a
Republican Aline A. Yamashita15,1343.53n/a
Republican Christopher M. Duenas14,9763.49n/a
Republican William "Wil" Castro14,5263.39n/a
Republican Adonis J.C. Mendiola13,2103.08n/a
Republican Glenn A. Leon Guerrero13,0003.03n/a
Democratic Adolpho B. Palacios12,4062.89n/a
Democratic Judith Guthertz 11,8752.77n/a
Democratic Hope Alvarez Cristobal10,7762.51n/a
Republican Roland Ray Blas10,2222.38n/a
Democratic Derick Baza Hills9,2342.15n/a
Republican MiChelle Hope Taitano8,9062.08n/a
Republican Felix C. Benavente6,9641.62n/a
Republican Valentino Gumataotao Perez6,7101.56n/a
Democratic Rodney A. Cruz Jr.6,4121.49n/a
Democratic Frank "Kool Aid" T. Ungacta Jr.3,332.78n/a
Majority3,780
Turnout 118,689
Democratic gain from Republican

Incoming Senators to the 33rd Guam Legislature

There were 15 senators elected on November 4, 2014 to serve in the 33rd Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 5, 2015:

Democratic

Incumbents

Freshman

Republican

Incumbents

Freshman

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References

  1. Election for Legislature of Guam IFES