2014 United States House of Representatives election in Guam

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United States House of Representatives of Guam
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  2012 November 4, 2014 2016  
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Nominee Madeleine Bordallo Margaret Metcalfe
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote20,69314,956
Percentage57.9%41.8%

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Results by village:
Madeleine Bordallo:     50–55%     55–60%     60–65%

Delegate before election

Madeleine Bordallo
Democratic

Elected Delegate

Madeleine Bordallo
Democratic

Guam's at-large congressional district Map of Guam Congressional district 109.png
Guam's at-large congressional district

The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Guam will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Guam's at-large congressional district. The election will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the 2014 Guamanian gubernatorial election.

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The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Madeleine Bordallo, who has represented the district since 2003, was re-elected. She filed for re-election on June 29, 2014. [1]

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Withdrew

Results

Democratic primary results

Democratic Party of Guam primary result
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Madeleine Bordallo (incumbent) 5,898 74.5
Democratic Matthew P. Artero2,01625.5
Total votes7,914 100.0

Congresswoman Bordallo's Democratic challenger, Karlo Dizon, endorsed her for re-election following the primary. [3]

Republican primary results

Republican Party of Guam primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Margaret Metcalfe 6,753 100.0
Total votes6,753 100.0

General election

Guam's at-large congressional district election results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Madeleine Bordallo (incumbent) 20,693 57.86% −2.64%
Republican Margaret Metcalfe14,95641.82%+2.32%
n/a Write-ins1130.32%N/A
Total votes35,762 '100.0%'N/A
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sablan, Jerick (June 30, 2014). "Bordallo on re-election bid: 'I want to continue my work in Congress'". Pacific Daily News . Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. Sablan, Jerick (June 6, 2014). "Republican files to run for delegate to Congress". Pacific Daily News . Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  3. Kerrigan, Kevin (September 3, 2012). "Dizon - "This Is the Beginning For the Next Generation of Leadership."". Pacific News Center . Retrieved November 15, 2012.