2024 American Samoan general election

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2024 American Samoan general election
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Gubernatorial election
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Nominee Pula Nikolao Pula Lemanu Peleti Mauga
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Democratic
Running mate Pulu Ae Ae Jr. Eleasalo Ale
Popular vote5,8463,925
Percentage59.83%40.17%
Governor before election

Lemanu Peleti Mauga
Democratic

Elected Governor

Pula Nikolao Pula
Republican

House of Representatives
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All 21 seats in the American Samoa House of Representatives
12 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Nonpartisans 16
Republican 4
Swains Island Delegate 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in American Samoa on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Voters elected a governor, lieutenant governor, faipule (members) of the House of Representatives, and the American Samoan delegate to the United States Congress. The gubernatorial election required a run-off on November 19 as no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round. Pula Nikolao Pula was elected governor and Pulu Ae Ae Jr. as lieutenant governor. They defeated the incumbent governor and lieutenant governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and Eleasalo Ale by a margin of nearly 20 percentage points in the runoff. Both are affiliated with the Republican Party.

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Delegate election

Republican incumbent Amata Coleman Radewagen was reelected, winning nearly 75% of the vote. [1] [2] Radewagen faced challenges by Democrats Luisa Kuaea and Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman, [3] [4] as well as independent candidate Fualaau Rosie Tago Lancaster. [5]

Gubernatorial election

Lemanu Peleti Mauga was elected governor in the 2020 general election with 60.3% of the vote. On April 10, 2024, Mauga and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Eleasalo Ale announced their campaign for reelection under the slogan "E Lavatia le Alofa" ('Love Beareth All'). [6] Prior to Magua's announcement, Paramount Chief Mauga Tasi Asuega was advocating for the governor's reelection. [7] Pula T. I. Nikolao Pula, former director of the Office of Insular Affairs, announced his candidacy on March 4, 2024. [8] Pula announced High Chief Pulu Ae Ae Jr., a former faipule for Maʻopūtasi County, as his running mate. [7] Also on the ballot are Vaitautolu l’aulualo and his running mate Mary Taufetee, who are campaigning with the slogan "United for Change." [5] [9]

On November 5, Pula won a plurality of votes, 42.4%, in the three-way governor's race. However, American Samoa requires a winner to earn more than 50% of the votes cast. A runoff election between Pula and Mauga was held on November 19. [1] Pula ultimately emerged victorious and defeated the incubment governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga, receiving nearly 60% of the total votes.

Fono election

All 20 seats in the House of Representatives were up for reelection, although four seats were uncontested. [5]

Referendum

Voters also considered a constitutional amendment that would give the Fono the power to override the a gubernatorial veto of legislation. Under the existing Constitution of American Samoa, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior has the power to overrule a veto by the governor. [10] Voters rejected the amendment with 57.7% of votes cast against changing the veto override process. [11]

Results

Governor

CandidateRunning mateFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Pula Nikolao Pula Pulu Ae Ae Jr. 4,28442.365,84659.83
Lemanu Peleti Mauga Eleasalo Ale 3,66036.193,92540.17
Vaitautolu Talia IaulualoMaefau Dr Mary Taufetee2,16921.45
Total10,113100.009,771100.00
Source: Election Office [12] [13]

Delegate

CandidateVotes%
Amata Coleman Radewagen 7,39474.78
Luisa Kuaea1,84018.61
Fualaau Rosie Lancaster4694.74
Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman1851.87
Total9,888100.00
Source: Election Office [12]

Fono

Seventeen incumbents were re-elected, with four losing their seats. [14]

DistrictCandidateVotes %Notes
1 – Manuʻa Fetui Fetu Jr.22825.36Elected
Vala Porotesano Liusamoa20122.36Elected
Paepaetele Mapu Jamias16218.02
Faauifono Vaitautolu13314.79Unseated
Faleto'a Elijah J. Leasau11312.57
Tuisalia Ofisa Asoau626.90
2 – Manuʻa Tiaoalii Fauagiga T. Sai18657.94Elected
Faiai Loleni Faiai13542.06
3 – Vaifanua Shaun Onosai Vaa20439.23Elected
Feagaimaalii Solimio Aoelua12323.65
Tuaomalotumau Lonenoa Gaoteote Faoa8616.54
Taua Olomua Taua Jr.8516.35
Tuna Porotesano224.23
4 – Saole Va'asa Simanu22659.01Elected
Titiali'i Kitara Vaiau15740.99Unseated
5 – Sua #1Luaitaua Gene Pan20146.85Elected
Dora J. Ah Sue12328.67
Henry B. Auvaa10524.48
6 – Sua #2Avagafono Tuavao Vaimaga Maiava269100Elected
7 – Maoputasi #1Vailoata Eteuati Amituana'i22369.47Elected
Sesula Fepuleai McMoore Tufele9830.53
8 – Maoputasi #2Malaeoletalu Melesio Gurr365100Elected
9 – Maoputasi #3Trudge Gasetotolemasina Ledoux-Sunia38355.11Elected
Kiso Skelton16423.60
Vesiai Poyer S. Samuelu14821.29Unseated
10 – Maoputasi #4Tapai Alailepule Ben Vaivao11858.13Elected
Talali Perry T. Loloaso Wightman Uia8541.87
11 – Maoputasi #5Faimealelei Anthony Fu'e Allen329100Elected
12 – Ituau Manumaua Wayne Wilson71032.52Elected
Sauasetoa Tautoloitua Soliai Ho Ching64429.50Elected
Fagasoaia Mark Atafua42219.33
Faafeo Lagafuaina32114.70
Loimata Soliai Tema Samagu Aiulua Afo863.94
13 – Fofo Fiu John Saelua639100Elected
14 – Alataua Savali Talavou Ale34283.21Elected
Mona Uli6916.79
15 – Tualauta Larry S. Sanitoa1,27632.13Elected
Ben Vaomu Sauvao77519.52Elected
Samuel Ioka Meleisea 66616.77Unseated
Ti'alemasunu Dr. Mikaele Etuale62715.79
Leomiti F. Leomiti3679.24
Bartley Lucia Su'a Papalii2606.55
16 – Tualautai Manavaalofa Tutuila Manase28042.04Elected
Olosega Lui Maea19629.43
Moira Maiava19028.53
17 – Leasina Ape Mike Asifoa26668.73Elected
Arrianna Princess Auvaa6717.31
Fausalii I. Iose5413.95
Source: Election Office [12]

Constitutional referendum

ChoiceVotes%
For4,13442.33
Against5,63157.67
Total9,765100.00
Source: Election Office [12]

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