2026 Guam gubernatorial election

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2026 Guam gubernatorial election
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  2022 November 3, 20262030 
 
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Governor

Lou Leon Guerrero
Democratic



The 2026 Guam gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of Guam. Incumbent Democratic Governor Lou Leon Guerrero is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Republican primary

Declared

Publicly Expressed Interest

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