United States House of Representatives election in Guam, 2014

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Nominee Madeleine Bordallo Margaret Metcalfe
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote20,55014,866
Percentage60.5%39.5%
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.

United States House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the legislature of the United States.

Guam Island territory of the United States of America

Guam is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States in Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost point and territory of the United States, along with the Northern Mariana Islands. The capital city of Guam is Hagåtña and the most populous city is Dededo. The inhabitants of Guam are called Guamanians, and they are American citizens by birth. Indigenous Guamanians are the Chamorros, who are related to other Austronesian natives of Eastern Indonesia and Philippines and Taiwan. Guam has been a member of the Pacific Community since 1983.

Guams at-large congressional district

Guam's at-large congressional district comprises the entire area of the United States territory of Guam. Guam has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by a non-voting delegate since 1972. It is currently represented by Democrat Michael San Nicolas who has represented the district since 2019.

Contents

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]

Madeleine Bordallo American politician

Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo is a Guamanian politician, who served as the Delegate from the United States territory of Guam to the United States House of Representatives.

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Withdrew

The Guamanian self-governing government consists of a locally elected Governor, Lieutenant Governor and a fifteen-member Legislature. The first popular election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor took place in 1970. The current Lieutenant Governor is Josh Tenorio, who has been in office since January 7, 2019.

Frank Flores Blas, Sr. was a Guamanian politician, businessman and member of the Republican Party of Guam. Blas served as the Lieutenant Governor of Guam from 1987 until 1995 for two consecutive terms under Governor Joseph Franklin Ada.

Felix Perez Camacho American politician and former Governor of Guam

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Results

Democratic primary results

Democratic Party of Guam primary result
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Madeleine Bordallo 5,89874.30
Democratic Matthew P. Artero2,01625.40
Total votes7,938100

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 Metcalfe6,75398.25
Total votes6,85398.33

General Election

Election results, Guam Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, November 4, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Madeleine Bordallo 20,55060.5
Republican Margaret Metcalfe 14,86639.5
Total votes33,334100
Democratic hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Sablan, Jerick (2014-06-30). "Bordallo on re-election bid: 'I want to continue my work in Congress'". Pacific Daily News . Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  2. ↑ Sablan, Jerick (2014-06-06). "Republican files to run for delegate to Congress". Pacific Daily News . Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  3. ↑ Kerrigan, Kevin (2012-09-03). "Dizon - "This Is the Beginning For the Next Generation of Leadership."". Pacific News Center . Retrieved 2012-11-15.
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