2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam

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2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam
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  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  
  James Moylan official photo (1).jpg Judith Won Pat Portrait (cropped).jpg
Candidate James Moylan Judith Won Pat
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote17,07515,427
Percentage52.2%47.2%

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Results by village
Moylan:      50–60%
Won Pat:     40–50%     50–60%

Delegate before election

Michael San Nicolas
Democratic

Elected Delegate

James Moylan
Republican

The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Guam's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the larger 2022 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2022 Guamanian legislative election.

Contents

The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Incumbent Delegate Michael San Nicolas, who was re-elected with 59.6% of the vote [lower-alpha 1] in 2020, retired to run for governor. [2]

James Moylan, a member of the Guam Legislature, won the election, becoming the first Republican delegate elected in Guam since 1993. [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Results

Democratic primary [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Judith Won Pat 9,882 55.43%
Democratic Telena Cruz Nelson 7,87844.19%
Write-in 670.38%
Total votes17,827 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Moylan 2,632 99.66%
Write-in 90.34%
Total votes2,641 100.0%

General election

Results

2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican James Moylan 17,075 52.19% +31.19%
Democratic Judith Won Pat 15,42747.15%-31.67%
Write-in 2170.66%+0.48%
Total votes32,719 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

Notes

  1. San Nicolas's opponent was a fellow Democrat, Robert Underwood. In the initial round, San Nicolas and Underwood took a combined total of 78.9% against Republican candidate Wil Castro, who took 21.0% [1]

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