2018 Guamanian gubernatorial election

2018 Guamanian gubernatorial election

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Nominee Lou Leon Guerrero Ray Tenorio Frank Aguon
(write-in)
Party Democratic Republican Democratic
Running mate Josh Tenorio Tony Ada Alicia Limtiaco
Popular vote 18,258 9,487 8,205
Percentage 50.8% 26.4% 22.8%

Results by village
Guerrero:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Eddie Baza Calvo
Republican

Elected Governor

Lou Leon Guerrero
Democratic

The 2018 Guam gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Guam, concurrently with the election of Guam elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.[1]

Incumbent Republican governor Eddie Baza Calvo, was term-limited and ineligible to seek a third term in office.

Following a contested primaries on August 25, 2018, the Democratic Party nominated Lou Leon Guerrero, a former Bank of Guam CEO, territorial senator, and 1998 lieutenant gubernatorial candidate. She won the nomination over territorial senator Frank B. Aguon, who chose to run a write-in campaign in the general election. The Republican Party nominated lieutenant governor Ray Tenorio, who served under Calvo from 2011 to 2019. The campaign centered on issues including abortion rights in Guam, ethical matters, and the role of the tourism sector.[2][3] Leon Guerrero won a 50.7% majority in the general election against Tenorio, who received 26.4%, and Aguon, whose write-in bid received 22.8%. She became the first female governor in Guamanian history and the first Democrat to win the governorship of Guam since 1998.

  1. ^ "For Voters". Guam Election Commission. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
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