Guamanian general election, 2002

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The Guam general election of 2002 was held on 5 November. On the ballot were:

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Background

In Guam, elections to the Legislature and multi-member boards are run via open primary (This following the outlawing of the previous blanket primary[1]) similar to Louisiana.

Both the Public Auditor[2] and Consolidated Commission on Utilities[3] are required to be nonpartisan and as such candidates are not allowed to state affiliations or list them on the ballot.

In the case of the Auditor, affiliating with a party is grounds for disqualification.[4]

Results

Governor

e • d Summary of the 5 November 2002 Guam governor election results
Candidates - parties Votes %
Felix Camacho - Republican Party 24,309 55.4
Robert A. Underwood - Democratic Party 19,559 44.6
Total 43,868 100
Source: KUAM

Delegate

Madeleine Bordallo, a Democrat, was elected.

Legislature