Guamanian legislative election, 2008

Guamanian legislative election, 2008
2006 ←
 November 4, 2008
 → 2010
All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Judith Won Pat Ray Tenorio
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat At-large district At-large district
Last election 7 seats 8 seats
Seats won 10 5
Seat change +3 -3
Popular vote 231,409 158,300
Speaker before election

Judith Won Pat
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Judith Won Pat
Democratic
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Legislative election also known as Senatorial election for the Legislature of Guam took place on November 4, 2008,[1] coinciding with the 2008 United States general elections and the Guam general election. Democrats defeated three Republican incumbents: Mark Forbes, Frank Ishizaki and Jesse Lujan however one Democratic incumbent was defeated namely Vice-Speaker David Shimizu.

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Primary Election

The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature. As there were many candidates running, primaries were set on September 6, 2008 for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the General election.

Democratic Party Primary

2008 Guam Legislature Primary Election (Democratic Party)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frank Aguon, Jr. 8,795 4.64%
Democratic Benjamin J. Cruz 8,432 4.45%
Democratic Vicente "Ben" Pangelinan 8,289 4.38%
Democratic Judith Won Pat 8,009 4.23%
Democratic Tom Ada 7,936 4.19%
Democratic Rory Respicio 7,415 3.92%
Democratic Tina Rose Muna-Barnes 7,317 3.86%
Democratic David Shimizu 7,169 3.79%
Democratic Adolpho Palacios 7,145 3.77%
Democratic Judith Guthertz 6,987 3.69%
Democratic Joseph Leon Guerrero 5,633 2.97%
Democratic Matt Rector 5,630 2.97%
Democratic Rosanna San Miguel 5,606 2.96%
Democratic Robert Benavente 4,457 2.35%
Democratic Phillipe Cruz 3,950 2.09%
Democratic Luis Duenas 3,941 2.08%
Democratic Write-in candidates 686 0.36%
Turnout 189,390

Republican Party Primary

2008 Guam Legislature Primary Election (Republican Party)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Eddie Calvo 4,150 4.89%
Republican Jim Espaldon 3,829 4.51%
Republican Ray Tenorio 3,508 4.13%
Republican Frank Blas, Jr. 3,351 3.95%
Republican Telo Taitague 3,305 3.89%
Republican Frank Ishizaki 3,261 3.84%
Republican Mark Forbes 3,136 3.70%
Republican Doug Moylan 2,980 3.51%
Republican Jesse Lujan 2,609 3.07%
Republican Dennis Borja 2,592 3.69%
Republican Tony Ada 0 0.00%
Republican Write-in candidates 2,587 3.05%
Turnout 84,870

General election results

Following the primaries, there were 26 candidates vying for the 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam.[1] The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature. The Democratic Party gained full control of the legislature with 10 seats, while the Republican Party gaining only five seats.[3]

2008 Guamanian legislative election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Eddie Calvo 21,862 n/a n/a
Democratic Frank Aguon, Jr. 21,311 n/a n/a
Republican Ray Tenorio 19,275 n/a n/a
Republican Jim Espaldon 19,187 n/a n/a
Democratic Tom Ada 18,767 n/a n/a
Democratic Vicente "Ben" Pangelinan 18,335 n/a n/a
Democratic Judith Won Pat 17,952 n/a n/a
Democratic Benjamin J. Cruz 17,484 n/a n/a
Democratic Rory Respicio 16,567 n/a n/a
Democratic Tina Rose Muna-Barnes 16,112 n/a n/a
Republican Frank Blas, Jr. 15,493 n/a n/a
Democratic Adolpho Palacios 15,322 n/a n/a
Democratic Judith Guthertz 14,595 n/a n/a
Republican Telo Taitague 14,552 n/a n/a
Democratic Matt Rector 14,363 n/a n/a
Democratic David Shimizu 14,217 n/a n/a
Republican Tony Ada 14,010 n/a n/a
Republican Frank Ishizaki 13,907 n/a n/a
Republican Doug Moylan 13,839 n/a n/a
Republican Jesse Lujan 10,813 n/a n/a
Democratic Rosanna San Miguel 10,641 n/a n/a
Democratic Joseph Leon Guerrero 10,612 n/a n/a
Republican Dennis Borja 7,725 n/a n/a
Republican Mark Forbes 7,637 n/a n/a
Democratic Robert Benavente 6,090 n/a n/a
Democratic Phillipe Cruz 5,134 n/a n/a
Majority 231,409
Turnout 389,709
Democratic gain from Republican

Freshman Senators

There will be 4 freshman Senators in the 30th Legislature. Four were elected on November 4, 2008.

  • Tom Ada (D)
  • Frank Aguon, Jr. (D)
  • Matt Rector (D)
  • Telo Taitague (R)

References

  1. ^ a b "Candidates Page – 2008 Candidates List". Guam Election Commission. http://www.gec.guam.gov/userfiles/2008%20%20Candidates%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  2. ^ a b "GEC - Results". Guam Election Commission. http://gec.guam.gov/results/. Retrieved 2008-12-19. 
  3. ^ "Candidates Page – 2008 Candidates List". Pacific Magazine. 2008-11-06. http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/11/06/democrats-gain-super-majority-in-guam-legislature. Retrieved 2008-11-06. 

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