The2014 Guam gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect thegovernor of Guam. IncumbentRepublican governorEddie Calvo, who was elected in2010, sought re-election for a second four-year term.[1] The Governor andLieutenant Governor of Guam are elected on the same ticket.
Calvo won the election with 64 percent of the vote, defeating Gutierrez.[2] As of 2022[update], this was the last time a Republican won the governorship of Guam.[original research?]
The 2014 gubernatorial race was essentially a rematch of the2010 gubernatorial election. In 2010,Eddie Calvo, a Republican, defeated the Democratic nominee, former governorCarl Gutierrez (1995–2003), with 50.61% of the vote. Calvo took office in January 2011.
Governor Eddie Calvo and Lt. GovernorRay Tenorio announced their intention to seek re-election for a second, four-year term. The team held the first official rally to kickoff their campaign on June 7, 2014, at their campaign headquarters inAnigua, following a motorcade of supporters fromYigo.[3]
In contrast to the Republicans, theDemocratic Party of Guam was initially unable to find a candidate willing to run against Governor Calvo in the 2014 contest.[4] Noting the lack of a nominee, former governor Carl Gutierrez, who initially declined to enter the election, announced his intention to run for governor on June 26, 2014, just days before the July 1 filing deadline.[5] Gutierrez choseGary Gumataotao, an attorney, as his running mate. Gutierrez and Gumataotao filed their candidacy papers on June 30, 2014, followed by a campaign rally inHagåtña.[6]
FormerFirst Lady of GuamJoanne Camacho (2003–2011), a Republican and former General Manager of the Guam Visitors Bureau, endorsed Gutierrez for governor in the election.[7] Rumors of a potential split in the Republican Party of Guam between factions loyal to either Governor Calvo or former governorFelix Perez Camacho spread following her endorsement.[8]
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