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General elections were held inGuam on 4 November 2008. Voters elected their non-voting delegate to theUnited States House of Representatives, along with members of the territoriallegislature.[1] The election took place alongside the2008 United States elections.
According to tradition, Guam expressed its preference in the 2008 U.S. presidential race, despite having no electoral votes. Senator Obama received 20,119 votes (57.3%) to Senator McCain's 11,941 (34.0%), marking a shift from the island's previous support for Republican presidents, including George W. Bush's two straw poll victories.[2]
IncumbentDelegateMadeleine Bordallo (D) was running unopposed for re-election for Guam's loneat-large congressional seat.[3] She was re-elected unopposed.
There are 26 candidates vying for the 15 seats in theLegislature of Guam.[3] TheDemocratic Party gainedfull control of the legislature with 10 seats, while theRepublican Party gaining only five seats.[4]
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