2016 Guamanian legislative election

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All 15 seats of theLegislature of Guam
Majority party Minority party   Leader Judith Won Pat (lost re-election) V. Anthony "Tony" Ada (lost re-election) Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat At-large district At-large district Last election 9 seats 6 seats Seats won 9 6 Seat change Popular vote 218,767 171,768 Percentage 55.95% 43.92%
Speaker before election Judith Won Pat Democratic Elected Speaker Benjamin Cruz Democratic

Legislative elections were held inGuam on Tuesday, November 8, 2016,^[1] along with the election for the Guam delegate to theU.S. House of Representatives. The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature and maintained control of Guam's delegate seat. The fifteen elected members of the34th Guam Legislature were inaugurated on January 2, 2017.^[2]

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 August 27, 2016 for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the General election.

Two Democratic hopefuls were eliminated in the 2016 primaries:

• Victor Gaza
• Armando Dominguez

Two Republican hopefuls were eliminated in the 2016 primaries:

• Barry Mead
• Ellery Paz

Following the primaries, there were 26 candidates vying for the 15 seats in theLegislature of Guam. The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates elected as the new members of the legislature.

There were 15 senators elected on November 8, 2016 to serve in the34th Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 2, 2017:

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