2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam
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Results by village Moylan: 50–60% Won Pat: 40–50% 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Guam |
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The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect the non-voting
Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Guam's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the larger 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
and the 2022 Guamanian legislative election.
The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Incumbent Delegate Michael San Nicolas, who was re-elected with 59.6% of the vote[a] in 2020, retired to run for governor.[2]
James Moylan, a member of the Guam Legislature, won the election, becoming the first Republican delegate elected in Guam since 1993.[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Guam Legislature[4]
Eliminated in primary
- Guam Legislature[5]
Declined
- running for governor)[2]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Judith Won Pat | 9,882 | 55.43% | |
Democratic | Telena Cruz Nelson | 7,878 | 44.19% | |
Write-in | 67 | 0.38% | ||
Total votes | 17,827 | 100.0% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Guam Legislature[7]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Moylan | 2,632 | 99.66% | |
Write-in | 9 | 0.34% | ||
Total votes | 2,641 | 100.0% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James Moylan | 17,075 | 52.19% | +31.19% | |
Democratic | Judith Won Pat | 15,427 | 47.15% | -31.67% | |
Write-in | 217 | 0.66% | +0.48% | ||
Total votes | 32,719 | 100.0% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Notes
- ^ San Nicolas's opponent was a fellow Democrat, Robert Underwood. In the initial round, San Nicolas and Underwood took a combined total of 78.9% against Republican candidate Wil Castro, who took 21.0%[1]
References
- ^ "Summary Results Report" (PDF). November 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Gilbert, Haidee (19 April 2022). "San Nicolas to run for governor with journalist as running mate". www.mvariety.com. Marianas Variety. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Guam Elects First Republican House Delegate Since 1993". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ Taitano, Joe (2022-04-24). ""A serious leader:" Nelson makes run for Congress official". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ a b "2022 Primary Election: Official Results".
- ^ Leon Guerrero, Phill (March 18, 2022). "'I want to take the challenge': Moylan enters delegate race". Daily Post. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "2022 General Election: Unofficial Results". Guam Election Commission.