2014 Guamanian legislative election

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2014 Guamanian legislative election

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All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
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Legislative election also known as Senatorial election for the Legislature of Guam took place on November 4, 2014,^[1] coinciding with the 2014 United States elections and the Guam gubernatorial election. All 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam were up for election.

Candidates[]

The fifteen candidates who win the most votes go on to the General election. One incumbent seats and only senators is not seeking re-election was Ben Pangelinan to the 33rd Guam Legislature until he died in the office on July 8, 2014.

Democratic[]

Declared[]

Republican[]

Eliminated[]

• Romeo Carlos

Declined[]

Democratic[]

• Ben Pangelinan

Republican[]

Primary elections[]

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 30, 2014, for both the Democratic and Republican parties.

Results[]

Democratic primary results[]

Democratic Party of Guam primary election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank B. Aguon Jr. (incumbent)	6,556	7.93
	Democratic	Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. (incumbent)	6,420	7.77
	Democratic	Benjamin J.F. Cruz (incumbent)	6,292	7.61
	Democratic	Thomas C. Ada (incumbent)	5,997	7.25
	Democratic	Michael San Nicolas (incumbent)	5,974	7.23
	Democratic	Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent)	5,918	7.16
	Democratic	Rory J. Respicio (incumbent)	5,792	7.01
	Democratic	Judith Won Pat (incumbent)	5,789	7.00
	Democratic	Nerissa Bretania Underwood	5,654	6.84
	Democratic	Judith P. Guthertz	5,382	6.51
	Democratic	Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.	5,080	6.14
	Democratic	Hope Alvarez Cristobal	4,946	5.98
	Democratic	Derick Baza Hills	4,639	5.61
	Democratic	Rodney A. Cruz Jr.	4,380	5.30
	Democratic	Frank "Kool Aid" T. Ungacta Jr.	3,735	4.52
	Democratic	Write-in candidates	120	.15
Turnout			49,249

Republican primary results[]

Republican Party of Guam primary election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada	9,139	8.13
	Republican	Thomas "Tommy" Morrison	8,800	7.83
	Republican	James "Jim" Espaldon	8,338	7.42
	Republican	Christopher M. Duenas	8,296	7.38
	Republican	Frank Blas Jr.	8,203	7.30
	Republican	William "Wil" Castro	7,474	6.65
	Republican	Aline A. Yamashita	7,460	6.64
	Republican	Brant T. McCreadie	7,305	6.50
	Republican	Adonis J.C. Mendiola	7,117	6.33
	Republican	Glenn A. Leon Guerrero	6,904	6.14
	Republican	Mary Camacho Torres	6,701	5.96
	Republican	Roland Ray Blas	6,254	5.57
	Republican	MiChelle Hope Taitano	5,786	5.15
	Republican	Felix C. Benavente	5,530	4.92
	Republican	Valentino Gumataotao Perez	5,604	4.86
	Republican	Romeo Carlos	3,451	3.07
	Republican	Write-in candidates	151	.13
Turnout			63,545

General Elections[]

The members of the legislature are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates elected as the new members of the legislature. The Democrats and Republican Party had retain their seats, for the next legislature at 9 Democrats and 6 Republicans

2014 Guam legislative election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frank B. Aguon Jr.	23,089	5.38	n/a
	Democratic	Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr.	21,705	5.06	n/a
	Republican	Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada	20,269	4.72	n/a
	Republican	Jim Espaldon	19,444	4.53	n/a
	Republican	Thomas "Tommy" Morrison	19,381	4.52	n/a
	Democratic	Thomas C. Ada	19,006	4.43	n/a
	Republican	Mary Camacho Torres	17,758	4.14	n/a
	Democratic	Nerissa Bretania Underwood	16,760	3.91	n/a
	Democratic	Judith Won Pat	16,726	3.91	n/a
	Democratic	Michael San Nicolas	16,650	3.88	n/a
	Democratic	Tina Muna Barnes	16,521	3.85	n/a
	Republican	Frank Blas Jr.	16,452	3.83	n/a
	Democratic	Benjamin J.F. Cruz	15,950	3.72	n/a
	Democratic	Rory J. Respicio	15,671	3.65	n/a
	Republican	Brant McCreadie	15,478	3.61	n/a
	Republican	Aline A. Yamashita	15,134	3.53	n/a
	Republican	Christopher M. Duenas	14,976	3.49	n/a
	Republican	William "Wil" Castro	14,526	3.39	n/a
	Republican	Adonis J.C. Mendiola	13,210	3.08	n/a
	Republican	Glenn A. Leon Guerrero	13,000	3.03	n/a
	Democratic	Adolpho B. Palacios	12,406	2.89	n/a
	Democratic	Judith Guthertz	11,875	2.77	n/a
	Democratic	Hope Alvarez Cristobal	10,776	2.51	n/a
	Republican	Roland Ray Blas	10,222	2.38	n/a
	Democratic	Derick Baza Hills	9,234	2.15	n/a
	Republican	MiChelle Hope Taitano	8,906	2.08	n/a
	Republican	Felix C. Benavente	6,964	1.62	n/a
	Republican	Valentino Gumataotao Perez	6,710	1.56	n/a
	Democratic	Rodney A. Cruz Jr.	6,412	1.49	n/a
	Democratic	Frank "Kool Aid" T. Ungacta Jr.	3,332	.78	n/a
Majority			3,780
Turnout			118,689
	Democratic gain from Republican

Incoming Senators to the 33rd Guam Legislature[]

There were 15 senators elected on November 4, 2014 to serve in the 33rd Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 5, 2015:

Democratic[]

Incumbents[]

Freshman[]

• Nerissa Bretania Underwood

Republican[]

Incumbents[]

Freshman[]

See also[]

• 2018 Guam gubernatorial election
• 2018 Guam general election

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