2016 American Samoa gubernatorial election

← 2012

November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)

2020 →


Nominee	Lolo Matalasi Moliga	Faoa Aitofele Sunia
Party	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan
Running mate	Lemanu Peleti Mauga	Larry Sanitoa
Popular vote	7,235	4,305
Percentage	60.2%	35.8%

Governor before election

Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Nonpartisan

The 2016 American Samoa gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, coinciding with the 2016 United States presidential elections and other US elections.

The incumbent, Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga sought re-election. Moliga won re-election, defeating Faoa Aitofele Sunia, 60.2% to 35.8%, while Tuika Tuika received 4.0% of the vote.^[1]

All American Samoan elections are officially nonpartisan, although both Lolo Matalasi Moliga and Faoa Aitofele Sunia affiliate themselves with the Democratic Party.

Candidates[]

Lolo Matalasi Moliga, incumbent governor

Running mate: Lemanu Peleti Mauga, incumbent Lieutenant Governor^[2]

Faoa Aitofele Sunia, former lieutenant governor

Running mate: Larry Sanitoa, Territorial Representative^[3]

Tuika Tuika, accountant and candidate for governor in 2008

Running mate: Iuni Maeva, veteran^[4]

Results[]

Unofficial election results, American Samoa gubernatorial election, November 8, 2016^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Lolo Matalasi Moliga (Incumbent)	7,235	60.2
	Nonpartisan	Faoa Aitofele Sunia	4,305	35.8
	Nonpartisan	Tuika Tuika	484	4.0
Total votes			12,024	100.00

References[]

^ ^a ^b "General Election 2016 Results Governor and Lt. Governor November 8, 2016 – Unofficial" (PDF). American Samoa Government – Election Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
^ "Lolo Moliga standing again in American Samoa". Radio New Zealand. June 21, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^ "Faoa & Sanitoa kicks off quest for leadership". Talanei.com. June 22, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^ "Tuika Tuika & Iuni Maeva in the race". Talanei.com. September 14, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

v t (2015 ←) 2016 United States elections (→ 2017)
U.S. President	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Guam (straw poll)
U.S. Senate	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Missouri Nevada New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Utah Vermont Washington Wisconsin
U.S. House (Election ratings)	Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii 1st sp Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky 1st sp Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio 8th sp Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania 2nd sp Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia U.S. Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Governors	American Samoa Delaware Lt. Gov Indiana Missouri Lt. Gov Montana New Hampshire North Carolina Lt. Gov North Dakota Oregon (special) Puerto Rico Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia
Attorneys general	Indiana Missouri Montana North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia
State legislatures	Alaska House Senate California Assembly Senate Colorado Senate Connecticut Senate Delaware House Florida House Georgia House Guam Hawaii Senate Illinois House Senate Iowa Senate Michigan House Minnesota House Senate Montana House Nevada Senate New Hampshire Senate New York Assembly North Carolina House Senate Ohio House Oregon Pennsylvania House Senate South Carolina Senate Texas Senate House Utah Senate Washington House Senate West Virginia Senate Wisconsin Assembly Senate Wyoming Senate
Mayors	Bakersfield, CA Baltimore, MD Baton Rouge, LA Corpus Christi, TX Columbia, MO Fresno, CA Gainesville, FL Glendale, AZ Hampton, VA Honolulu, HI Irvine, CA Lubbock, TX Miami-Dade County, FL Milwaukee, WI Norfolk, VA Portland, OR Richmond, VA Riverside, CA Sacramento, CA Salt Lake County, UT San Diego, CA San Juan, PR Stockton, CA Tulsa, OK Wilmington, DE Winston-Salem, NC
Local	Cook County, IL Los Angeles County, CA San Diego, CA
State-wide	Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia U.S. Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

v t Elections and referendums in American Samoa
Gubernatorial elections	1977 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Legislative elections	1953 1968 1970 1972 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2020
US House elections	1970 1988 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
Referendums	1966 1970 1972 1973 1974 1976 (Aug) 1976 (Nov) 1978 1986 1990 2008 2010 2012 2014 2018

v t United States gubernatorial elections
List of current governors
1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1810 1885 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
House elections Senate elections Presidential elections