Elections for the Legislature of Guam were held on November 6, 2012,[1] alongside a referendum on a for-profit bingo initiative.[2] The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature, whilst the referendum was rejected by 64.8% of voters.[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 September 1, 2012 for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the General election.
On Republican is eliminated in the 2012 primaries:
Elmore "Moe" Cotton
General election resultsedit
Following the primaries, there were 26 candidates vying for the 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam. The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature.
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Elections for the Legislature of Guam were held on November 6 2012 1 alongside a referendum on a for profit bingo initiative 2 The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature whilst the referendum was rejected by 64 8 of voters 2 2012 Guamanian legislative election 2010 November 6 2012 2014 All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam Majority party Minority party Leader Judith Won Pat V Anthony AdaParty Democratic RepublicanLeader s seat At large district At large districtLast election 9 seats 6 seatsSeats won 9 6Seat changePopular vote 211 475 176 740Percentage 54 41 45 47 Speaker before electionJudith Won PatDemocratic Elected Speaker Judith Won PatDemocratic Contents 1 Results 1 1 Legislature 1 2 Referendum 2 Candidates 2 1 Democratic 2 2 Republican 2 2 1 Eliminated 3 Primary Election 3 1 Democratic Party Primary 3 2 Republican Party Primary 3 2 1 Eliminated candidates 4 General election results 5 Incoming Senators to the 32nd Guam Legislature 5 1 Democratic 5 1 1 Incumbents 5 1 2 Freshman 5 2 Republican 5 2 1 Incumbents 5 2 2 Freshman 6 ReferencesResults editLegislature edit Party Votes Seats Democratic Party 211 475 54 41 9Republican Party 176 740 45 47 6Write in votes 441 0 11 Invalid blank votes 122 469 Total 511 125 100 15 0Registered voters turnout 67 Source GECReferendum edit Choice Votes For 10 920 35 49Against 19 850 64 51Invalid blank votes 3 252 Total 34 022 100Registered voters turnout 50 700 67 10Source Direct DemocracyCandidates editDemocratic edit Michael F Q San Nicolas Benjamin J F Cruz I Benedicto C Toves Judith T P Won Pat I Vicente Ben C Pangelinan I Thomas Tom C Ada I Judith P Guthertz I Adolpho B Palacios Sr I Leah Beth Naholowaa Frank Blas Aguon Jr Rory J Respicio I Tina Muna Barnes I Dennis G Rodriguez Jr I Joe Shimizu San Agustin Gary W F Gumataotao Republican edit Christopher M Duenas I Michelle Hope Taitano Antonio A Aquiningoc Jose S Servino Mana Silva Taijeron I Brant T McCreadie Vicente Anthony Tony Ada I Michael Mike Troy Limtiaco Thomas Tommy Morrison Roland Ray Blas Aline A Yamashita I Shirley Sam Mabini I Javier M Atalig Adonis J C Mendiola William Bill Q Sarmiento Eliminated edit Elmore Moe CottonPrimary Election editThe 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 September 1 2012 for both the Democratic and Republican parties The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the General election Democratic Party Primary edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dennis G Rodriguez Jr incumbent 7 721 8 01 Democratic Frank B Aguon Jr incumbent 7 572 7 86 Democratic Thomas C Ada incumbent 7 447 7 73 Democratic Tina Muna Barnes incumbent 6 833 7 09 Democratic Benjamin J F Cruz incumbent 6 697 6 95 Democratic Judith T Won Pat incumbent 6 674 6 92 Democratic Vicente Ben C Pangelinan incumbent 6 570 6 91 Democratic Michael F Q San Nicolas 6 570 6 82 Democratic Rory J Respicio incumbent 6 392 6 63 Democratic Joe S San Agustin 6 382 6 62 Democratic Adolpho B Palacios Sr incumbent 6 306 6 54 Democratic Judith P Guthertz incumbent 6 175 6 41 Democratic Leah Beth O Naholowaa 5 401 5 60 Democratic Gary W F Gumataotao 4 457 5 09 Democratic Benedicto C Toves 4 442 4 61 Democratic Write in candidates 11 594 54 24 TurnoutRepublican Party Primary edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Thomas Tommy Morrison 5 175 8 19 Republican Michael Troy Limtiaco 5 012 7 93 Republican Vicente Anthony Tony Ada incumbent 4 979 7 88 Republican Christopher M Duenas incumbent 4 763 7 54 Republican Mana Silva Taijeron incumbent 4 553 7 20 Republican Brant T McCreadie 4 516 7 15 Republican Aline A Yamashita incumbent 4 421 7 00 Republican Roland Ray Blas 3 944 6 24 Republican Adonis J C Mendiola 3 890 6 16 Republican Shirley Sam Mabini incumbent 3 579 5 66 Republican Michelle Hope Taitano 3 553 5 62 Republican Javier M Atalig 3 196 5 06 Republican William Bill Q Sarmiento 3 109 4 92 Republican Jose S Servino 3 013 4 77 Republican Antonio A Aquiningoc 2 804 4 44 Republican Elmore Moe Cotton 2 571 4 07 Republican Write in candidates TurnoutEliminated candidates edit On Republican is eliminated in the 2012 primaries Elmore Moe CottonGeneral election results editFollowing the primaries there were 26 candidates vying for the 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam The members are elected at large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature 2012 Guam legislative election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dennis G Rodriguez Jr incumbent 20 038Democratic Frank B Aguon Jr incumbent 19 518Democratic Thomas C Ada incumbent 18 079Republican Thomas Tommy Morrison 16 983Democratic Michael F Q San Nicolas 16 625Republican Vicente Anthony Tony Ada incumbent 15 796Republican Michael Troy Limtiaco 15 787Republican Christopher M Duenas incumbent 15 703Democratic Benjamin J F Cruz incumbent 15 090Democratic Judith T P Won Pat incumbent 15 031Democratic Tina Muna Barnes incumbent 14 746Democratic Vicente Ben C Pangelinan incumbent 14 707Republican Aline A Yamashita incumbent 14 203Republican Brant T McCreadie 14 058Democratic Rory J Respicio incumbent 14 042Democratic Adolpho B Palacios Sr incumbent 13 656Democratic Joe S San Agustin 13 447Republican Mana Silva Taijeron incumbent 12 936Democratic Judith P Guthertz incumbent 12 612Republican Adonis J C Mendiola 11 785Republican Shirley Sam Mabini incumbent 11 153Republican Roland Ray Blas 11 038Democratic Leah Beth O Nahalowaa 9 775Republican Michelle Hope Taitano 9 222Republican William Bill Q Sarmiento 8 463Democratic Gary W F Gumataotao 8 417Republican Jose S Servino 7 791Republican Javier M Atalig 6 481Democratic Benidicto C Toves 5 692Republican Antonio Aquiningoc 5 341Majority 3 780Turnout 118 689Democratic gain from RepublicanIncoming Senators to the 32nd Guam Legislature editThere were 15 senators elected on November 6 2012 to serve in the 32nd Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 7 2013 Democratic edit Incumbents edit Judith Won Pat Benjamin Cruz Tina Rose Muna Barnes Thomas C Ada Rory J Respicio Ben Pangelinan Dennis G Rodriguez Jr Freshman edit Frank B Aguon Jr returning Michael San Nicolas Republican edit Incumbents edit Christopher M Duenas Vicente Anthony Tony Ada Aline A Yamashita Freshman edit Thomas Tommy Morrison Brant McCreadie Michael LimtiacoReferences edit Electoral Calendar international elections world elections Retrieved 2011 05 12 a b Guam 6 November 2012 Commercial bingo game Direct Democracy in German a b GEC Results Guam Election Commission Archived from the original on 2009 01 23 Retrieved 2008 12 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 Guamanian legislative election amp oldid 1149985394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
