Guamanian general election, 2004
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General elections were held in Guam on 2 November 2004 in order to elect all 15 members of the Legislature, the Federal delegate, mayors of 14 cities, vice mayors of three cities, the Public Auditor, the Consolidated Commission on Utilities, two judges of the Superior Court, running for retention and the Guam Public Education Policy Board. Voters also voted on the President of the United States despite the fact that the territory sent no representatives to the electoral college. In addition there was also a referendum on allowing gambling, which was rejected by voters.[1]
Background
In the United States territory of Guam, elections to the Legislature and multi-member boards are run via open primary (This following the outlawing of the previous blanket primary similar to Louisiana).[2]
Both the Public Auditor and Consolidated Commission on Utilities are required to be nonpartisan and as such candidates are not allowed to state affiliations or list them on the ballot.[3][4]
In the case of the Auditor, affiliating with a party is grounds for disqualification.[4]
Campaign
A total of 30 candidates ran for 15 seats in the Legislature, with both the Democratic and Republican parties nominating a full slate.
The Guam Bar Association conducted an internal survey to determine feelings towards the two judges running for retention. Both were given strong marks of approval by the less than 100 members.[5]
During the run up, "Proposition A", the gaming/gabling legalization measure received significant coverage. A group called "Citizens for Economic Diversity" proponed it.
Legislative Candidates
Democratic candidates
- Frank B. Aguon, Jr. (I)
- John B. Benavente
- Mark C. Charfaurous
- Benjamin J.F. Cruz
- Harold J. Cruz
- Teresita R. Cruz
- F. Randall Cundiffe (I)
- Luis P. Duenas
- John E. Farnum
- Judith P. Guthertz
- Romeo M. Hernandez
- Lou A. Leon Guerrero (I)
- Sedfrey M. Linsangan
- Tina Rose Muna-Barnes (I)
- Teodoro "Ted" S. Nelson
- Adolpho B. Palacios
- Speaker Vicente C. Pangelinan (I)
- Don Parkinson
- Daniel T. Perez
- John M. Quinata (I)
- Rory J. Respicio (I)
- Antoinette D. Sanford (I)
- Judith T.P. Won Pat
Republican candidates
- Joanne M. Salas Brown (I)
- Vincent C. Camacho
- Michael W. "Mike" Cruz
- Bertha M. Duenas
- Edward J.B. Calvo
- Christopher M. Duenas
- Sylvia M. Flores
- Mark Forbes
- Victor A. Gaza
- Lawrence F. Kasperbauer
- Robert Klitzkie
- Jerone T. Landstrom
- Jesse "Jess" Anderson Lujan
- Noel Silan
- Ray Tenorio
- Antonio "Tony" R. Unpingco
Declined
- Dr. Carmen Fernandez (D)
Results
President of the USA
Despite not having any electoral votes, Guam approved of George W. Bush by 64% over John Kerry. Ralph Nader and Steve Badnarik both received less than one percent.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | Republican Party | 21,490 | 64.08 |
| John Kerry | Democratic Party | 11,781 | 35.13 |
| Ralph Nader | Independent | 196 | 0.58 |
| Steve Badnarik | Independent | 67 | 0.2 |
| Total | 33,534 | 100 | |
| Source: Guam election | |||
Delegate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madeleine Bordallo | Democratic Party | 31,051 | 97.38 |
| Write-ins | 837 | 2.62 | |
| Total | 31,888 | 100 | |
| Source: Guam election | |||
Legislature
In the election to the legislature, the top fifteen vote-getters are elected, and the remainder aren't. A recount was held due to the closeness of the vote counts of the critical 15th/16th candidates. As a result, Joanne Brown (Republican), an incumbent, pushed then Speaker Ben Pangelinan into 16th place with a two-vote lead.[6]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 228,177 | 51.82 | 9 |
| Democratic Party | 211,904 | 48.13 | 6 |
| Write-ins | 232 | 0.05 | – |
| Total | 440,313 | 100 | 15 |
| Source: Guam election | |||
Auditor
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doris Brooks | 30,627 | 98.80 | |
| Write-ins | 371 | 1.20 | |
| Total | 30,998 | 100 | |
| Source: Guam election | |||
Utilities Commission
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ada | 24,839 | 46.84 | |
| Gloria Nelson | 13,227 | 24.94 | |
| Eloy Hara | 8,146 | 15.36 | |
| Jesus Lizama | 6,577 | 12.40 | |
| Write-ins | 239 | 0.45 | |
| Total | 53,028 | 100 | |
| Source: Guam election | |||
Judicial retention
Both judges standing for retention kept their seats by large majorities.
Education board
Elections for the Guam Education Policy Board suffered for a shortage of candidates: Only in the district of Luchan were there more running then returned (4, including write in, for two seats). In the other two 2 seat districts, the second had to be filled by write in, and in the 3 seat Lagu district, NO candidates were on the ballot, resulting in a 100% write-in return.
Mayors
Ten Republican mayors were elected against four Democratic mayors and all three vice mayors. The vice mayor of Barrigada, June Blas was elected without opposition.
Referendum
Shall proposal A, an initiative to establish the Guam Casino Gaming Control Commission Act be adopted by the voters of Guam?[1]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 13,311 | 38.54 |
| Against | 21,223 | 61.46 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | |
| Total | 34,534 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 54,940 | |
| Source: Direct Democracy | ||
References
- 1 2 Guam (USA), 2 November 2004: Allowing of gambling Direct Democracy (German)
- ↑ Richard Winger. "Ballot Access News July 1, 2004". Retrieved December 3, 2006.
- ↑ "Public Law No. 26-76". Retrieved December 3, 2006.
- 1 2 "Office of The Public Auditor - Guam - Enabling Legislation". Retrieved December 3, 2006.
- ↑ Zita Taintano. "Guam Bar Association surveys members about judicial retention". KUAM-TV. Retrieved December 3, 2006. Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "GEC completes recount: Brown beats Pangelinan by 2 votes for 15th seat". Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved December 3, 2006.
