2016 Guamanian legislative election


Legislative elections were held in Guam on November 8, 2016, along with the election for the Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature and maintained control of Guam's delegate seat. The fifteen elected members of the 34th Guam Legislature were inaugurated on January 2, 2017.

Results

Legislature

General election candidates

Democratic candidates

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 27, 2016 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

Eliminated candidates

Two Democratic hopefuls were eliminated in the 2016 primaries:

Eliminated candidates

Two Republican hopefuls were eliminated in the 2016 primaries:
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 elected as the new members of the legislature.

Freshman Senators

There will be 7 freshman Senators in the 34th Legislature, and were inaugurated on January 2, 2017.