Guamanian general election, 2006

November 7, 2006



Nominee	Felix Camacho	Robert Underwood
Party	Republican	Democratic
Running mate	Michael W. Cruz	Frank Aguon, Jr.
Popular vote	19,560	18,700
Percentage	50.25%	48.04

Governor before election

Felix Perez Camacho
Republican

Elected Governor

Felix Perez Camacho
Republican

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General elections were held in Guam on 7 November 2006 in order to elect the Governor, all 15 seats in the Legislature and the federal delegate. There was also a double referendum on legalise slot machines at racing tracks and raising the age at which citizens could purchase and consume alcohol to 21.^[1]^[2]

Whilst Felix Perez Camacho of the Republican Party was re-elected as governor, the Democratic Party won a majority of seats in the Legislature. Madeleine Bordallo was re-elected as the territory's federal delegate, whilst both referendum questions were rejected.

Background

In 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.

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.

In the case of the Auditor, affiliating with a party is grounds for disqualification.

Candidates for Governor

Democratic

Former Guam Delegate Robert A. Underwood. Previously served as Congressman from January 4, 1993 until January 6, 2003.
- Senator Frank Aguon, Jr. is Underwood's running mate.
Former Governor Carl T. C. Gutierrez. Previously served as governor for two terms from January 2, 1995, until January 6, 2003.
- Senator Benjamin "BJ" Cruz is Gutierrez running mate.

Republican

Current governor Felix Camacho.
- Senator Michael W. Cruz is Camacho's running mate.
Current lieutenant governor Kaleo Moylan.
- Senator Francis E. Santos is Moylan's running mate and a former Democrat team.

Legislative candidates

Democratic candidates

Tina Rose Muna-Barnes (I)
Jose Chargualaf
David R. Duenas
Judith P. Guthertz
Romeo M. Hernandez
Adolpho B. Palacios, Sr. (I)
Vicente "Ben" Pangelinan (I)
Don Parkinson
Rory J. Respicio (I)
David L.G. Shimizu
Angel R. Sablan
Angela L.G. Santos
Jose "Pedo" Terjale
Judith T. Won Pat (I)

Defeated in primary

Robert Benavente
Ivan Borja Carbullido
Vicente U. Garrido
Alejandro Gay
Sedfrey M. Linsangan
Elwin Champaco Quitano
Trinidad T. Torres

Republican candidates

Frank Blas Jr.
Eddie B. Calvo (I)
Christopher M. Duenas
Jim Espaldon
Speaker Mark Forbes (I)
Victor A. Gaza
Frankie "Frank" Ishizaki
Jesse Anderson Lujan (I)
Joseph F. Mesa
Shirley "Sam" Mabini-Souza
Telo Taitague
Ray Tenorio (I)
Antonio "Tony" R. Unpingco (I)

Defeated in primary

Flora Baza Quan

Attorney General

Three candidates are seeking election as Attorney General, Alicia Limtiaco, Douglas Moylan, and Vernon Gumataotao Perez.

Consolidated Commission on Utilities

Ten candidates are seeking election as CCU will take three seats.

Joana Margaret C. Blas
Harold J. Cruz
Luis A. De Vera
Luis P. Duenas
Eloy Perez Hara
Benigno Manibusan Palomo (I)
Simon A. Sanchez II (I)
Everett D. Spidell

Primary election

Governor

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert A. Underwood and Frank B. Aguon	13,421	52.94
	Democratic	Carl T.C. Gutierrez and Benjamin J.F. Cruz	11,860	46.78
Total votes			'	'

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Felix Camacho and Michael W. Cruz	4,950	63.22
	Republican	Kaleo Moylan and Francis Santos	2,847	36.36
Total votes			'	'

Legislature

2006 Guam Legislature Primary Election (Democratic Party)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Democratic	Judith T. P. Won Pat	17,155
	Democratic	Rory J. Respicio	15,621
	Democratic	Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan	15,187
	Democratic	Adolpho B. Palacios, Sr.	14,836
	Democratic	David L. G. Shimizu	14,340
	Democratic	Tina Rose Muna-Barnes	14,018
	Democratic	Judith P. Guthertz	13,151
	Democratic	Angel Reyes Sablan	10,471
	Democratic	Jose "Pedo" Toves Terjale	10,121
	Democratic	Don Parkinson	9,718
	Democratic	David R. Duenas	7,861
	Democratic	Angela L. G. Santos	7,826
	Democratic	Trinidad T. Torres	7,643
	Democratic	Jose Chargualaf	7,615
	Democratic	Romeo Hernandez	7,540
	Democratic	Robert L. G. Benavente	7,346
	Democratic	Elwin Champaco Quitano	7,240
	Democratic	Vincent U. Garrido	7,146
	Democratic	Ivan Borja Carbullido	6,679
	Democratic	Sedfrey Linsangan	5,871
	Democratic	Alejandro Gay	3,765
	Democratic	Write-in candidates
Turnout

Republicans did not appear on the ballot because there was no need for a Republican primary with less than 15 candidates running for Legislature.

Attorney General

Attorney General (non-partisan)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alicia Limtiaco	15,163	43.45
	Independent	Vernon Gumataotao Perez	11,559	33.12
	Independent	Douglas Moylan	8,118	23.26
Total votes			'	'

General Election

Election results, Governor of Guam, November 7, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Felix Camacho and Michael W. Cruz	19,560	50.25
	Democratic	Robert A. Underwood and Frank B. Aguon	18,700	48.04
Total votes			'	'

Delegate to House of Representavtives

Election results, Guam Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, November 7, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madeleine Bordallo	32,677	96.45
Total votes			33,878	100

Legislature

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Republican Party	239,628	52.4	8
Democratic Party	215,334	47.1	7
Write-ins	2,091	0.5	–
Total	457,053	100	15
Source: Guam election

2006 Guamanian legislative election
Party		Candidate	Votes	±
	Republican	Edward J. B. Calvo	26,464	n/a
	Republican	Ray Tenorio	26,036	n/a
	Democratic	Judith T. P. Won Pat	24,513	n/a
	Republican	Jim Espaldon	23,820	n/a
	Democratic	Rory J. Respicio	21,799	n/a
	Republican	Mark Forbes	21,506	n/a
	Democratic	Adolpho Borja Palacios	21,244	n/a
	Democratic	Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan	20,026	n/a
	Republican	Antonio "Tony" R. Unpingco	19,889	n/a
	Democratic	David L. G. Shimizu	18,789	n/a
	Democratic	Tina Rose Muna-Barnes	18,388	n/a
	Republican	Frank Blas, Jr.	18,181	n/a
	Democratic	Frankie T. Ishizaki	18,172	n/a
	Democratic	Judith Paulette Guthertz	17,774	n/a
	Republican	Jeese "Jess" Anderson Lujan	16,449	n/a
	Republican	Telo T. Taitague	15,956	n/a
	Republican	Shirley "Sam" Mabini-Souza	14,707	n/a
	Republican	Christopher M. Duenas	13,744	n/a
	Republican	Joseph F. Mesa	13,145	n/a
	Democratic	Angel Reyes Sablan	11,803	n/a
	Republican	Victor A. Gaza	11,559	n/a
	Democratic	Don Parkinson	11,069	n/a
	Democratic	Jose "Pedo" Toves Terjale	10,445	n/a
	Democratic	Romeo M. Hernandez	8,842	n/a
	Democratic	Jose S. N. Chargualaf	8,435	n/a
	Democratic	David "Dave" R. Duenas	8,017	n/a
	Democratic	Angela L. G. Santos	7,838	n/a
	Republican	Trinidad T. Torres	6,352	n/a
Majority			2,091
Turnout			118,689
	Republican gain from Democratic

Attorney General

Attorney General (non-partisan)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alicia Limtiaco	21,628	56.04
	Independent	Vernon Gumataotao Perez	14,444	37.42
Total votes			'	'

Consolidated Commission on Utilities

Consolidated Commission on Utilities
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Simon A. Sanchez II	21,606	24.58
	Independent	Benigno M. Palomo	17,909	20.37
	Independent	Eloy P. Hara	11,686	13.29
	Independent	Joana Margaret C. Blas	8,614	9.80
	Independent	Juan Cruz Tenorio	8,135	9.25
	Independent	Luis P. Duenas	6,188	7.04
	Independent	Harold J. Cruz	5,822	6.62
	Independent	Everett Dee Spidell	4,142	4.71
	Independent	Luis A. De Vera	3,621	4.12
Total votes			'	'

Referendums

Raising the age for alcohol consumption

Shall proposal A, an initiative to raise the minimum age for consumption and purchase of alcoholic beverages to twenty-one years of age, be adopted by the voters of Guam?^[2]

Choice	Votes	%
For	16,762	49.23
Against	17,289	50.77
Invalid/blank votes	6,038	–
Total	40,089	100
Registered voters/turnout	55,311	72.48
Source: Guam election

Legalising slot machines

Shall proposal B, an initiative to legalize slot machine gambling at an established pari-mutuel racing facility in Guam and to establish a slot machine gaming tax, be adopted by the voters of Guam?^[1]

Choice	Votes	%
For	16,705	45.19
Against	20,260	54.81
Invalid/blank votes	3,124	–
Total	40,089	100
Registered voters/turnout	55,311	72.48
Source: Guam election

References

1 2 Guam (USA), 7 November 2006: Slot machines at the racetrack Direct Democracy (German)
1 2 Guam (USA), 7 November 2006: Permit alcohol consumption over 21 years Direct Democracy (German)
1 2 Casas, Gemma Q. (2010-09-06). "Calvo wins GOP primary". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2010-09-18.

Elections and referendums in Guam

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