Incumbent Republican governor Eddie Baza Calvo was barred from re-election, after his win in 2014, since Guam does not allow governors more than two consecutive terms. Five candidates officially declared their bids to be the next governor of Guam:
Senator Frank B. Aguon, 24th-33rd, currently serving in the 34th Guam Legislature[1]
A primary election was held to determine each party's gubernatorial candidates.
Democratic primary results
Four gubernatorial tickets faced off in the Democratic primaries. The Democratic ticket of Leon Guerrero/Tenorio received the highest number of votes, and moved on to challenge the Republican Tenorio/Ada ticket in November.
Democratic candidate Michael San Nicolas attained nearly 55% of the total votes against Republican challenger Doris Flores Brookes, who attained 43.98%. San Nicolas was Guam's 5th delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
One Republican declared their bid for Guam's delegate seat in the United States House of Representatives. Former public auditor Doris Flores-Brooks resigned from her post to run for Guam's congressional seat.[4]
Republican primary results for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
Incumbent Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson did not run for re-election as Guam's elected attorney general.[5] Three candidates vied for the non-partisan position: former Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Gary Gumataotao, first elected attorney general Douglas Moylan, and attorney Leevin Camacho. The top two moved on from the blanket primary to the general election.
Guam's first elected non-partisan public auditor, Doris Flores Brookes, was elected to her fourth term in 2016. Flores Brookes recently resigned from her post to run for Guam's delegate seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Three candidates declared their bids in the special election to be Guam's next public auditor: professor Doreen Crisostomo, incumbent speaker Benjamin Cruz, and acting public auditor Yukari Hechanova. Hachanova withdrew prior to the election, though her name remained on the ballot.[6][7] Incumbent speaker Benjamin Cruz was elected as Guam's next public auditor after a special election was held coinciding with the August 25 primaries.[8]
All fifteen seats in the Legislature of Guam were up for election. Democrats, under Speaker Benjamin Cruz, controled nine seats in the legislature, while Republicans held six seats.[9]
Six incumbent seats were up for grabs, with two senators seeking the gubernatorial seat, one seeking the delegate to the United States House of Representatives seat, and three senators not seeking re-election to the 35th Guam Legislature.[10]
Consolidated Commission on Utilities
Two incumbents, Simon A. Sanchez II and Francis E. Santos, ran for re-election, and one incumbent, Joseph George Bamba, did not run for re-election as Guam elected CCU. Two candidates vied for the non-partisan position: former Republican senator Michael Limtiaco, and former senatorial candidate William Parkinson both ran.
