An election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa's at-large congressional district and 20 seat to the American Samoa House of Representatives. The election coincided with races for other federal and American Samoan territorial offices, including the larger American Samoa general election, as well as the nationwide 2022 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2022 United States general elections.

House of Representatives

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Delegate

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2022 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, at-large district
 
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Candidate Amata Coleman Radewagen
Party Republican
Popular vote 6,637
Percentage 100%

Delegate at-large before election

Amata Coleman Radewagen
Republican

Elected Delegate at-large

Amata Coleman Radewagen
Republican

In November 2014, Amata Coleman Radewagen defeated 10-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Eni Faleomavaega in a crowded race for the seat.[1] She won re-election to a fourth term in 2020.[2] The incumbent delegate, Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen, a Republican who had held the seat since 2015, filed for re-election to a fifth term.[3] She ran unopposed for a fifth term.[4]

American Samoa Delegate election results, 2022[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen (inc.) 6,637 100
Total votes 6,637 100

References

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  1. ^ Sagapolutele, Fili (November 5, 2014). "Aumua Amata is our new non-voting Delegate to the US House" (PDF). Samoa News. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Sagapolutele, Fili (November 4, 2020). "Aumua Amata overwhelmingly wins a 4th consecutive 2-year term". Samoa News. Pago Pago, American Samoa. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Cheryl (February 28, 2023). Statistics of the Congressional Election From Official Sources for the Election of November 8, 2022 Showing the Vote Cast for Each Nominee for United States Senator, Representative, Resident Commissioner, and Delegate to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Together With a Recapitulation Thereof. Office of the Clerk U.S. House of Representatives (Report). Washington, D.C., United States. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Sagapolutele, Fili (September 6, 2022). "Challenges accepted for those who qualified for Mid-Term election until close of business on Wednesday". Samoa News. Pago Pago, American Samoa. Retrieved September 6, 2022.