2024 American Samoan general election

For related races, see 2024 United States elections.

General elections were held in American Samoa on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Voters elected a governor, lieutenant governor, faipule (members) of the House of Representatives, and the American Samoan delegate to the United States Congress. The gubernatorial election required a run-off on November 19 as no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round. Pula Nikolao Pula was elected governor and Pulu Ae Ae Jr. as lieutenant governor. They defeated the incumbent governor and lieutenant governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and Eleasalo Ale by a margin of nearly 20 percentage points in the runoff. Both are affiliated with the Republican Party.

2024 American Samoan general election

Gubernatorial election

November 5, 2024 (first round) November 19, 2024 (runoff)

Nominee Pula Nikolao Pula Lemanu Peleti Mauga Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Alliance Republican Democratic Running mate Pulu Ae Ae Jr. Eleasalo Ale Popular vote 5,846 3,925 Percentage 59.83% 40.17%

Governor before election Lemanu Peleti Mauga Democratic Elected Governor Pula Nikolao Pula Republican

House of Representatives

November 5, 2024

All 21 seats in the American Samoa House of Representatives 12 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Nonpartisans 16 Republican 4 Swains Island Delegate 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Delegate election

Republican incumbent Amata Coleman Radewagen was reelected, winning nearly 75% of the vote. Radewagen faced challenges by Democrats Luisa Kuaea and Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman, as well as independent candidate Fualaau Rosie Tago Lancaster.

Gubernatorial election

Lemanu Peleti Mauga was elected governor in the 2020 general election with 60.3% of the vote. On April 10, 2024, Mauga and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Eleasalo Ale announced their campaign for reelection under the slogan "E Lavatia le Alofa" ('Love Beareth All'). Prior to Magua's announcement, Paramount Chief Mauga Tasi Asuega was advocating for the governor's reelection. Pula T. I. Nikolao Pula, former director of the Office of Insular Affairs, announced his candidacy on March 4, 2024. Pula announced High Chief Pulu Ae Ae Jr., a former faipule for Maʻopūtasi County, as his running mate. Also on the ballot are Vaitautolu l’aulualo and his running mate Mary Taufetee, who are campaigning with the slogan "United for Change."

On November 5, Pula won a plurality of votes, 42.4%, in the three-way governor's race. However, American Samoa requires a winner to earn more than 50% of the votes cast. A runoff election between Pula and Mauga was held on November 19. Pula ultimately emerged victorious and defeated the incubment governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga, receiving nearly 60% of the total votes.

Fono election

All 20 seats in the House of Representatives were up for reelection, although four seats were uncontested.

Referendum

Voters also considered a constitutional amendment that would give the Fono the power to override the a gubernatorial veto of legislation. Under the existing Constitution of American Samoa, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior has the power to overrule a veto by the governor. Voters rejected the amendment with 57.7% of votes cast against changing the veto override process.

Results

Governor

Candidate	Running mate	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Pula Nikolao Pula	Pulu Ae Ae Jr.	4,284	42.36	5,846	59.83
Lemanu Peleti Mauga	Eleasalo Ale	3,660	36.19	3,925	40.17
Vaitautolu Talia Iaulualo	Maefau Dr Mary Taufetee	2,169	21.45
Total		10,113	100.00	9,771	100.00
Source: Election Office, Talanei

Delegate

Candidate	Votes	%
Amata Coleman Radewagen	7,394	74.78
Luisa Kuaea	1,840	18.61
Fualaau Rosie Lancaster	469	4.74
Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman	185	1.87
Total	9,888	100.00
Source: Election Office

Fono

Seventeen incumbents were re-elected, with four losing their seats.

District	Candidate	Votes	%	Notes
1 – Manuʻa	Fetui Fetu Jr.	228	25.36	Elected
	Vala Porotesano Liusamoa	201	22.36	Elected
	Paepaetele Mapu Jamias	162	18.02
	Faauifono Vaitautolu	133	14.79	Unseated
	Faleto'a Elijah J. Leasau	113	12.57
	Tuisalia Ofisa Asoau	62	6.90
2 – Manuʻa	Tiaoalii Fauagiga T. Sai	186	57.94	Elected
	Faiai Loleni Faiai	135	42.06
3 – Vaifanua	Shaun Onosai Vaa	204	39.23	Elected
	Feagaimaalii Solimio Aoelua	123	23.65
	Tuaomalotumau Lonenoa Gaoteote Faoa	86	16.54
	Taua Olomua Taua Jr.	85	16.35
	Tuna Porotesano	22	4.23
4 – Saole	Va'asa Simanu	226	59.01	Elected
	Titiali'i Kitara Vaiau	157	40.99	Unseated
5 – Sua #1	Luaitaua Gene Pan	201	46.85	Elected
	Dora J. Ah Sue	123	28.67
	Henry B. Auvaa	105	24.48
6 – Sua #2	Avagafono Tuavao Vaimaga Maiava	269	100	Elected
7 – Maoputasi #1	Vailoata Eteuati Amituana'i	223	69.47	Elected
	Sesula Fepuleai McMoore Tufele	98	30.53
8 – Maoputasi #2	Malaeoletalu Melesio Gurr	365	100	Elected
9 – Maoputasi #3	Trudge Gasetotolemasina Ledoux-Sunia	383	55.11	Elected
	Kiso Skelton	164	23.60
	Vesiai Poyer S. Samuelu	148	21.29	Unseated
10 – Maoputasi #4	Tapai Alailepule Ben Vaivao	118	58.13	Elected
	Talali Perry T. Loloaso Wightman Uia	85	41.87
11 – Maoputasi #5	Faimealelei Anthony Fu'e Allen	329	100	Elected
12 – Ituau	Manumaua Wayne Wilson	710	32.52	Elected
	Sauasetoa Tautoloitua Soliai Ho Ching	644	29.50	Elected
	Fagasoaia Mark Atafua	422	19.33
	Faafeo Lagafuaina	321	14.70
	Loimata Soliai Tema Samagu Aiulua Afo	86	3.94
13 – Fofo	Fiu John Saelua	639	100	Elected
14 – Alataua	Savali Talavou Ale	342	83.21	Elected
	Mona Uli	69	16.79
15 – Tualauta	Larry S. Sanitoa	1,276	32.13	Elected
	Ben Vaomu Sauvao	775	19.52	Elected
	Samuel Ioka Meleisea	666	16.77	Unseated
	Ti'alemasunu Dr. Mikaele Etuale	627	15.79
	Leomiti F. Leomiti	367	9.24
	Bartley Lucia Su'a Papalii	260	6.55
16 – Tualautai	Manavaalofa Tutuila Manase	280	42.04	Elected
	Olosega Lui Maea	196	29.43
	Moira Maiava	190	28.53
17 – Leasina	Ape Mike Asifoa	266	68.73	Elected
	Arrianna Princess Auvaa	67	17.31
	Fausalii I. Iose	54	13.95
Source: Election Office

Constitutional referendum

Choice		Votes	%
For		4,134	42.33
Against		5,631	57.67
Total		9,765	100.00
Source: Election Office

See also

• List of American Samoa Fono