General elections were held in Guam on November 5, 2002, in order to elect the governor, all 15 members of the Legislature and the Federal delegate to the US Congress. There was also a referendum on raising the age at which alcohol could be bought and consumed to 21.[1] The proposal was rejected by voters.[1]

2002 Guam gubernatorial election

← 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 →
 
Nominee Felix Perez Camacho Robert Underwood
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Kaleo Moylan Thomas C. Ada
Popular vote 24,309 19,559
Percentage 55.41% 44.59%

Governor before election

Carl Gutierrez
Democratic

Elected Governor

Felix Perez Camacho
Republican

Background

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The elections to the Legislature and multi-member boards were run via open primary (This following the outlawing of the previous blanket primary[1]) similar to Louisiana.

Both the Public Auditor and Consolidated Commission on Utilities were required to be nonpartisan and as such candidates were not allowed to state affiliations or list them on the ballot.[2][3] In the case of the Auditor, affiliating with a party is grounds for disqualification.[2]

Democratic Party

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  • Robert A. Underwood, U.S. Delegate Congressman
    • Thomas C. Ada, Senator
  • Carl Gutierrez (incumbent), Governor of Guam
    • Maj. Gen. Benny Paulino, U.S. Soldier of the Guam National Guard

Republican Party

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Results

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Governor

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Republican gubernatorial primary

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Felix P. Camacho/Kaleo S. Moylan 1
Republican Antonio R. Unpingco/Edward J.B. Calvo 0
Total votes

Democratic gubernatorial primary

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert A. Underwood/Thomas C. Ada 1
Democratic Carl T.C. Gutierrez/Benny Paulino 0
Total votes

General Election

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Guam gubernatorial general election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Felix P. Camacho/Kaleo S. Moylan 24,309 55.41
Democratic Robert A. Underwood/Thomas C. Ada 19,559 44.59
Total votes 43,868 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Delegate

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madeleine Bordallo 17,845 59.20
Democratic Judith T. Won Pat 12,298 40.80

General Election

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General Election Results for Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madeleine Bordallo 27,081 63.60
Republican Joseph F. Ada 14,836 34.84
Total votes 100

Guam Legislature

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2002 Guam legislative election
 
← 2000 November 5, 2002 2004 →

All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ben Pangelinan Tony Unpingco (retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat At-large district At-large district
Last election 6 seats 9 seats
Seats won 9 6
Seat change   2   2

Speaker before election

Tony Unpingco
Republican

Elected Speaker

Ben Pangelinan
Democratic

Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party 9
Republican Party 6
Write-ins
Total N/A 100 15
Source: Guam election
Candidate Party Votes Notes
Frank Aguon Democratic Party Elected
Ray Tenorio Republican Party Elected
F. Randall Cunliffe Democratic Party Elected
Ben Pangelinan Democratic Party Elected
Carmen Fernandez Democratic Party Elected
Mark Forbes Republican Party Elected
Larry F. Kasperbauer Republican Party Elected
John M. Quinata Democratic Party Elected
Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero Democratic Party Elected
Rory J. Respicio Democratic Party Elected
Joanne M. Brown Republican Party Elected
Jesse A. Lujan Republican Party Elected
Tina Muna Barnes Democratic Party Elected
Robert Kiltzkie Republican Party Elected
Antoinette Sanford Democratic Party Elected

Referendum

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Choice Votes %
For 19,436 46.27
Against 22,563 53.73
Invalid/blank votes
Total 41,999 100
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Direct Democracy

References

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  1. ^ a b Guam (USA), 5 November 2002: Drinking allowed from 21 years Direct Democracy (in German)
  2. ^ a b "Office of The Public Auditor - Guam - Enabling Legislation". Retrieved December 3, 2006.
  3. ^ "Public Law No. 26-76". Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2006.