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1998 Guam general election

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1998 Guam general election

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Gubernatorial election
 
Nominee Carl Gutierrez Joseph Franklin Ada
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Madeleine Bordallo Felix Perez Camacho
Popular vote 24,250 21,200
Percentage 51.88% 45.35%

Governor before election

Carl Gutierrez
Democratic

Elected Governor

Carl Gutierrez
Democratic

General elections were held in Guam on November 3, 1998.[1] A Democratic Party primary was held to decide the party's gubernatorial candidates on 7 September.[1]

Governor

Incumbent Democrat Carl Gutierrez was re-elected to his second term. This was the last time a Democrat won statewide office on Guam until 2018, when Lou Leon Guerrero won the gubernatorial election over Republican lieutenant governor Ray Tenorio.

Primary election

Democratic

CandidateRunning mateVotes%
Carl GutierrezMadeleine Bordallo16,79451.00
Tom AdaLou Leon Guerrero9,36028.42
Angel SantosPedo Terlaje6,77720.58
Total32,931100.00
Source: GEC[2]

General election

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Carl GutierrezMadeleine BordalloDemocratic Party24,25051.88
Joseph Franklin AdaFelix Perez CamachoRepublican Party21,20045.35
Write-ins1,2942.77
Total46,744100.00
Valid votes46,74496.05
Invalid/blank votes1,9223.95
Total votes48,666100.00

Legislature

Results

Candidate Party Votes Notes
Frank Aguon Democratic Party 27,752 Elected
Eddie Baza Calvo Republican Party 27,187 Elected
Simon A. Sanchez Republican Party 23,938 Elected
Kaleo Moylan Republican Party 23,721 Elected
Ben Pangelinan Democratic Party 23,316 Elected
Antonio R. Unpingco Republican Party 22,729 Elected
Mark Forbes Republican Party 22,629 Elected
Larry F. Kasperbauer Republican Party 22,425 Elected
Alberto A. Lamorena Republican Party 22,181 Elected
Carlotta A. Leon Guerrero Republican Party 22,056 Elected
Marcel G. Camacho Republican Party 21,596 Elected
Joanne M. Brown Republican Party 20,655 Elected
John C. Salas Republican Party 19,924 Elected
Tony Blaz Republican Party 19,084 Elected
Eulogio Bermudes Democratic Party 19,002 Elected
Source: Shuster

Delegate

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Robert A. UnderwoodDemocratic Party34,17974.22
Manuel Q. CruzRepublican Party10,76323.37
Write-ins1,1112.41
Total46,053100.00

References

  1. ^ a b Donald R Shuster (2004) Elections on Guam, 1970–2002 Pacific Studies, Vol. 27, Nos. 1/2
  2. ^ "Summary Report – Unofficial Results". Gec.guam.gov. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2018.