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2000 Guamanian general election

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General elections were held in Guam in November 2000 in order to elect the Legislature, Guam's delegate to the United States House of Representatives, the Public Auditor (for the first time) and village mayor and vice-mayors.[1]

Campaign

A total of 33 candidates contested the 15 seats in the Legislature (including 13 incumbents), two ran for the Delegate position and five for the Public Auditor.[1]

In the Legislature elections, 32 candidates were from the Democratic or Republican parties, with one running as an independent.[1]

Results

Legislature

Tom Ada received the most votes, and three women were elected.[1]

Public Auditor

Doris Flores Brooks was elected with 51% of the vote.[1]

Delegate

Candidate Party Votes %
Robert A. Underwood Democratic Party 34,179 74.2
Manuel Q. Cruz Republican Party 10,763 23.4
Write-ins 1,111 2.4
Total 46,053 100
Source: Shuster

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Donald R Shuster (2004) Elections on Guam, 1970–2002 Pacific Studies, Vol. 27, Nos. 1/2