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Guam legislature election on 3 November puts all 15 seats at stake

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Voters in Guam, a United States territory in the western Pacific, elect all 15 members of their legislature on 3 November 2026. Republicans hold 9 seats and Democrats 6; a new governor and the island's delegate to the US House are chosen the same day.

Voting day
3 November 2026
Polls close
First results
Unofficial count on election night, Guam time
Elected
15 senators, the governor and lieutenant governor, the delegate to the US House
Decided by
One island-wide vote for 15 at-large seats; two-year terms
Takes office
January 2027

Who is running

Two parties field slates: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, the local branches of the two main US parties. Republicans hold the majority, with 9 of the 15 seats. In their primary on 1 August, Senator Jesse Lujan, the majority leader, came first with 5,611 votes, ahead of Senator Sabrina Salas Matanane and Senator Christopher Duenas.

Democrats hold 6 seats. Senator Chris Barnett led their primary with 9,310 votes, followed by Amanda Shelton and Telena Nelson.

How the vote works

The Legislature of Guam has a single chamber of 15 senators. All are elected at large, with the whole island as one district, for two-year terms. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time.

The governor's office is open because the incumbent is term-limited. Senator Therese Terlaje and Senator Sabina Perez run for the Democrats against Senator Tony Ada and Edward Calvo for the Republicans. If no ticket wins a majority, a runoff follows. Delegate James Moylan, a Republican, faces Democrat Alicia Limtiaco for Guam's non-voting seat in the US House.

How the race got here

In the election of 5 November 2024, Republicans won 9 seats to the Democrats' 6, their first majority since 2006. The 38th Guam Legislature took office on 6 January 2025, with Republican Frank Blas Jr. as speaker.

Blas sought the Republican nomination for governor with Mary Okada, but Ada and Calvo became the party's ticket. In the Democratic race, Terlaje and Perez prevailed over Lieutenant Governor Josh Tenorio and Senator Joe San Agustin. Both parties chose their candidates in the primary on 1 August 2026.

What happens next

  1. Republicans win a 9-6 majority in the legislature
  2. 38th Guam Legislature takes office
  3. Party primaries choose the candidates
  4. General election: legislature, governor, delegate

The Guam Election Commission counts the ballots after the polls close on 3 November. The 15 senators elected form the 39th Guam Legislature, which chooses its speaker. Its two-year term begins in January 2027, as the term of the 38th began in January 2025.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. The Green Papers · Wikipedia · The Guam Daily Post · Pacific Island Times · Pacific Island Times (2) · Pacific Island Times (3)

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