Elections for the Legislature of Guam were held on November 6, 2012, alongside a referendum on a for-profit bingo initiative.Guam, 6 November 2012: Commercial bingo game Direct Democracy The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature, whilst the referendum was rejected by 64.8% of voters.
Results
Legislature PartyVotes%Seats+/–Democratic Party211,47554.419Republican Party176,74045.476Write-in votes4410.11––Invalid/blank votes122,469–––Total511,125100150Registered voters/turnout 67––Source: GEC
Referendum ChoiceVotes%For10,92035.49Against19,85064.51Invalid/blank votes3,252–Total34,022100Registered voters/turnout50,70067.10Source: Direct Democracy
Candidates Democratic
Republican
Eliminated Elmore "Moe" Cotton
Primary Election The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature. As there were many candidates running, primaries were set on September 1, 2012, for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the general election.
Democratic Party Primary
Republican Party Primary
Eliminated candidates On Republican is eliminated in the 2012 primaries: Elmore "Moe" Cotton
General election results Following the primaries, there were 26 candidates vying for the 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam. The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature.
Incoming Senators to the 32nd Guam Legislature There were 15 senators elected on November 6, 2012, to serve in the 32nd Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 7, 2013:
Democratic Incumbents
Freshman
Republican Incumbents
Freshman
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