General elections were held in

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on 3 November 2020. Voters elected a

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and

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, members of the

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and the American Samoan delegate to the

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. Incumbent

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was not eligible for reelection due to term limits. In American Samoa, gubernatorial candidates run on a non-partisan basis and as a

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together with their lieutenant governor candidate. In the 2020 election, the previous lieutenant governor

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was elected governor, and the former

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, Salo Ale, was elected lieutenant governor with more than 60 percent of the vote. Both were affiliated with the Democratic Party and beat two non-partisan tickets, while the candidate affiliated with the Republican Party, Nuanuaolefeagaiga Saoluaga T. Nua, only placed fourth.

Candidates

Four political tickets qualified for the 2020 election. Although candidates do affiliate with national political parties, the gubernatorial election is held on a

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basis. * Gaoteote Palaie Tofau, President of the American Samoa Senate ** Running mate: Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet, state senator *Iaulualo Faafetai Talia, executive director of the American Samoa Government's Employee Retirement Fund ** Running mate: Tapaau Dr. Dan Mageo Aga, director of the American Samoa Government's Office of Political Status, Constitutional Review and Federal Relations *

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, affiliated with the Democratic Party ** Running mate: Salo Ale, former

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* Nuanuaolefeagaiga Saoluaga T. Nua, state senator and former Speaker of the American Samoa House of Representatives, affiliated with the Republican Party ** Running mate: Tapumanaia Galu Satele Jr., former state representative

Not-qualified candidates

Fatumalala L. A. Al-Shehri, Independent candidate for American Samoa's at-large congressional district in 2012, had announced plans to run with Leah A. Smith, missionary for the Assembly of God Church, as her running mate on the first all-woman ticket, but they were not on the list of qualified candidates released by the American Samoa Election Office after the filing deadline.

Campaign

On January 25, 2019, Senator Nuanuaolefeagaiga announced his candidacy. I’aulualo Fa’afetai Talia announced his candidacy at a campaign news media event at Sadie's by the Sea on July 28, 2019. Gaoteote Palaie Tofau announced his candidacy on February 9, 2020.

Results

Governor and lieutenant governor

The

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is elected on a ticket with the

. Although candidates do affiliate with national political parties, they are elected on a

basis.

Fono House of Representatives

The

is the lower house of the

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(legislature). Although candidates do affiliate with national political parties, they are elected on a

basis.

Delegate

The Delegate to the United States Congress represents American Samoa's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

References

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Elections in American Samoa Non-partisan elections November 2020 in Oceania American Samoa gubernatorial elections