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Guam Guam ( ; ) is an island that is an Territories of the United States, organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, Guam, Hagåtña, and the most ...
did not participate in the
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because it is a
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and not a
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, it participated in the presidential primaries and caucuses.


Democratic caucus

The 2024 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses were held on Saturday, June 8, 2024, as part of the
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. 12 delegates to the
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were allocated to presidential candidates. Incumbent president
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ran for re-election for a second term, and officially clinched the Democratic nomination on March 12. Biden won the caucus, which elected individuals to serve as delegates.


Delegates

Seven caucus delegates were elected on June 8: * Peter John Cruz *
Judith Won Pat Judith Teresita Perez Won Pat (born December 6, 1949), also known as Judi Won Pat, is a Guamanian politician, teacher, and school administrator who served as the speaker of the Guam Legislature from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party ...
* Francis E. Santos * Robert "Bobby" Alvarez * Sarah Thomas Nededog * Taling Taitano * Lawrence Aicaro The following five delegates were automatic delegates (superdelegates): *
Lou Leon Guerrero Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero (born November 8, 1950) is an American politician and former banking executive, lobbyist, and nurse who has served as the ninth governor of Guam since 2019.Haidee Eugenio Gilbert''Crowd: Governor's speech inspi ...
, governor * Tony Babuata, party chairman * Rikki Orsini, vice chairwoman * Rory Respicio, majority leader of the
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*
Regine Biscoe Lee Regine Biscoe Lee (born December 1981) also known as Regine Lee, is a Guamanian politician serving the Democratic Party of Guam, Democratic and formerly serves as senator in the 35th Legislature of Guam, Guam Legislature. A member of the majority ...
, former senator and former party chairwoman


Results


Republican caucus

The 2024 Guam Republican presidential caucuses were held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries. The
Republican Party of Guam Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
officially convened for their party convention to allocate all nine of the territory's delegates to former president
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, who became the
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after clinching the majority of delegates on March 12. The party also conducted a non-binding straw poll between Trump and
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, the former
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, who had withdrawn from the race on March 6. Trump won 100% of the straw poll vote.


Delegates

At the territorial convention, members of the party elected the following nine individuals to represent Guam at the
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: *
James Moylan James Camacho Moylan (born July 18, 1962) is an American politician and United States Army, Army veteran serving as the Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives, delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for Guam's a ...
, delegate to the
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* Frank Blas Jr., minority leader of the
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* Shawn Gumataotao, party chairman * Thelma Hechanova, first vice chair * Marvin Crisostomo, second vice chair * Tammy Bamba, party secretary * Evelyn Casil, party treasurer * Juan Carlos Benitez, member of the
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* Shirley Mabini-Young, member of the
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Results


See also

*
2024 United States presidential straw poll in Guam The 2024 United States presidential straw poll in Guam took place on November 5, 2024. Guam is a territory and not a state, making it ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College. However, Guam does conduct a non-binding presidential ...


Notes


References

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Guam Guam ( ; ) is an island that is an Territories of the United States, organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, Guam, Hagåtña, and the most ...
Guam Guam ( ; ) is an island that is an Territories of the United States, organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, Guam, Hagåtña, and the most ...
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