Guamanian General Election, 2010
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on November 2, 2010. Voters in Guam chose their
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, their non-voting delegate to the
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, Attorney General, as well as all fifteen members of the territorial
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. The election coincided with the
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.


Governor of Guam

Two term incumbent Republican
Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
Felix Perez Camacho was term limited and could seek re-election. Former Democratic Governor
Carl Gutierrez Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez (born October 15, 1941) is an American (U.S. citizen) politician who was the sixth governor of Guam, serving two four-year terms with Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Bordallo from January 2, 1995, to January 6, 2003. Guti ...
and his running mate,
Frank Aguon Frank Blas Aguon Jr. (born June 21, 1966) is a Guamanian politician and army lieutenant. A Democrat, he served in the Legislature of Guam from 1997 to 2007, 2009 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2019. He is a former Vice-Speaker from 2003 to 2005. Senat ...
, is seeking election against the Republican gubernatorial ticket of Senator
Eddie Calvo Edward Jerome Baza Calvo (born August 29, 1961) is an American politician who served as the eighth governor of Guam from January 3, 2011 to January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Calvo was a five-term Senator within the Legislature ...
and his running mate, Ray Tenorio.


United States House of Representatives

Incumbent Delegate
Madeleine Bordallo Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo (; born May 31, 1933) is an American-Guamanian politician who served as the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2019. She is the first woman ever to serve as Guam' ...
(D) was running unopposed for re-election for Guam's lone at-large congressional seat. She was re-elected unopposed.


Attorney General

Three candidates are seeking election as
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...
: Gary Gumataotao,
Leonardo Rapadas Leonardo Matias Rapadas, better known as Lenny Rapadas, is a Guam, Guamanian lawyer, who served as the United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from 2003 to 2010 and as the twelfth (third e ...
, and William C. Bischoff.


Primary election results


General election results


Legislature of Guam

All fifteen seats in the
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are up for election. Democrats, under Speaker Judith T.P. Won Pat, controlled ten seats in the Legislature before the 2010 election, while Republicans held five seats.


Vice Mayor of Agat


Candidates


Democratic

*Former Guam Youth Congress Derick Baza Hills, is a resident of Agat and previously served as Speaker from 2008 to 2010.


Republican

*Vice Mayor Agustin Quintanilla is running for re-election. *Joseph Nededog Salas is a current resident of Agat and running for Vice Mayor.


Primary Election Results


General Election Results


Consolidated Commission on Utilities


Candidates

Three candidates are seeking election as CCU, will have three seats. *Eloy Perez Hara, current CCU Vice-chair *Benigno Manibusan Palomo, current CCU Vice-chair *Simon A. Sanchez II, current CCU Chairman and son of the late former
University of Guam University of Guam () (U.O.G.) is a public university, public land-grant university in Mangilao, Guam. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers thirty-four degree programs at the undergraduate level and ele ...
President Dr. Pedro C. Sanchez, and the grandson of the late School superintendent Simon A. Sanchez.


Results


Judicial retention elections

The Chief Justice of the
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, F. Philip Carbullido, and one
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Judge, Anita A. Sukola, were up for retention.


References

{{United States elections, 2010 General elections in Guam 2010 Guam elections