2004 Guam general election

none February 2026 January 2025 General elections were held in Guam on November 2, 2004, in order to elect all 15 members of the legislature, the federal delegate, mayors of 14 cities, vice mayors of three cities, the public auditor, the Consolidated Commission on Utilities, two judges of the Superior Court, running for retention and the Guam Public Education Policy Board. Voters also voted on the President of the United States although the territory sent no representatives to the electoral college. There was also a referendum on allowing gambling, which was rejected by voters.Guam (USA), 2 November 2004: Allowing of gambling Direct Democracy de Background In the United States territory of Guam, elections to the Legislature and multi-member boards are run via open primary (This following the outlawing of the previous blanket primary similar to Louisiana).http://www.ballot-access.org/2004/0701.html#5 Ballot Access News July 1, 2004 Richard Winger December 3, 2006 Both the Public Auditor and Consolidated Commission on Utilities are required to be nonpartisan and as such candidates are not allowed to state affiliations or list them on the ballot.http://www.ccuguam.com/PublicLaw26-076.htm Public Law No. 26-76 December 3, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070304082407/http://www.ccuguam.com/PublicLaw26-076.htm March 4, 2007 dead mdy-all http://www.guamopa.com/?pg=legislation#1903 Office of The Public Auditor - Guam - Enabling Legislation December 3, 2006 In the case of the Auditor, affiliating with a party is grounds for disqualification. Campaign A total of 30 candidates ran for 15 seats in the Legislature, with both the Democratic and Republican parties nominating a full slate. The Guam Bar Association conducted an internal survey to determine feelings towards the two judges running for retention. Both were given strong marks of approval by the less than 100 members.http://www.kuam.com/news/11392.aspx Guam Bar Association surveys members about judicial retention KUAM-TV Zita Taintano December 3, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223602/http://www.kuam.com/news/11392.aspx September 27, 2007 During the run-up, "Proposition A", the gaming/gambling legalization measure received significant coverage. A group called "Citizens for Economic Diversity" proposed it. Legislative candidates 2004 Guam legislative election Guam legislative Yes 2002 Guam general election 2002 2006 Guam general election 2006 All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam November 2, 2004 Mark Forbes Republican Party (United States) At-large district 6 seats 9 3 Ben Pangelinan(lost re-election) Democratic Party (United States) At-large district 9 seats 6 3 Speaker Ben Pangelinan Democratic Party (United States) Mark Forbes Republican Party (United States) Democratic candidates Frank B. Aguon Jr. (I) John B. Benavente Mark C. Charfaurous Benjamin J. F. Cruz Harold J. Cruz Teresita Garrido Cruz F. Randall Cundiffe (I) Luis P. Duenas John E. Farnum Judith P. Guthertz Romeo M. Hernandez Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero (I) Sedfrey M. Linsangan Tina Muna Barnes (I) Theodore "Ted" S. Nelson Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. Speaker Vicente C. Pangelinan (I) Don Parkinson Daniel T. Perez John "JQ" M. Quinata (I) Rory J. Respicio (I) Antoinette D. Sanford (I) Judith T.P. Won Pat Mark Campos Charfaurous Republican candidates Joanne M. Salas Brown (I) Vincent Cristobal Camacho Michael W. "Mike" Cruz Bertha Mesa Duenas Edward J. Baza Calvo Christopher M. Duenas Sylvia M. Flores Mark Forbes Victor Anthony Gaza Lawrence F. Kasperbauer Robert "Bob" Klitzkie Jerone T. Landstrom Jesse "Jess" Anderson Lujan Noel Silan Ray Tenorio Antonio "Tony" R. Unpingco Declined Dr. Carmen Fernandez (D) Results President of the United States Despite not having any electoral votes, Guam approved of George W. Bush by 64% over John Kerry. Ralph Nader and Michael Badnarik both received less than one percent. 2004 United States presidential election in Guam George W. BushDick Cheney Republican Party (United States) 21,490 64.08% John KerryJohn Edwards Democratic Party (United States) 11,781 35.13 Ralph NaderPeter Camejo Independent (politician) 196 0.58% Michael BadnarikRichard Campagna Libertarian Party (United States) 67 0.2% 33,534 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Delegate Guam Delegate results Madeleine Bordallo (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 31,051 97.38 Write-ins n/a 837 2.62 31,888 100 Legislature In the election to the legislature, the top fifteen vote-getters are elected, and the remaining candidates aren't. A recount was held due to the closeness of the vote counts of the critical 15th/16th candidates. As a result, Joanne Brown (Republican), an incumbent, pushed then Speaker Ben Pangelinan into 16th place with a two-vote lead.http://www.kuam.com/news/11581.aspx GEC completes recount: Brown beats Pangelinan by 2 votes for 15th seat December 3, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061114022558/http://www.kuam.com/news/11581.aspx November 14, 2006 PartyVotes%SeatsRepublican Party228,17751.829Democratic Party211,90448.136Write-ins2320.05–Total440,31310015Source: Guam election 2004 Guam legislative election Republican Party (United States) Ray Tenorio (incumbent) 21,656 4.92 Republican Party (United States) Edward J.B. Calvo 21,041 Republican Party (United States) Michael W. Cruz, M.D. 20,168 Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin J.F. Cruz 19,573 Democratic Party (United States) Frank B. Aguon Jr. (incumbent) 17,808 Democratic Party (United States) Judith T.P. Won Pat 17,411 Republican Party (United States) Robert "Bob" Klitzkie (incumbent) 16,828 Republican Party (United States) Antonio "Tony" R. Unpingco 16,391 Republican Party (United States) Lawrence F. Kasperbauer (incumbent) 16,174 Republican Party (United States) Jesse Anderson Lujan (incumbent) 15,319 Democratic Party (United States) Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. 15,257 Republican Party (United States) Mark Forbes (incumbent) 15,212 Democratic Party (United States) Rory J. Respicio (incumbent) 14,859 Democratic Party (United States) Lou Leon Guerrero (incumbent) 14,853 Republican Party (United States) Joanne M.S. Brown (incumbent) 14,618 Democratic Party (United States) Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan 14,614 Democratic Party (United States) Tina Muña Barnes (incumbent) 13,889 Republican Party (United States) Noel M. Silan 13,704 Republican Party (United States) Jerome T. Landstorm, M.D. 13,458 Democratic Party (United States) Judith P. Guthertz 13,366 Democratic Party (United States) Mark C. Charfaurous 13,034 Democratic Party (United States) John M. "JQ" Quinata (incumbent) 12,621 Democratic Party (United States) Vincent C. Camacho 12,445 Democratic Party (United States) Antoinette M. Sanford (incumbent) 12,118 Democratic Party (United States) Theodore "Ted" S. Nelson 11,766 Democratic Party (United States) Randall F. Cunliffe 11,488 Republican Party (United States) Vicente Anthony Gaza 10,834 Republican Party (United States) Bertha M. Duenas 10,803 Republican Party (United States) Christopher M. Duenas 9,526 Democratic Party (United States) Teresita Garrido Cruz 9,247 2,091 118,689 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Auditor Public Auditor results Doris Flores-Brooks (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 30,627 98.80 Write-ins n/a 371 1.20 30,998 100 Utilities Commission 2018 Consolidated Commission on Utilities results Thomas C. Ada Nonpartisan 24,839 46.84% Gloria C.B. Nelson Nonpartisan 13,227 24.94% Eloy P. Hara Nonpartisan 8,146 15.36 Jesus T. Lizama Nonpartisan 6,577 12.40 Write-ins N/A 239 0.45 53,028 100 Judicial retention Both judges standing for retention kept their seats by large majorities. Education board Elections for the Guam Education Policy Board suffered for a shortage of candidates: Only in the district of Luchan were there more running than returned (4, including write-in, for two seats). In the other two 2 seat districts, the second had to be filled by write-in, and in the 3 seat Lagu district, NO candidates were on the ballot, resulting in a 100% write-in return. Mayors Ten Republican mayors were elected against four Democratic mayors and all three vice mayors. The vice mayor of Barrigada, June Blas was elected without opposition. Referendum Shall proposal A, an initiative to establish the Guam Casino Gaming Control Commission Act be adopted by the voters of Guam? ChoiceVotes%For13,31138.54Against21,22361.46Invalid/blank votes –Total34,534100Registered voters/turnout54,940Source: Direct Democracy References 2004 Category:2004 Guam elections General election 2004 Category:2004 referendums 2004