Governor of Guam

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Guam Governor

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General information
Office Type:  Partisan
Office website:  Official Link
Term limits:  Two terms
Structure
Length of term:   4 years
Authority:  Guam Elective Governor Act (Public Law 90-497)
Selection Method:  Elected
Current Officeholder

Governor of Guam Lou Leon Guerrero
Democratic Party
Assumed office: January 7, 2019

Elections
Next election:   November 3, 2026
Last election:   November 8, 2022
Other Guam Executive Offices
GovernorLieutenant GovernorAttorney GeneralPublic AuditorConsolidated Commission on UtilitiesEducation Board


The governor of Guam is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch, and the highest territory office in Guam. The governor is popularly elected every four years by a majority. There is no lifetime limit on the number of times he or she may be elected, but a governor who has been elected to two consecutive terms must be out of office for at least one election cycle before being eligible once again for re-election.[1]

Current officer

The current governor is Lou Leon Guerrero, who was first elected to the office in 2018.[2]

Authority

The Guam Elective Governor Act (Pub.L. 90-497, 82 Stat. 842) establishes the office of the governor of Guam.

The executive power of Guam shall be vested in an executive officer whose official title shall be the 'Governor of Guam'.[1]

Qualifications

Per the Guam Elective Governor Act (Pub.L. 90-497, 82 Stat. 842), the governor must be at least 30 years old, and have been an eligible voter, a resident of Guam, and a United States citizen for the five consecutive years preceding the election.[1]

No person shall be eligible for election to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor unless he is an eligible voter and has been for five consecutive years immediately preceding the election a citizen of the United States and a bona fide resident of Guam and will be, at the time of taking office, at least thirty years of age.[1]

Elections

Guam elects governors in federal midterm election years (e.g. 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030, etc.). The gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the first Monday in the January following an election. Thus, January 5, 2015, and January 7, 2019, were inaugural days.[1]

Term limits

Guam governors are restricted to two consecutive terms in office, after which he or she must wait one term before being eligible to run again.[1]

No person who has been elected Governor for two full successive terms shall again be eligible to hold that office until one full term has intervened.

2022

See also: Guam gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Guam

Incumbent Lou Leon Guerrero defeated Felix Camacho in the general election for Governor of Guam on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lou Leon Guerrero
Lou Leon Guerrero (D)
 
55.5
 
18,623
Image of Felix Camacho
Felix Camacho (R)
 
44.1
 
14,786
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
152

Total votes: 33,561
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Guam

Incumbent Lou Leon Guerrero defeated Michael F.Q. San Nicolas in the Democratic primary for Governor of Guam on August 27, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lou Leon Guerrero
Lou Leon Guerrero
 
62.5
 
12,224
Image of Michael F.Q. San Nicolas
Michael F.Q. San Nicolas
 
37.4
 
7,309
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
27

Total votes: 19,560
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Guam

Felix Camacho advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Guam on August 27, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Felix Camacho
Felix Camacho
 
99.4
 
3,008
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
18

Total votes: 3,026
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Vacancies

Details of vacancy procedures and appointments are addressed under the Guam Elective Governor Act (Pub.L. 90-497, 82 Stat. 842). Whenever the governor is unable or unwilling to discharge the office, either temporarily or permanently, the lieutenant governor takes over all the duties of the governorship.[1]

Duties

The governor's primary duty is to supervise the government of Guam's executive branch and execute the laws of Guam and of the United States that are applicable there. The governor may:

  • grant pardons and remit fines.
  • veto legislation.
  • appoint, and remove, executive branch officers and employees, except as otherwise provided.
  • call out the state militia to preserve the public peace.[1]

Divisions

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Compensation

The salaries and travel allowances of elected executive officials in Guam are determined by Guam law as mandated in the Guam Elective Governor Act (Pub.L. 90-497, 82 Stat. 842).[1]

History

The first popular election for governor took place in 1970.[1]

Historical officeholders

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Contact information

Office of the Governor of Guam
Ricardo J. Bordallo Complex
513 West Marine Corps Drive
Hagatna, Guam 96910
Phone: (671) 472-8931-6
Fax: (671) 477-4826

See also

External links

Footnotes