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Although Guam will not participate in the 2024 presidential election because it is a U.S. territory and not a state, it participated in the presidential primaries and caucuses.
Democratic caucus
[edit]The 2024 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses were held on Saturday, June 8, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries.[1] 12 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.[2] Incumbent president Joe Biden is running for re-election for a second term, and officially clinched the Democratic nomination on March 12.[3] Biden won the caucus,[4] which elected individuals to serve as delegates.[1]
Delegates
[edit]Seven caucus delegates were elected on June 8:
- Peter John Cruz
- Judith Won Pat
- Francis E. Santos
- Robert "Bobby" Alvarez
- Sarah Thomas Nededog
- Taling Taitano
- Lawrence Aicaro[5][better source needed]
The following five delegates are automatic delegates (superdelegates):
- Lou Leon Guerrero, governor
- Tony Babuata, party chairman
- Rikki Orsini, vice chairwoman
- Rory Respicio, majority leader of the Guam Legislature
- Regine Biscoe Lee, former senator and former party chairwoman[5][better source needed]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Joe Biden (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | — | 100.0 | |||
Republican caucus
[edit]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 officially convened for their party convention to allocate all nine of the territory's delegates to former president Donald Trump, who became the presumptive nominee after clinching the majority of delegates on March 12. The party also conducted a non-binding straw poll between Trump and Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, who had withdrawn from the race on March 6. Trump won 100% of the straw poll vote.[6]
Delegates
[edit]At the territorial convention, members of the party elected the following nine individuals to represent Guam at the 2024 Republican National Convention:[6]
- James Moylan, delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
- Frank Blas Jr., minority leader of the Legislature of Guam
- 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 Republican National Committee
- Shirley Mabini-Young, member of the Republican National Committee
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 178 | 100.00% | 9 | 9 | |
| Nikki Haley (withdrawn) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | |
| Total: | 178 | 100.00% | 9 | 9 | |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Yoon, Robert (June 10, 2024). "The presidential primary season is officially over. Here's what the results could mean for November". Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Guam Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Krieg, Gregory (March 13, 2024). "Biden and Trump clinch nominations, heading to another general election rematch". CNN. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Biden emerges victorious in Guam Democratic caucuses as 2024 primary season concludes". West Observer. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Guam Democrats Select Delegates to Democratic National Convention". Facebook. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Gilbert, Haidee Eugenio (March 17, 2024). "Republican Party of Guam elects Gumataotao as chairman, pledges 9 delegate votes for Trump". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Guam Republican". Retrieved March 16, 2024.