General elections were held in Guam on November 5, 2002, in order to elect the governor, all 15 members of the Legislature and the Federal delegate to the US Congress. There was also a referendum on raising the age at which alcohol could be bought and consumed to 21.Guam (USA), 5 November 2002: Drinking allowed from 21 years Direct Democracy The proposal was rejected by voters.
Background The elections to the Legislature and multi-member boards were run via open primary (This following the outlawing of the previous blanket primary) similar to Louisiana.
Both the Public Auditor and Consolidated Commission on Utilities were required to be nonpartisan and as such candidates were not allowed to state affiliations or list them on the ballot. In the case of the Auditor, affiliating with a party is grounds for disqualification.
Democratic Party Robert A. Underwood, U.S. Delegate Congressman Thomas C. Ada, Senator Carl Gutierrez (incumbent), Governor of Guam Maj. Gen. Benny Paulino, U.S. Soldier of the Guam National Guard
Republican Party Felix Perez Camacho, Senator Kaleo Moylan, Senator Antonio Unpingco, Senator/Speaker of the Guam Legislature Eddie Calvo, Senator
Results Governor Republican gubernatorial primary
Democratic gubernatorial primary
General Election
Delegate Democratic primary
General Election
Guam Legislature
PartyVotes%SeatsDemocratic Party 9Republican Party 6Write-ins –TotalN/A10015Source: Guam election
CandidatePartyVotesNotesFrank Aguon Democratic Party ElectedRay Tenorio Republican Party ElectedF. Randall Cunliffe Democratic Party ElectedBen Pangelinan Democratic Party ElectedCarmen Fernandez Democratic Party ElectedMark Forbes Republican Party ElectedLarry F. Kasperbauer Republican Party ElectedJohn M. Quinata Democratic Party ElectedLourdes A. Leon Guerrero Democratic Party ElectedRory J. Respicio Democratic Party ElectedJoanne M. Brown Republican Party ElectedJesse A. Lujan Republican Party ElectedTina Muna Barnes Democratic Party ElectedRobert Kiltzkie Republican Party ElectedAntoinette Sanford Democratic Party Elected
Referendum ChoiceVotes%For19,43646.27Against22,56353.73Invalid/blank votes –Total41,999100Registered voters/turnout Source: Direct Democracy
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