Guam gubernatorial election, 2010
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The Guam gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Republican
Governor Felix P. Camacho was term-limited in 2010 and ineligible to run for re-election. In January 2009, the website D.C.'s Political Report predicted that the Republican Party would retain the governorship. Republican Eddie Calvo won the election.
The Democratic and Republican primary elections were held on September 4, 2010.
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Governor Felix P. Camacho was term-limited in 2010 and ineligible to run for re-election. In January 2009, the website D.C.'s Political Report predicted that the Republican Party would retain the governorship. Republican Eddie Calvo won the election.
The Democratic and Republican primary elections were held on September 4, 2010.
Announced
- Senator Eddie B. CalvoEddie B. CalvoEddie Baza Calvo is a Guamanian politician and Governor of Guam since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Calvo was a five-term Senator within the Legislature of Guam. He became the Governor of Guam, having defeated Democrat Carl Gutierrez in the 2010 gubernatorial election...
, officially announced team candidacy on July 16, 2009.- Senator Ray TenorioRay TenorioRaymond "Ray" Tenorio is a Guamanian Republican politician and former police officer. Tenorio has served as a Senator in the Legislature of Guam since January 2003...
is Calvo's running mate.
- Senator Ray Tenorio
Defeated in primary
- Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant Governor of GuamThe Guamanian self governing government consists of a locally elected Governor, Lieutenant Governor and a fifteen member Legislature. The current Lieutenant Governor is Ray Tenorio, who has been in office since January 3, 2011....
Michael W. CruzMichael W. CruzMichael "Mike" W. Cruz, M.D. is a Guamanian surgeon and politician. Cruz served as the eighth elected Lieutenant Governor of Guam from 2007 to 2011.-Personal life:...
- Senator James EspaldonJames EspaldonJames "Jim" V. Espaldon is a Guamanian politician and lawyer. A member of the Republican Party, Espaldon is a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Guam in the 2010 gubernatorial election as the running mate of Michael Cruz.-Personal life:...
was Cruz's running mate.
- Senator James Espaldon
Democratic
This is the first gubernatorial election in 40 years in which there was no contested Democratic primary electionPrimary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
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Announced
- Former Governor Carl Gutierrez Previously served as Governor for two terms from January 2, 1995 until January 6, 2003.
- Senator Frank AguonFrank AguonFrank Blas Aguon, Jr. is a Guamanian Democratic politician. He has served for six terms as a Senator in the Legislature of Guam. Aguon has also run as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Guam in the 2006 and 2010 gubernatorial elections. Aguon is currently the running mate of former Guam...
is Gutierrez's running mate. Previously ran for Lt. Governor as the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Robert Underwood in the 2006 election.
- Senator Frank Aguon
Declined
- Attorney Mike Phillips
- Amanda L.G. Santos - Mother of the late politician and Chamorro activist Senator Angel SantosAngel SantosÁngel Ramón Santos Berrios is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played with the Boston Red Sox in 2001 and Cleveland Indians in 2003.-External links:...
. Withdrew to run for a Senate seat in the Legislature of GuamLegislature of GuamThe Legislature of Guam is the territorial legislature of Guam. The legislative branch of the unincorporated U.S. territory is unicameral, with a single house consisting of fifteen senators, serving for a two year term...
.- Dr. Vince Akimoto - Santos' announced running mate before their ticket withdrew from the gubernatorial race.
- Robert A. UnderwoodRobert A. UnderwoodRobert Anacletus Underwood was a Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives.Underwood was born in Tamuning, Guam, and attended California State University, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California...
- Former Delegate to the U.S. House of RepresentativesDelegate (United States Congress)A delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory and from Washington, D.C. to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting delegate may vote in a House committee of which the delegate is a member...
and current President of the University of GuamUniversity of GuamUniversity of Guam is a four-year land-grant institution, located in the village of Mangilao on the island of Guam in the Western Pacific Ocean...
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