General elections were held in Palau

Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...

 on 4 November 2008.^{http://www.angelfire.com/ma/maxcrc/2008.html}

Presidential election

Incumbent President Tommy Remengesau

Tommy Remengesau

Thomas Esang Remengesau, Jr. is a Palauan politician who served as president of Palau from 2001 to 2009.He became vice-president in 1992 and was elected as president in 2000; he took office on January 1, 2001. He wished to make Palau less dependent upon United States aid, and to promote limited...

 was term limited and could not seek another term. Outgoing President Remengesau had announced that he would run for a seat in the Senate of Palau

Senate of Palau

The Senate of Palau is the upper house of the Palau National Congress . The Senate has 9 members serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. In the elections held on 2 November 2004 only non-partisans were elected. No political parties exist.-Presidents of the Senate:...

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There were originally four candidates seeking to become the next President of Palau before the primary election

Primary 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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• Current Vice President of Palau Camsek Chin
  Camsek Chin
  Elias Camsek Chin is a Palauan politician. He served as the Vice President of Palau from 1 January 2005 to 15 January 2009....
  
  
• Palau Senate
  Senate of Palau
  The Senate of Palau is the upper house of the Palau National Congress . The Senate has 9 members serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. In the elections held on 2 November 2004 only non-partisans were elected. No political parties exist.-Presidents of the Senate:...
  
   President Surangel Whipps
• Palauan Ambassador
  Ambassador
  An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
  
   to Taiwan
  Taiwan
  Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
  
   Johnson Toribiong
  Johnson Toribiong
  Johnson Toribiong is a Palauan attorney and politician who is the current President of Palau, following his victory in the November 2008 election.-Background and earlier career:...
  
  
• Senator
  Senate of Palau
  The Senate of Palau is the upper house of the Palau National Congress . The Senate has 9 members serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. In the elections held on 2 November 2004 only non-partisans were elected. No political parties exist.-Presidents of the Senate:...
  
   Joshua Koshiba
  Joshua Koshiba
  Joshua Koshiba is a member of the Senate of Palau. After his re-election in 2004, he became the longest-serving member of that body in the history of Palau.- References :*...
  
  

Senators Whipps and Koshiba were defeated in the primary. Vice President Chin squared off against Ambassador Toribiong in the general election on November 4, 2008; Toribiong won in a closely fought election.

Palau National Congress elections

All seats in the House of Delegates and the Senate were open for the general election.

There were 43 candidates running for the thirteen seats in the Senate of Palau

Senate of Palau

The Senate of Palau is the upper house of the Palau National Congress . The Senate has 9 members serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. In the elections held on 2 November 2004 only non-partisans were elected. No political parties exist.-Presidents of the Senate:...

. There were 44 candidates competing for the sixteen seats in the House of Delegates

House of Delegates of Palau

Palau has a bicameral legislature, the Palau National Congress , consisting of the House of Delegates and the Senate of Palau. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. In the last elections, held on 2 November 2004, only non-partisans were...

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A record ten Palauan women were competing for seats in the Senate and House of Delegates. There were seven women alone running for the at large

At large

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Senate race.

Surangel Whipps, Jr. has made history by becoming the first Senator to win by write-in and he also led all Senators with highest percentage (65.2%) of votes since his father achieved 73.5%.

Updated results for House of Delegates and the Senate are as follows

Senators
(1) Surangel Whipps Jr. 6461
(2) Raynold "Arnold" Oilouch 6073
(3) Mlib Tmetuchel 5360
(4) Joel Toribiong 5086
(5) Kathy Kesolei 4947
(6) Mark U. Rudimch 4891
(7) Hokkons Baules 4437
(8) Adalbert Eledui 3934
(9) Regina K. Mesebeluu 3731
(10) Alfonso N. Diaz 3603
(11) Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. 3579
(12) Regis Akitaya 3144
(13) Paul Ueki 3044

Delegates

Koror
(2) Alexander Merep 1845

Airai
(2) Tmewang Rengulbai 525

Kayangel
(1) Noah Kemesong 180

Ngarchelong
(4) Marhence Madrangchar 188

Ngaraard
(2) Gibson Kanai 422

Ngiwal
(3) Noah Idechong 258

Melekeok
(1) Lencer Basilius 171

Ngchesar
(6) Secilil Eldebechel 112

Ngardmau
(2) Rebluud Kesolei 193

Ngaremlengui
(3) Swenny Ongidobel 218

Ngatpang
(1) Jerry Nabeyama 97

Aimeliik
(2) Kalistus Ngirturong 269

Peleliu
(1) Jonathan Isechal 338

Angaur
(1) Horace Rafael 172

Sonsorol
(3) Celestine Yangilmau 61

Hatohobei
(3) Wayne Andrew 35

External links

• Pacific Magazine: Record Number Of Women Seek Palau Senate Seats
• Okedyulabeluu: Updated results below
• Pacific Magazine: Johnson Toribiong Wins Palau Presidential Race