The United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, which will contest American Samoa

American Samoa

American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...

 lone At-large congressional district

American Samoa's At-large congressional district

American Samoa's At-large Congressional District encompasses the entire U.S. territorial region of American Samoa. The territory does not have a voting member of Congress, but does elect a delegate who can participate in debates and vote in committees of which they are a member. Eni Faleomavaega...

, was held on November 2, 2010. The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 is elected for two-year terms; whoever is elected will serve in the 112th Congress

112th United States Congress

The One Hundred Twelfth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011, and will end on January...

 from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013.

Incumbent Eni Faleomavaega of the Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

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 has held the seat since 1989.

Candidates

All elections in American Samoa are officially non-partisan, though candidates do identitfy with a particular political party

Political party

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. Three candidates sought election for Delegate to the U.S. House in 2010.

Incumbent Rep. Eni Faleomavaega, who identifies with the Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

, is seeking re-election. He was re-elected in the 2008 House election

United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2008

The United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa took place on November 4, 2008 to elect the delegate from American Samoa's At-large congressional district. The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives is elected for two-year terms; whoever is elected...

 with 60% of the vote.

Amata Aumua, American Samoa's Republican National Committeewoman who has challenged Faleomavaega in the past, ran again for the seat.

Tuika Tuika

Tuika Tuika

Tuika Tuika Jr. is an American Samoan accountant and politician. He has worked for various American Samoan government offices for many years....

, an accountant

Accountant

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 and former candidate for Governor of American Samoa in the 2008 gubernatorial election

American Samoa gubernatorial election, 2008

The 2008 American Samoa gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the 2008 United States general elections and the American Samoa general election. Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election between the top two candidates was held on...

, is the third candidate in the election.

In early February 2010, independent Fualaau Rosie Tago Lancaster had announced that she would seek second bid to become American Samoa's delegate to the United States House. Lancaster announced that she will run on a platform promising an emphasis on Veterans issues, better communication and trasportation links with the Manu'a Islands, education

Education

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, healthcare and economic development

Economic development

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. Lancaster came in third in the 2008 House election, receiving 5% of the popular vote. However, she did not appear on the general election ballot in November.

General election

Incumbent Rep. Eni Faleomavaega won election to a 12th two-year term in office, taking 6,895 ballots, or 56.3%of the total vote.

Amata Aumua, who had previously run in 2008, came in second place with 4,438 votes, or 40.5%. Aumua won several election precincts in American Samoa, running especially strong in the Manua Islands.

Tuika Tuika placed third with 357 ballots, or 3.3% of the vote.