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2014 United States House of Representatives election in Guam

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United States House of Representatives of Guam

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Nominee Madeleine Bordallo Margaret Metcalfe
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 20,693 14,956
Percentage 57.9% 41.8%

Delegate before election

Madeleine Bordallo
Democratic

Elected Delegate

Madeleine Bordallo
Democratic

Guam's At-large congressional district

The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Guam will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Guam's at-large congressional district. The election will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the 2014 Guamanian gubernatorial election.

The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Madeleine Bordallo, who has represented the district since 2003, was re-elected. She filed for re-election on June 29, 2014.[1]

Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Withdrew

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Results

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Democratic primary results

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Democratic Party of Guam primary result
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madeleine Bordallo (incumbent) 5,898 74.5
Democratic Matthew P. Artero 2,016 25.5
Total votes 7,914 100.0

Congresswoman Bordallo's Democratic challenger, Karlo Dizon, endorsed her for re-election following the primary.[3]

Republican primary results

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Republican Party of Guam primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Margaret Metcalfe 6,753 100.0
Total votes 6,753 100.0

General election

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Guam's at-large congressional district election results
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Madeleine Bordallo (incumbent) 20,693 57.86% −2.64%
Republican Margaret Metcalfe 14,956 41.82% +2.32%
n/a Write-ins 113 0.32% N/A
Total votes 35,762 '100.0%' N/A
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sablan, Jerick (2014-06-30). "Bordallo on re-election bid: 'I want to continue my work in Congress'". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  2. ^ Sablan, Jerick (2014-06-06). "Republican files to run for delegate to Congress". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  3. ^ Kerrigan, Kevin (2012-09-03). "Dizon - "This Is the Beginning For the Next Generation of Leadership."". Pacific News Center. Retrieved 2012-11-15.