2020 United States House of Representatives election in Guam

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2020 United States House of Representatives election in Guam
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  2018 November 3, 2020 (first round)
November 17, 2020 (runoff)
2022  
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Candidate Michael San Nicolas Robert A. Underwood Wil Castro
Party Democratic Democratic Republican
First round13,000
45.95%
9,300
32.87%
5,942
21.0%
Runoff 10,467
59.62%
7,090
40.38%
Eliminated

Delegate before election

Michael San Nicolas
Democratic

Elected Delegate

Michael San Nicolas
Democratic

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Guam was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Guam's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the larger 2020 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2020 Guamanian legislative election.

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The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Incumbent freshman Delegate Rep. Michael San Nicolas, who was first elected in 2018, is seeking a second term. He was challenged by former U.S. Rep. Robert A. Underwood (Guam delegate from 1993 to 2003), a Democrat, and Republican Wil Castro. As no one got a majority of the vote, San Nicolas and Underwood faced off in a runoff within two weeks. The Guam Election Commission set the runoff election for Tuesday, November 17, 2020. [1]

Primary

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guam cancelled its August primary elections. All three certified candidates advanced to the U.S. House general election and appeared on the ballot in November 2020.

General election

Guam Delegate general election results, 2020 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael San Nicolas (incumbent) 13,000 45.95
Democratic Robert A. Underwood 9,300 32.87
Republican Wil Castro5,94221.00
Write-in 510.18
Total votes28,293 100.00

Runoff

Guam Delegate election runoff results, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael San Nicolas (incumbent) 10,467 59.62
Democratic Robert A. Underwood 7,09040.38
Overvotes 5.03
Undervotes 28.16
Total votes17,355 100.00

Official results from the Guam Election Commission [3]

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References

  1. "Notice of Runoff Election". November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Summary Results Report" (PDF). November 4, 2020.
  3. "Summary Results Report Guam 2020 Runoff" (PDF). November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.