2016 Guamanian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Guam on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, along with the election for the Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature and maintained control of Guam's delegate seat. The fifteen elected members of the 34th Guam Legislature were inaugurated on January 2, 2017.
Primary Election
The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature. As there were many candidates running, primaries were set on August 27, 2016 for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the General election.Democratic Party Primary
Eliminated candidates
Two Democratic hopefuls were eliminated in the 2016 primaries:- Victor Gaza
- Armando Dominguez
Republican Party Primary
Eliminated candidates
Two Republican hopefuls were eliminated in the 2016 primaries:- Barry Mead
- Ellery Paz