Republicans FLIP governor's seat in Guam — but Democrats pick up island's House seat

Republicans FLIP governor’s seat in Guam — but Democrats pick up island’s House seat


The first results of the midterm elections are a mixed bag for Republicans and Democrats.

While Republicans were able to flip the governor’s seat for Guam, Democrats flipped the island’s delegate seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

‘Hopefully that’s an indication for things to come!’

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Guam is a U.S. territory and as such has a delegate in the House but does not have a vote on legislation. The island also does not have any representation in the U.S. Senate.

Democrat candidate Alicia Anne Garrido Limtiaco defeated incumbent Republican Del. James Moylan 51% to 48.8%, according to VoteHub.

Del. Moylan won the 2024 election by six percentage points over the Democrat at the time, meaning support flipped from Republicans by a margin of eight percentage points. On the other hand,

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