2014 United States House of Representatives election in Guam

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.

United States House of Representatives of Guam
November 4, 2014
 
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 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

Democratic

Republican
  • Margaret Metcalfe as a Republican National committeewoman.[2]

Withdrew

Results

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

General election
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
  • United States House of Representatives election in Guam, 2012

References
  1. 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.
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