United States presidential election in Guam, 2016
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Guam |
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Guam will not participate in the November 8, 2016 general election because it is a territory and not a state. However, the five non-incorporated territories that send Delegates to the House of Representatives participated in the presidential primaries.
In the presidential primaries, Guam voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic and Republican parties' respective nominees for President. Registered members of each party may only vote in their party's primary, while voters who are unaffiliated may choose any one primary in which to vote.
Primary elections
Republican caucus
The Republican caucus took place on March 12, 2016:
| Guam Republican territorial caucus, March 12, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
 Donald Trump |
0 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Ted Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
Gov. Eddie Calvo, one of the delegates from Guam, had announced his support for Cruz prior to the March 12 Guam caucus. But, the slate of delegates all committed to Trump after both Cruz and Kasich dropped out.[1]
Democratic caucus
The Democratic caucus took place on May 7, 2016.
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 777 | 59.5% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Bernie Sanders | 528 | 40.5% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Uncommitted | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1305 | 100% | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
November straw poll
Though the votes of Guam citizens do not count in the November general election, the territory nonetheless conducts a straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president in 2016. The poll has been held in Guam during every presidential election since 1984.[2] In every election between then and 2012, the outcome of the poll had aligned with the results of the mainland.[2] Beyond the nominees of the Democratic Party and Republican Party, Socialist Party USA nominee Mimi Soltysik appeared on the ballot.[3]
The 2016 straw poll favored nominee Clinton over Trump by approximately three to one.[4][5]
- Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine (Democrat) – 18,146
- Donald Trump / Mike Pence (Republican) – 6,191
- Emidio Soltysik / Angela Nicole Walker (Socialist) – 1,086
Post Guam preliminary report[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2016/05/18/guam-gop-delegates-back-trump/84524752/
- 1 2 "Guam's Straw Poll Picks Obama, Overwhelmingly." National Public Radio. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ↑ Winger, Richard (September 25, 2016). "Socialist Party is Only Party, Besides Republicans and Democrats, to File for Guam Advisory Presidential Vote". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Guam General Election: Unofficial", Post Guam, November 9, 2016
- 1 2 Dana Williams (November 9, 2016), "Guam, which has historically predicted election winner, picks Clinton", Pacific Daily News, Guam – via USA Today
External links
- Guam Election Commission 2016 General Election Unofficial Results (November 9, 2016)
- RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process
- Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
- 2016 Presidential primaries, ElectionProjection.com
