Guam governor switches from Democrat to Republican
The gist
Republican Tony Ada won Guam's governor race with 15,945 votes to Democrat Therese Terlaje's 14,925, a 1,020-vote margin.
The flip ends eight years of Democratic rule in the US territory.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026 23:32With 21 of 59 precincts processed, Terlaje-Perez led Ada-Calvo by 80 votes, 5,243 (50.22%) to 5,163 (49.45%).
- Nov 3, 2026In the same election, Democrat Alicia Limtiaco defeated Republican incumbent James Moylan in the delegate race, and Phillip Tydingco led incumbent Douglas Moylan in the attorney general race; final unofficial legislative results showed Republicans with eight seats and Democrats seven.
- Nov 4, 2026 01:00With 38 of 59 precincts counted, Ada-Calvo moved ahead 10,179 votes (51.08%) to 9,682 (48.58%).