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American Samoa Sample ballot, November 3, 2026

American Samoans are U.S. nationals, not citizens, by birth, and registration is open to residents 18 or older who are otherwise qualified. American Samoa elects its Delegate to the U.S. House at large, by separate ballot, by a plurality of the votes cast; there is no runoff. There is no governor election in 2026. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Mail-in absentee requests close October 19, and complaints contesting results must be filed with the High Court by November 10. The Election Office's certified list also names Fono House seats; this guide covers the delegate race.

Sources: 8 U.S.C. 1408; American Samoa Election Office, aselectionoffice.gov/registration; 48 U.S.C. 1732(a) law.cornell.edu; aselectionoffice.gov lists only Delegate and Fono House seats; American Samoa Election Office, aselectionoffice.gov/calendar.

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On every American Samoa ballot

Delegate to the U.S. House of RepresentativesNonpartisan race · Aumua Amata · Fualaau Rosie Tago Lancaster · Meleagi Suitonu Chapman · Samana Semo Veavea · Sandra King Young · Tuifagaloa Afu Lefaoseu
Aumua Amata

Aumua Amata

NonpartisanIncumbent

Aumua Amata, who serves in the House as Aumua Amata Radewagen, has represented American Samoa in the U.S. House of Representatives since being elected in November 2014, per her official House biography. Per the House biography she sits on the Veterans' Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Natural Resources committees. Before Congress she served for eight years on the House majority leadership staff, per the same page. No campaign website was found as of October 11, 2026.

Fualaau Rosie Tago Lancaster

Nonpartisan

No campaign website was found as of October 11, 2026; the American Samoa Election Office's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Fualaau Rosie Tago Lancaster.

Meleagi Suitonu Chapman

Nonpartisan

No campaign website was found as of October 11, 2026; the American Samoa Election Office's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Meleagi Suitonu Chapman.

Samana Semo Veavea

Nonpartisan

No campaign website was found as of October 11, 2026; the American Samoa Election Office's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Samana Semo Veavea.

Sandra King Young

Sandra King Young

Nonpartisan

Top priorities

  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Protecting the environment from deep-sea mining

Per the campaign site.

About Sandra King Young

Sandra King Young founded the Pacific Islands Center for Educational Development and served as the territory's Medicaid Director, per her campaign site. She began her career in the American Samoa Attorney General's Office, worked in Washington in the office of Senator Daniel K. Inouye and later in the Clinton administration, per her July 2026 blog post. She has lived in American Samoa for the past 25 years, per her campaign site.

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Tuifagaloa Afu Lefaoseu

Nonpartisan

No campaign website was found as of October 11, 2026; the American Samoa Election Office's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Tuifagaloa Afu Lefaoseu.

The delegate is elected at large, by separate ballot, by the most votes cast, so there is no runoff, per 48 U.S.C. 1732. American Samoa has no governor race in 2026, per the American Samoa Election Office.

Voting info and more

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How we source this

Names, tickets and parties follow the American Samoa Election Office's candidate list (aselectionoffice.gov) as of October 11, 2026. Biographies and priorities come from each campaign's own site or an official biography, cited in each profile; where none was found, the profile says so. Official sources are the final word on who appears on your ballot.

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