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Guam Sample ballot, November 3, 2026

To vote on Guam you must be a U.S. citizen, be 18 by Election Day and be a resident of Guam. Guam's Governor and Lieutenant Governor run as one ticket on a single vote and need a majority of the votes cast; with no majority, the top two tickets meet in a runoff on the fourteenth day after the election, November 17, 2026. The Delegate is elected at large by a majority of the votes cast; with no majority, the top two meet in a runoff on the fourteenth day after the election. Early voting for the general election runs October 8 to 28, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at The Westin Resort. The last day to register is October 19, the last day to request an off-island absentee ballot is October 31, and the Guam Election Commission tentatively certifies results on November 19. Guam's ballot also carries Attorney General, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Guam Education Board and 15 senators; this guide covers the governor and delegate races.

Sources: Guam Election Commission, gec.guam.gov/registering-to-vote (3 GCA 3101 and 3102); 48 U.S.C. 1422 law.cornell.edu; gec.guam.gov; 48 U.S.C. 1712(a) law.cornell.edu; gec.guam.gov; Guam Election Commission, gec.guam.gov/2026-general-election-info and gec.guam.gov/2026-important-dates.

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On every Guam ballot

Governor and Lieutenant GovernorVicente "Tony" Ada (R) · Therese Terlaje (D)
Vicente "Tony" Ada

Vicente "Tony" Ada

Republican

Top priorities

  • Lowering the cost of living for families
  • Fixing Guam's healthcare system
  • Investing in education and our children's future

Per the campaign site.

About Vicente "Tony" Ada

Vicente "Tony" Ada is a senator in the Guam Legislature and its Vice Speaker, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site he was appointed Director of the Department of Youth Affairs in 2009, won a special election to the 30th Guam Legislature that year and has served as Minority Whip and Minority Leader. He served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve from 1986 to 1993 and later worked as an aircraft mechanic and as vice president of Ada's Mortuary, per the campaign site. His running mate, E.J. Calvo, is a businessman who chaired the Guam Economic Development Authority in 2013 and has coached Guam's men's national basketball team since 2012, per the campaign site.

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Therese Terlaje

Therese Terlaje

Democrat

Therese Terlaje is a senator in the Guam Legislature serving her fifth consecutive term, per the campaign site. The campaign site says she has led the Legislature for two terms as Speaker and served as Vice Speaker in her first term. She is an attorney who served as legislative counsel for 30 years, worked at the Environmental Protection Agency and was an assistant professor at the University of Guam, per the campaign site. Her running mate, Sabina Perez, is a senator in the 38th Guam Legislature and a former teacher and researcher, per the campaign site.

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Delegate to the U.S. House of RepresentativesJames Moylan (R) · Alicia Limtiaco (D)
James Moylan

James Moylan

RepublicanIncumbent

James Moylan is Guam's delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives and serves on the House Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Education and Workforce committees, per his official House biography. The House biography says he previously served as a senator in the 35th and 36th Guam Legislatures, is an Army veteran and worked as a parole officer at the Guam Department of Corrections. It also credits him with more than two decades of private-sector experience in healthcare, financial services and insurance. No campaign website was found as of October 11, 2026.

Alicia Limtiaco

Democrat

Top priorities

  • Lowering everyday costs
  • Making housing more attainable
  • Making government work better

Per the campaign site.

About Alicia Limtiaco

Alicia Limtiaco is an attorney who began her career as a clerk for a Guam Superior Court judge after graduating from UCLA School of Law in 1990 and later worked as a prosecutor in the Guam Attorney General's Office, per the campaign site. Per the same site, she was elected Guam's first woman attorney general in 2007 and was appointed U.S. Attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in 2010, serving more than six years. The campaign site says she has most recently worked with the island's courts on policy and on professional standards for attorneys.

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Governor and lieutenant governor run as one ticket and need a majority. If no ticket clears 50 percent, the top two meet in a runoff on November 17, 2026, per the Guam Election Commission. The delegate also needs a majority. If no candidate clears 50 percent, the top two meet in a runoff on the fourteenth day after the election, November 17, 2026, per the Guam Election Commission.

Voting info and more

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How we source this

Names, tickets and parties follow the Guam Election Commission's candidate list (gec.guam.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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