BY KATIE AIZON
Journal Staff
As 39.81% of Guam’s residents casted their votes during the 2026 Primary Election, the island will see Democratic gubernatorial candidates Sen. Therese M. Terlaje and Sen. Sabina Flores Perez facing off against Republican gubernatorial candidates Vice Speaker Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada and businessman Edward “EJ” Calvo during the General Election on November 3rd.
According to unofficial results tallied by the Guam Election Commission pending an official final ballot count to include the last of off-island ballots, Democratic team Terlaje-Perez received 6,387 votes, 47.79% of total votes narrowly defeating Lt. Governor Joshua F. Tenorio and Sen. Tina Rose Muna-Barnes at 5,927 votes, 44.35% of votes. Gubernatorial candidates Sen. Joe S. San Agustin and former Sen. Dwayne San Nicolas conceded at 1,041 votes, 7.79% of total votes.
Tenorio and Muna-Barnes shared in a release that they accept to the defeat with “humility, respect, and gratitude”, sharing that they had already reached out to the Terlaje-Perez team to congratulate them on their win. “We have already reached out to congratulate Senator Terlaje and Senator Perez and wish them success. Because regardless of who wins an election, we all want the same thing: a stronger Guam, a more united Guam, and a brighter future for our children,” they said.
San Agustin and San Nicolas also extended their congratulations to Democratic nominees as they concluded the end of their campaign. “Although the outcome of the 2026 Primary Election was not what we had hoped for, we are proud of the work we accomplished together for our island, and grateful for the connections we made along the way,” they said.
On the Republican side, Ada-Calvo received 5,138 votes, 60.56% of total votes with Speaker Frank F. Blas Jr. and former Guam Community College president Mary A. Y. Okada conceding at 3,333 votes, 39.29% of total votes. The Blas-Okada team congratulated Republican nominees Ada-Calvo and shared their gratitude for their supporters, family, and volunteers in a release, stating “While last night’s outcome was not what we had hoped for, our gratitude for each of you is immeasurable.”
A total of 30 senatorial candidates, 15 from each party, will be moving on to the General Election. Democratic senatorial candidates moving onto the General Election:
1. BARNETT, Darrel Christopher (9,310, 8.43%)
2. SHELTON, Amanda L. (8,411, 7.62%)
3. NELSON, Telena Monique Cruz (7,540, 6.83%)
4. QUINATA, Donna Rita Muna (7,062, 6.39%)
5. RIDGELL, Clynton E. (7,021, 6.36%)
6. SABLAN, Angel Anthony R. (6,929, 6.27%)
7. PARKINSON, William Mark Alkonga (6,821, 6.18%)
8. QUINATA, Roy Anthony Benavente (6,077, 5.50%)
9. SANTOS, Angela Therese A.M. (5,994, 5.43%)
10. BORDALLO, Fred E. Jr. (5,984, 5.42%)
11. NEDEDOG, Sarah Mattie T. (5,807, 5.26%)
12. PEREZ, Kallen Marie E. (5,712, 5.17%)
13. TAIJERON, Anthony W. (5,397, 4.89%)
14. TAITAGUE, Joaquin Manuel Paulino (5,224, 4.73%)
15. CRUZ, Joaquin Alan (5,054, 4.58%)
Republican senatorial candidates moving onto the General Election:
1. LUJAN, Jesse Michael A. (5,611, 7.50%)
2. MATANANE, Sabrina Salas (5,197, 6.94%)
3. DUENAS, Christopher M. (5,101, 6.82%)
4. CALVO, Shelly Vargas (4,931, 6.59%)
5. GUMATAOTAO, Eulogio S., (4,792 6.40%)
6. BORJA, Vincent Anthony Velasco (4,672, 6.24%)
7. TAITAGUE, Telo Teresa (4,573, 6.11%)
8. SGAMBELLURI, Raffaele M. (4,436, 5.93%)
9. SAVARES, Jonathan James (4,403, 5.88%)
10. BORJA, Louisa Jean (4,244, 5.67%)
11. NGUYEN, Hoa Van (4,222, 5.64%)
12. CASTRO, William Mendiola (4,165, 5.57%)
13. CALVO, Gregorio Salas (3,613, 4.83%)
14. MORTERA, Matteo Thomas (3,278, 4.38%)
15. ARRIOLA, Joseph B.D. (3,156, 4.22%)
For delegate candidates, sole Democratic candidate for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, former Attorney General of Guam Alicia Anne Garido Limitiaco, received 9,876 votes, 99.18% of total votes. Incumbent Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives and Republican candidate James C. Moylan received 4,928 votes, 60.10% of total votes, defeating candidate Mary Camacho Torres who received 3,258 votes, 39.74% of total votes. mbj
Journal Staff
As 39.81% of Guam’s residents casted their votes during the 2026 Primary Election, the island will see Democratic gubernatorial candidates Sen. Therese M. Terlaje and Sen. Sabina Flores Perez facing off against Republican gubernatorial candidates Vice Speaker Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada and businessman Edward “EJ” Calvo during the General Election on November 3rd.
According to unofficial results tallied by the Guam Election Commission pending an official final ballot count to include the last of off-island ballots, Democratic team Terlaje-Perez received 6,387 votes, 47.79% of total votes narrowly defeating Lt. Governor Joshua F. Tenorio and Sen. Tina Rose Muna-Barnes at 5,927 votes, 44.35% of votes. Gubernatorial candidates Sen. Joe S. San Agustin and former Sen. Dwayne San Nicolas conceded at 1,041 votes, 7.79% of total votes.
Tenorio and Muna-Barnes shared in a release that they accept to the defeat with “humility, respect, and gratitude”, sharing that they had already reached out to the Terlaje-Perez team to congratulate them on their win. “We have already reached out to congratulate Senator Terlaje and Senator Perez and wish them success. Because regardless of who wins an election, we all want the same thing: a stronger Guam, a more united Guam, and a brighter future for our children,” they said.
San Agustin and San Nicolas also extended their congratulations to Democratic nominees as they concluded the end of their campaign. “Although the outcome of the 2026 Primary Election was not what we had hoped for, we are proud of the work we accomplished together for our island, and grateful for the connections we made along the way,” they said.
On the Republican side, Ada-Calvo received 5,138 votes, 60.56% of total votes with Speaker Frank F. Blas Jr. and former Guam Community College president Mary A. Y. Okada conceding at 3,333 votes, 39.29% of total votes. The Blas-Okada team congratulated Republican nominees Ada-Calvo and shared their gratitude for their supporters, family, and volunteers in a release, stating “While last night’s outcome was not what we had hoped for, our gratitude for each of you is immeasurable.”
A total of 30 senatorial candidates, 15 from each party, will be moving on to the General Election. Democratic senatorial candidates moving onto the General Election:
1. BARNETT, Darrel Christopher (9,310, 8.43%)
2. SHELTON, Amanda L. (8,411, 7.62%)
3. NELSON, Telena Monique Cruz (7,540, 6.83%)
4. QUINATA, Donna Rita Muna (7,062, 6.39%)
5. RIDGELL, Clynton E. (7,021, 6.36%)
6. SABLAN, Angel Anthony R. (6,929, 6.27%)
7. PARKINSON, William Mark Alkonga (6,821, 6.18%)
8. QUINATA, Roy Anthony Benavente (6,077, 5.50%)
9. SANTOS, Angela Therese A.M. (5,994, 5.43%)
10. BORDALLO, Fred E. Jr. (5,984, 5.42%)
11. NEDEDOG, Sarah Mattie T. (5,807, 5.26%)
12. PEREZ, Kallen Marie E. (5,712, 5.17%)
13. TAIJERON, Anthony W. (5,397, 4.89%)
14. TAITAGUE, Joaquin Manuel Paulino (5,224, 4.73%)
15. CRUZ, Joaquin Alan (5,054, 4.58%)
Republican senatorial candidates moving onto the General Election:
1. LUJAN, Jesse Michael A. (5,611, 7.50%)
2. MATANANE, Sabrina Salas (5,197, 6.94%)
3. DUENAS, Christopher M. (5,101, 6.82%)
4. CALVO, Shelly Vargas (4,931, 6.59%)
5. GUMATAOTAO, Eulogio S., (4,792 6.40%)
6. BORJA, Vincent Anthony Velasco (4,672, 6.24%)
7. TAITAGUE, Telo Teresa (4,573, 6.11%)
8. SGAMBELLURI, Raffaele M. (4,436, 5.93%)
9. SAVARES, Jonathan James (4,403, 5.88%)
10. BORJA, Louisa Jean (4,244, 5.67%)
11. NGUYEN, Hoa Van (4,222, 5.64%)
12. CASTRO, William Mendiola (4,165, 5.57%)
13. CALVO, Gregorio Salas (3,613, 4.83%)
14. MORTERA, Matteo Thomas (3,278, 4.38%)
15. ARRIOLA, Joseph B.D. (3,156, 4.22%)
For delegate candidates, sole Democratic candidate for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, former Attorney General of Guam Alicia Anne Garido Limitiaco, received 9,876 votes, 99.18% of total votes. Incumbent Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives and Republican candidate James C. Moylan received 4,928 votes, 60.10% of total votes, defeating candidate Mary Camacho Torres who received 3,258 votes, 39.74% of total votes. mbj
