The U.S. territory of Guam Tuesday elected Lou Leon Guerrero as its first female governor, who with Josh Tenorio as lieutenant governor defeated the Republican ticket by nearly 9,000 votes.
According to KUAM News, Guerrero and Tenorio netted 50.7 percent of the vote from 67 precincts. The Republican team of Ray Tenorio and Tony Ada got 26 percent of the vote, and write-in votes accounted for the other 22 percent of the ballot.
It was not clear who was written in, the news service said.
Leon Guerrero is the president of the Bank of Guam, and will be the territory's ninth elected governor since 1970. Guam was first established as an unincorporated organized territory of the United States in 1950, but its governor was appointed by the federal government until 1970, when elections for a civilian governor began.
By law, the governor of Guam is limited to serve two four-year terms. As a territory, Guam residents do not vote for president and its lone representative to the House does not vote. However, Guam voters do vote for party delegate during presidential primaries, notes The Hill.
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