GOP Gov. Joseph Ada Wins Unprecedented 2nd Term on Guam
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AGANA, Guam — Gov. Joseph Ada won reelection Tuesday, becoming the first gubernatorial incumbent to win consecutive terms in this U.S. territory.
The Republican Ada and his running mate, Lt. Gov. Frank Blas, defeated Democratic challenger Madeleine Bordallo and her running mate, Jose (Ping) Duenas.
With all 76 precincts reporting, the unofficial vote count showed the Ada-Blas team with 20,677 votes to 15,688 votes for Bordallo-Duenas, the Guam Election Commission reported.
In the territory’s congressional election, Republican Ben Blaz won a fourth term as a non-voting delegate, defeating Democrat Ben Pagelinan. Final unofficial tallies gave Blaz 21,390 votes to 16,437 for Pagelinan, the election commission said.
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