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Guam Education Board election, 2022

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Election details
Filing deadline: September 9, 2022
General: November 8, 2022

Pre-election incumbent(s):
Peter Ada
Lourdes Benavente
Robert Crisostomo
Maria Gutierrez
Mark Mendiola
Mary Okada
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Guam held an election for six at large seats on the board of education on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline was September 9, 2022.

Incumbent Mary Okada, incumbent Peter Ada, Angel Sablan, incumbent Ronald McNinch, incumbent Maria Gutierrez, and incumbent Lourdes Benavente won election in the general election for Guam Education Board.

Candidates and results

General election candidates

About the offices

The board is composed of:

  • six voting members elected at large by voters in nonpartisan elections. These members serve for two years, beginning on the first Monday in January following their election.
  • three voting members appointed by the governor and subject to the advice and consent of the Guam Legislature. The members serve for three years.
  • three non-voting members:
    • A non-voting student member elected by the School Board of Governing Students for a term of one year.
    • A non-voting member appointed by the teachers' union for a term of one year.
    • A non-voting member appointed by the Mayors Council of Guam for a term of two years.[1]

Qualifications

Candidates for the six elected members of the board must be:

  1. at least 25 years old.
  2. a resident of Guam for at least five years immediately preceding the date the member assumes office.[1]

Past elections

2020

See also: Guam Education Board election, 2020

General election

General election for Guam Education Board (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Guam Education Board on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Okada
Mary Okada (Nonpartisan)
 
17.2
 
18,068
Maria Gutierrez (Nonpartisan)
 
12.0
 
12,622
Image of Peter Ada
Peter Ada (Nonpartisan)
 
11.4
 
11,953
Mark Mendiola (Nonpartisan)
 
10.8
 
11,338
Lourdes Benavente (Nonpartisan)
 
10.2
 
10,693
Image of Robert Crisostomo
Robert Crisostomo (Nonpartisan)
 
8.9
 
9,371
Deborah Ellen (Nonpartisan)
 
8.8
 
9,287
Salvador Avilla (Nonpartisan)
 
8.1
 
8,497
Alexander Duenas (Nonpartisan)
 
7.2
 
7,570
Lawrence Alcairo (Nonpartisan)
 
5.4
 
5,664

Total votes: 105,063
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See also

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