Guam primary election sends Terlaje-Perez and Ada-Calvo to November ballot

The August 1 primary in Guam recorded a 39.81 % voter turnout, with 22,852 of the 57,406 registered voters casting ballots. The Democratic ticket of Therese Terlaje and Sabina Perez defeated incumbent Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio and running mate Tina Muna Barnes by 460 votes, while the Republican ticket of Tony Ada and Edward J. Calvo beat Speaker Frank Blas Jr. and Mary Okada by 1,805 votes, advancing both tickets to the November gubernatorial election. In the delegate race, Democrat Alicia Limtiaco ran uncontested and received 9,876 votes; incumbent Republican James Moylan earned 4,926 votes, defeating challenger Mary Torres, who received 3,258 votes.

Following the results, Tenorio and Barnes promptly conceded, thanking supporters and congratulating the winning candidates. Both parties pledged to continue supporting other candidates in the upcoming general election.