At stake in this election:    

• The 1 non-voting delegate seat in the United States (US) House of Representatives (“Washington Delegate”)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Donald TRUMP
• Head of Government: Governor Eddie Baza CALVO
• Assembly: Guam has a unicameral Legislature of Guam (Liheslaturan Guåhan) with 15 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by an electoral college to serve a 4-year term.*
• The Governor is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Legislature of Guam (Liheslaturan Guåhan) 15 members are elected by popular vote to serve 2-year terms.**

* Residents of unincorporated territories do not vote in elections for US president or vice president, however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections.

**Residents also elect one non-voting delegate (“Washington Delegate”) to serve a 2-year term in the US House of Representatives.

Main candidates/parties in the electoral race:

• Candidate: Michael F.Q. SAN NICOLAS
  • Party: Democratic Party*
• Candidate: Doris Flores BROOKS
  • Party: Republican Party*

*Both parties in Guam are affiliated with their respective US national parties.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 165,718 (2018 est.)
• Registered Voters: 49,699 (2014)

Gender Data:  

• Female Population: 81,835 (2018 est.)
• Is Guam a signatory to CEDAW: Yes – via the United States (17 July 1980)
• Has Guam ratified CEDAW: No – via the United States
• Gender Quota: No
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 5
• Human Development Index Position: United States – 13 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A 

Disability Data:  

• Is Guam a signatory to CRPD: Yes – via the United States (30 July 2009)
• Has Guam ratified CRPD: No – via the United States
• Population with a disability: 24,268 (2018 est.)