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 Lourdes Aflague Leon GUERRERO
• 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.