Elections for the Legislature of Guam were held on November 6, 2012,^[1] alongside a referendum on a for-profit bingo initiative.^[2] The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature, whilst the referendum was rejected by 64.8% of voters.^[2]

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2012 Guamanian legislative election

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All 15 seats of the Legislature of Guam
Majority party Minority party   Leader Judith Won Pat V. Anthony Ada Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat At-large district At-large district Last election 9 seats 6 seats Seats won 9 6 Seat change Popular vote 211,475 176,740 Percentage 54.41% 45.47%
Speaker before election Judith Won Pat Democratic Elected Speaker Judith Won Pat Democratic

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The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature. As there were many candidates running, primaries were set on September 1, 2012 for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the General election.

Following the primaries, there were 26 candidates vying for the 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam. The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature.

There were 15 senators elected on November 6, 2012 to serve in the 32nd Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 7, 2013: