General elections were held in
Guam on November 7, 2006, in order to elect the
governor, all 15 seats in the
Legislature and the
federal delegate. There was also a double referendum on legalise
slot machines at racing tracks and raising the age at which citizens could purchase and consume alcohol to 21.[1][2]
In Guam, elections to the legislature and multi-member boards are run via
open primary (This following the outlawing of the previous
blanket primary similar to
Louisiana.
Both the Public Auditor and Consolidated Commission on Utilities are required to be nonpartisan and as such candidates are not allowed to state affiliations or list them on the ballot.
In the case of the auditor, affiliating with a party is grounds for disqualification.
Candidates for Governor
Democratic
Former Guam Delegate
Robert A. Underwood. Previously served as Congressman from January 4, 1993, until January 6, 2003.
Shall proposal A, an initiative to raise the minimum age for consumption and purchase of alcoholic beverages to twenty-one years of age, be adopted by the voters of Guam?[2]
Shall proposal B, an initiative to legalize slot machine gambling at an established pari-mutuel racing facility in Guam and to establish a slot machine gaming tax, be adopted by the voters of Guam?[1]