American Samoa 2004 General Election

The Green Papers: American Samoa 2004 General Election

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American Samoa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Runoff (Territorial Governor): Tuesday 16 November 2004

Governor:	0
Senators:	0
2002-2010 Representatives:	0	(0.00% of 435)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):
Capital:	Fagatogo (formerly "Pago Pago")

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American Samoa State and Local Government

American Samoa 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats Republicans Third Parties

Political parties are not officially utilized in elections in American Samoa.

Should no candidate receive 50% of the vote in the 2 November General Election, the two top vote-getters will participate in a Runoff to be held on Tuesday 16 November 2004.



Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: Two consecutive terms. Territorial Governor

		Nonpartisan			Governor Togiola T.A. Tulafono • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Acting Goveror: 2003 (remaining officially Lieutenant Governor after the death of Governor Tauese Sunia on 26 March 2003) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Lt. Governor Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia
		Democrat	6,407	55.72%	Governor Togiola T.A. Tulafono • Lt. Governor Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the 2 November election, the two highest vote getters, Togiola/Ipulasi (48.4%) and Afoa/Taeaoafua (39.4%), will proceed to a 16 November 2004 run-off election. 16 November run-off results from a media source.
		Independent	5,091	44.28%	Afoa Moega Lutu • Lt. Governor: Taeaoafua Meki Solomona Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the 2 November election, the two highest vote getters, Togiola/Ipulasi (48.4%) and Afoa/Taeaoafua (39.4%), will proceed to a 16 November 2004 run-off election.
		Independent			~~Te'o J. Fuavai - withdrew~~ • Lt. Governor: Alo Paul Stevenson Received 12.2% of the vote in the 2 November 2004 election.
		Republican			~~Tautai A.F. Faalevao - withdrew~~
Total			11,498	100.00%
	The current Administration informally identifies itself with the US Democrats. The major opponents to the Sunia/Tulafono ticket in both 1996 and 2000 identified themselves as "Independent" although they have ties to the US Republican Party.

Delegate to the House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. Elections in American Samoa are officially non-partisan.

		Democrat			Territorial Delegate Eni Faleomavaega • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • First elected: 1988; re-elected 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - Identifies himself as a Democrat. Elections in AS are officially non-partisan.
		Democrat	6,656	54.88%	Territorial Delegate Eni Faleomavaega
		Republican	5,472	45.12%	Amata Coleman Radwagen
Total			12,128	100.00%