The Green Papers: American Samoa 2004 General Election
 
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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

Seat up for election   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
  Elected 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.
  Candidate 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.
  Withdrawn Independent     Te'o J. Fuavai - withdrew
Lt. Governor: Alo Paul Stevenson
Received 12.2% of the vote in the 2 November 2004 election.
  Withdrawn Republican     Tautai A.F. Faalevao - withdrew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.

Seat up for election   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.
  Elected Democrat 6,656 54.88% Territorial Delegate Eni Faleomavaega
  Candidate Republican 5,472 45.12% Amata Coleman Radwagen
Total 12,128 100.00%  

 


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