The Green Papers: American Samoa 2008 General Election
This page is for offices up for election in 2008. Find 2009 elections here.
 
Flag images courtesy of The World Flag Database. Copyright http://www.flags.net/ American Samoa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Gubernatoral Runoff: Tuesday 18 November 2008
Governor:0 
Senators:0 
2002-2010 Representatives:0(0.00% of 435)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000): 
Capital:Fagatogo (formerly "Pago Pago")
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 6:00a ASST (1700 UTC) to 6:00p ASST (0500 UTC).
Tuesday 18 November 2008 polling hours 6:00a ASST (1700 UTC) to 6:00p ASST (0500 UTC).
 

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American Samoa State and Local Government

American Samoa 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


2 January 2009: Unofficial Returns at American Samoa Government Elections Office.


30 September 2008: Synchronized with American Samoa Government - Election Office - OFFICIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE NOVEMBER 4, 2008 GENERAL ELECTION.


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

Should no candidate receive 50% of the vote in the Tuesday 4 November General Election, the two top vote-getters will participate in a Runoff to be held on Tuesday 18 November 2008.

 
           

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: Two consecutive terms. Territorial Governor

Seat up for election Democratic Governor Togiola T.A. Tulafono
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Acting Goveror: 2003 (remaining officially Lieutenant Governor after the death of Governor Tauese Sunia on 26 March 2003). First elected to a full term: 2004.
Lt. Governor Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
 Polls: Democratic Governor Togiola T.A. Tulafono
  Elected Nonpartisan; (Democratic) 6,590 56.45% Governor Togiola T.A. Tulafono
Lt. Governor: Lt. Governor Faoa Aitofele Sunia.
Received 41.3% on 4 November. Proceeds to a Tuesday 18 November 2008 runoff.
  Candidate Nonpartisan 5,084 43.55% Utu Abe Malae
Lt. Governor: Nua Ma'ilo Saoluaga.
Received 31.4% on 4 November. Proceeds to a Tuesday 18 November 2008 runoff.
    Nonpartisan     Afoa Leulumoega Lutu - apparently not a candidate
Lt. Governor: Velega Savali, Jr.
Received 26.8% in the 4 November election.
    Nonpartisan     Tuika Tuika - apparently not a candidate
Lt. Governor: Tee Masaniai, Jr.
Received 0.5% in the 4 November election.
Total 11,674 100.00%  
  

Since no candidate received a majority (50% + 1) of the 4 November vote, the top two vote-getters, Governor Togiola T.A. Tulafono (41.3%) and Utu Abe Malae (31.4%) proceed to a Tuesday 18 November 2008 runoff.

The current Administration informally identifies itself with the US Democrats. The major opponents to the Sunia/Tulafono ticket in both 1996 and 2000 and to the Tulafono/Sunia ticket in 2004 identified themselves as "Independent" although they have ties to the US Republican Party.


Delegate to the House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2008. Elections in American Samoa are officially non-partisan.

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Seat up for election
Democratic Territorial Delegate Eni F.H. Faleomavaega
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1988; re-elected 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004; 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
 Polls: Democratic Territorial Delegate Eni F.H. Faleomavaega
  Elected Nonpartisan; (Democratic) 7,498 60.38% Territorial Delegate Eni F.H. Faleomavaega
FEC H0AS00018: $119,020
  Candidate Nonpartisan; (Republican) 4,349 35.02% Aumua Amata
A.K.A.: Amata Coleman Radewagen

FEC H4AS00036: $100,938
  Candidate Nonpartisan 570 4.59% FualA'Au Rosie F. Tago Lancaster
FEC H8AS00052: $7,400
Total 12,417 100.00%  

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 2 candidates
  Republican: 1 candidate
Independents
  Nonpartisan: 5 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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