American Samoa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
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| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa |
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| General election General runoff election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: September 3, 2024 |
| General: November 5, 2024 General runoff: November 19, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Mauga (Democratic) Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Vaalele Ale (Democratic) |
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| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting in American Samoa |
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American Samoa held an election for governor and lieutenant governor on November 5, 2024. A general runoff election was on November 19, 2024. The filing deadline was September 3, 2024.
Nikolao Pula and incumbent Lemanu Palepoi Mauga advanced from the general election for Governor of American Samoa.
Pulu Ae Ae and incumbent Laapui Talauega Eleasalo Vaalele Ale advanced from the general election for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
Candidates and election results
Governor
General runoff election
General runoff election for Governor of American Samoa
Nikolao Pula defeated incumbent Lemanu Palepoi Mauga in the general runoff election for Governor of American Samoa on November 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nikolao Pula (Nonpartisan) | 59.8 | 5,846 |
 | Lemanu Palepoi Mauga (Nonpartisan) | 40.2 | 3,925 | |
| Total votes: 9,771 | |||
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General election
General election for Governor of American Samoa
Nikolao Pula and incumbent Lemanu Palepoi Mauga advanced to a runoff. They defeated Vaitautolu I'aulualo in the general election for Governor of American Samoa on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nikolao Pula (Nonpartisan) | 42.4 | 4,284 |
| ✔ | | Lemanu Palepoi Mauga (Nonpartisan) | 36.2 | 3,660 |
 | Vaitautolu I'aulualo (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 2,169 | |
| Total votes: 10,113 | |||
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Lieutenant Governor
General runoff election
General runoff election for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa
Pulu Ae Ae defeated incumbent Laapui Talauega Eleasalo Vaalele Ale in the general runoff election for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa on November 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pulu Ae Ae (Nonpartisan) | 59.8 | 5,846 |
 | Laapui Talauega Eleasalo Vaalele Ale (Nonpartisan) | 40.2 | 3,925 | |
| Total votes: 9,771 | |||
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General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa
Pulu Ae Ae and incumbent Laapui Talauega Eleasalo Vaalele Ale advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mary Taufetee in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pulu Ae Ae (Nonpartisan) | 42.4 | 4,284 |
| ✔ | | Laapui Talauega Eleasalo Vaalele Ale (Nonpartisan) | 36.2 | 3,660 |
| Mary Taufetee (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 2,169 | ||
| Total votes: 10,113 | |||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in American Samoa
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2020
See also: American Samoa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
General election
General election for Governor of American Samoa
Lemanu Palepoi Mauga defeated Gaoteote Palaie Tofau, I’aulualo Fa’afetai Talia, and Nua Sao in the general election for Governor of American Samoa on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lemanu Palepoi Mauga (Nonpartisan) | 60.3 | 7,154 |
| Gaoteote Palaie Tofau (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 2,594 | ||
| I’aulualo Fa’afetai Talia (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 1,461 | ||
| Nua Sao (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 652 | ||
| Total votes: 11,861 | |||
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See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Governor of American Samoa official website
- Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa official website
Footnotes
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