Mary Taufetee

Tenure

Present officeholder

Mary Taufetee is an officeholder of the American Samoa Director of Education.

Taufetee ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Mary Taufetee's career experience includes working as an executive director of an arts council and an American Samoa forestry manager.^[1]

Elections

2024

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

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Mary Taufetee (Nonpartisan)	21.4	2,169

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,113
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Mary Taufetee did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

↑ LinkedIn, "Dr. Mary Lauagaia M. Taufetee," accessed October 20, 2024

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Mary Taufetee

Contents

Biography

Elections

2024

General runoff election

General runoff election for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa

Endorsements

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2024

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