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Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias
Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias ran for election to the American Samoa House of Representatives to represent District 1. Jamias lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: American Samoa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for American Samoa House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for American Samoa House of Representatives District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fetu Fetui Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 228 | |
| ✔ | Vala Liusamoa (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 201 | |
| Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias (Nonpartisan) | 18.0 | 162 | ||
| Faauifono Vaitautolu (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 133 | ||
| Faletoa Leasau (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 113 | ||
| Tuisalia Asoau (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 899 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jamias in this election.
2023
See also: American Samoa legislative special elections, 2023
General election
Special general election for American Samoa House of Representatives District 1
Faauifono Vaitautolu defeated Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias, Mailo Oge T. Nua, and Leifitele Ali'itama Sotoa in the special general election for American Samoa House of Representatives District 1 on September 12, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Faauifono Vaitautolu (Nonpartisan) | 48.1 | 203 | |
| Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias (Nonpartisan) | 30.3 | 128 | ||
| Mailo Oge T. Nua (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 48 | ||
| Leifitele Ali'itama Sotoa (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 422 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jamias in this election.
2022
See also: American Samoa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for American Samoa House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent Alumamalu Ale Filoialii and incumbent Fetu Fetui Jr. defeated Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias and Elijah Leasau in the general election for American Samoa House of Representatives District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alumamalu Ale Filoialii (Nonpartisan) | 36.0 | 299 | |
| ✔ | Fetu Fetui Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 230 | |
| Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias (Nonpartisan) | 22.8 | 189 | ||
| Elijah Leasau (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 112 | ||
| Total votes: 830 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ali'itama Sotoa (Nonpartisan)
2016
Incumbent Amata Radewagen (R) defeated Vaitinasa Salu Hunkin-Finau (D), Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias (D), Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman (D), and Tim Jones (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. American Samoa does not hold primary elections.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Amata Radewagen Incumbent |
75.4% | 8,923 | |
| Democratic | Vaitinasa Salu Hunkin-Finau | 13.4% | 1,581 | |
| Democratic | Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias | 8.3% | 978 | |
| Democratic | Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman | 1.5% | 181 | |
| Independent | Tim Jones | 1.4% | 171 | |
| Total Votes | 11,834 | |||
| Source: The Green Papers | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Recent news
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
