Peter Benavente

Peter Benavente

Democratic Party

Mayor of Dededo

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Melissa Savares

Prior offices

Vice mayor of Dededo

Successor: Ann Leon Guerrero

Predecessor: Frank Benavente

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

John F. Kennedy High School, Guam, 1998

Personal

Birthplace

Dededo, GU

Contact

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Peter Benavente (Democratic Party) is the Mayor of Dededo in Guam. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Benavente (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Dededo in Guam. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Peter Benavente was born in Dededo in Guam. He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 1998 and attended the University of Guam. His career experience includes working for Cost U Less from 1999 to 2019 and as an inventory management officer at the Department of Public Works from 2019 to 2020.

Elections

2024

See also: Mayoral election in Dededo, Guam (2024)

General election

General election for Mayor of Dededo

Peter Benavente defeated Elena Garcia in the general election for Mayor of Dededo on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Benavente (D)	68.2	4,066
	Submit photo	Elena Garcia (R)	31.1	1,857
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	41

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,964
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Dededo

Peter Benavente advanced from the Democratic primary for Mayor of Dededo on August 3, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Benavente	99.0	2,145
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	21

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,166
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mayor of Dededo

Elena Garcia advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Dededo on August 3, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Elena Garcia	98.2	487
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8	9

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 496
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Benavente in this election.

2020

See also: Mayoral election in Dededo, Guam (2020)

General election

General election for Vice mayor of Dededo

Peter Benavente defeated Vincent Cabrera in the general election for Vice mayor of Dededo on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Benavente (D)	67.9	3,514
	Submit photo	Vincent Cabrera (R)	32.0	1,659
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,178
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Peter Benavente advanced from the Democratic primary for Vice mayor of Dededo.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Vincent Cabrera advanced from the Republican primary for Vice mayor of Dededo.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Peter Benavente did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Peter Benavente did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Melissa Savares (D)	Mayor of Dededo 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Frank Benavente (D)	Vice mayor of Dededo 2021-2025	Succeeded by Ann Leon Guerrero (D)