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United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2014
From Ballotpedia
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November 4, 2014 |
Aumua Amata  |
Eni F.H. Faleomavaega  |
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives election in American Samoa took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected one nonvoting delegate to serve in the U.S. House from the territory's At-Large Congressional District. Aumua Amata (R) won the general election.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
|---|---|---|
Primary: American Samoa did not hold a primary election.
Voter registration: October 6, 2014.[2]
Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D), who was first elected in 1988.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the one congressional seat from American Samoa. The Republican Party won the single seat after the election.
| Members of the U.S. House from American Samoa -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of September 2025 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
Candidates
- Eni F.H. Faleomavaega[3]
- Mapu Jamias
- Tua'au Kereti Mata'utia, Jr.
- Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman
- Togiola Tulafono
- Aumua Amata[4]
Rosie Fuala'au Tago Lancaster- Tuika Tuika
- Mark Ude
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Aumua Amata Coleman |
42% | 4,306 | |
| Democratic | Eni F.H. Faleomavaega Incumbent | 30.8% | 3,157 | |
| Democratic | Togiola A. Tulafono | 11% | 1,130 | |
| Democratic | Mapu J. Jamias | 6.4% | 652 | |
| Democratic | Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman | 2.2% | 229 | |
| Democratic | Tuä'au Kereti Mäta'utia, Jr. | 1.6% | 160 | |
| Independent | Rosie Fuala'au Tago Lancaster | 2.6% | 268 | |
| Independent | Tuika Tuika | 2% | 201 | |
| Independent | Mark Ude | 1.4% | 143 | |
| Total Votes | 10,246 | |||
| Source: American Samoa Government Election Office "2014 General Election Results" | ||||
Campaign contributions
Eni Faleomavaega
| Eni Faleomavaega (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[5] | April 15, 2013 | $10,202 | $2,133 | $(7,203) | $5,132 | ||||
| July Quarterly[6] | July 15, 2013 | $5,132 | $0 | $(600) | $4,532 | ||||
| October Quarterly[7] | October 15, 2013 | $4,532 | $0 | $(500) | $4,032 | ||||
| Year-End[8] | January 31, 2014 | $4,032 | $6,000 | $(3,630) | $6,402 | ||||
| April Quarterly[9] | April 15, 2014 | $6,402 | $34,600 | $(11,763) | $29,238 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $42,733 | $(23,696) | ||||||||
District history
2012
Faleomavaega won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing American Samoa as a Democrat.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eni F.H. Faleomavaega Incumbent |
55.2% | 7,221 | |
| Democratic | Kereti Mata'utia Jr. | 3.3% | 438 | |
| Independent | Rosie F. Tago Lancaster | 5.3% | 697 | |
| Conservative | Aumua Amata | 33.8% | 4,420 | |
| No Party Affiliate | Fatumalala Leulua'iali'i A. Al-Sheri | 2.3% | 300 | |
| Total Votes | 13,076 | |||
| Source: American Samoa Government Election Office "2012 General Election Results" | ||||
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ American Samoa Government Election Office, "Candidates Info," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ American Samoa Government Election Office, "Calendar of Events," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Faleomavaega for Congress Committee, April Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Aumua Amata's campaign website," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Eni Faleomavaega April Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Eni Faleomavaega July Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Eni Faleomavaega October Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Eni Faleomavaega Year-End," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Eni Faleomavaega April Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ American Samoa Government Election Office, "2012 General Election Results," accessed February 7, 2013
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