September 1982 Guamanian status referendum|
|
|
Choice |
Votes |
% |
| US commonwealth |
17,348 |
72.82% |
| US statehood |
6,476 |
27.18% |
| Valid votes |
23,824 |
91.32% |
| Invalid or blank votes |
2,265 |
8.68% |
| Total votes |
26,089 |
100.00% |
| Registered voters/turnout |
32,055 |
81.39% |
|
A referendum on the territory's status was held in Guam on 4 September 1982.[1] It was held after a referendum in January had resulted in none of the options presented to voters receiving a majority in favour.[2] This time only two options, becoming a US commonwealth or a US state, were offered to voters, with 73% voting in favour of the former.[1] However, the territory has still not achieved commonwealth status.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|
| US commonwealth | 17,348 | 72.82 |
| US state | 6,476 | 27.18 |
| Total | 23,824 | 100.00 |
|
| Valid votes | 23,824 | 91.32 |
|---|
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,265 | 8.68 |
|---|
| Total votes | 26,089 | 100.00 |
|---|
| Registered voters/turnout | 32,055 | 81.39 |
|---|
| Source: Direct Democracy |
