# 1998 Guam general election

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General elections were held in Guam on November 3, 1998. A Democratic Party primary was held to decide the party's gubernatorial candidates on 7 September.

## Governor

Incumbent Democrat Carl Gutierrez was re-elected to his second term. This was the last time a Democrat won statewide office on Guam until 2018, when Lou Leon Guerrero won the gubernatorial election over Republican lieutenant governor Ray Tenorio.

### Primary election
#### Democratic

| Candidate | Running mate | Votes | % |
| Carl Gutierrez | Madeleine Bordallo | 16,794 | 51.00 |
| Tom Ada | Lou Leon Guerrero | 9,360 | 28.42 |
| Angel Santos | Pedo Terlaje | 6,777 | 20.58 |
| Total | Total | 32,931 | 100.00 |
| Source: GEC ||||

### General election

| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Carl Gutierrez | Madeleine Bordallo | Democratic Party | 24,250 | 51.88 |
| | Joseph Franklin Ada | Felix Perez Camacho | Republican Party | 21,200 | 45.35 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | Write-ins | Write-ins | 1,294 | 2.77 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 46,744 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,744 | 96.05 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,922 | 3.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,666 | 100.00 |

## Legislature
### Results

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Notes |
| Frank Aguon | Democratic Party | 27,752 | Elected |
| Eddie Baza Calvo | Republican Party | 27,187 | Elected |
| Simon A. Sanchez | Republican Party | 23,938 | Elected |
| Kaleo Moylan | Republican Party | 23,721 | Elected |
| Ben Pangelinan | Democratic Party | 23,316 | Elected |
| Antonio R. Unpingco | Republican Party | 22,729 | Elected |
| Mark Forbes | Republican Party | 22,629 | Elected |
| Larry F. Kasperbauer | Republican Party | 22,425 | Elected |
| Alberto A. Lamorena | Republican Party | 22,181 | Elected |
| Carlotta A. Leon Guerrero | Republican Party | 22,056 | Elected |
| Marcel G. Camacho | Republican Party | 21,596 | Elected |
| Joanne M. Brown | Republican Party | 20,655 | Elected |
| John C. Salas | Republican Party | 19,924 | Elected |
| Tony Blaz | Republican Party | 19,084 | Elected |
| Eulogio Bermudes | Democratic Party | 19,002 | Elected |
| Source: Shuster ||||

## Delegate
### Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Robert A. Underwood | Democratic Party | 34,179 | 74.22 |
| | Manuel Q. Cruz | Republican Party | 10,763 | 23.37 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | Write-ins | 1,111 | 2.41 |
| Total | Total | Total | 46,053 | 100.00 |