The red wave has begun on this Election Day, and it has capsized Guam's Democratic Party.
The U.S. territory sends one nonvoting delegate to Congress, and that delegate had always been a Democrat going back to 1993. That is no longer true after Republican James Moylan defeated his Democratic opponent and became the first GOP pick-up in Congress and just the second Republican ever sent to Congress by the island. We have the 1st GOP Congressional pickup of the midterm election! James Moylan has defeated Judi Won Pat to win the race to be Guam's non-voting delegate to Congress.
— RRH Elections November 8, 2022 Non-voting delegate to Congress. Guam has sent Democrats since 1993. https://t.co/DOZb14Vnjh — Jake Sherman November 8, 2022 Moylan had trailed in exit polls by 13 percentage points but won by 5. The island’s Democratic governor held on , and Democrats gained a seat in the territorial legislature. Guam voters were apparently content with their local Democratic Party, but not the national Democratic Party.It is the first win for the GOP on a day in which they will see plenty of them, and the first surprise that could precede several in more high-profile races.
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