2018 Yap elections

2018 Yap elections

November 6, 2018[1]

Nominee Henry Falan Tony Ganngiyan Party Independent Independent Running mate Jesse J. Salalu Francis I. Itimai Popular vote 2,222 2,074 Percentage 51.7% 48.3%

Governor before election Tony Ganngiyan Elected Governor Henry Falan

The 2018 Yap gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia to a four-year term in office. [1] The election coincided with the Yap State general election, including legislative contests to select Senators of the Yap State Legislature.[1][2][3]

Incumbent Governor Tony Ganngiyan, who was elected in 2014, was seeking re-election for a second term.[1][2] [3]

10 seats of the Yap State Legislature were also up for election.[4][5]

Results

Yap gubernatorial election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Falan	2,222	51.7%
	Independent	Tony Ganngiyan	2,074	48.3%
Majority
Total votes			4,296	100.0%

Jerry G. Fagolimul, Vincent A. Figir, Nicholas Figirlaarwon, Joseph Giliko, Kensley Ikosia, John Mafel, John J. Masiwemai, Jesse Raglmar-Subolmar, Theodore Rutun, and Joseph B. Tiuchemal were elected to the Yap State Legislature.[6]

References

1. Tiningdad, Laura (2018-11-04). "November 6, 2018 General Election Candidates". Yap State Election Commissioner. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
2. McClure, Joyce (2018-10-30). "Chinese investment key to hot Yap electoral contest". Pacific Island Times. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
3. "Yap election office releases official list of candidates". Yap State Government. Marianas Variety. 2018-08-14. Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
4. "Yap imitating Florida?: Election results still a mystery". Pacific Island Times. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
5. "Yap election results certified". Pacific Island Times. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
6. "Yap - Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia". fsmlaw.org. Retrieved 2022-03-02.