United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2008

American Samoa's At-large congressional district

The United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa took place on November 4, 2008 to elect the delegate from American Samoa's At-large congressional district. The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives is elected for two-year terms; whoever is elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011. The election coincides with the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Eni Faleomavaega was re-elected.

Candidates 1
Results 2
See also 3
References 4

Candidates

All elections in American Samoa are officially non-partisan, but incumbent Faleomavaega identifies with the Democratic Party and challenger Amata with the Republican Party.^[1]

Results

American Samoa's at-large congressional district election, 2008^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Eni Faleomavaega (incumbent)	7,498	60.38%
	Independent	Aumua Amata	4,349	35.02%
	Independent	Rosie Tago Lancaster	570	4.59%
Totals			12,417	100.00%
	Independent hold

References

^ "American Samoa 2008 General Election". The Green Papers. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
^ "Official Results General Election 2008: Delegate to US Congress". American Samoa Government Election Office. Retrieved 2009-10-27.

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