Dwayne San Nicolas
2023 - Present
2025
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Dwayne San Nicolas (Democratic Party) (also known as Mr. Goodman) is a member of the Guam Senate. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2025.
San Nicolas (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Guam Senate. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 3, 2024.[source]
Biography
Dwayne San Nicolas was born and raised in Agat, Guam. San Nicolas graduated from Oceanview High School in 1993 and studied basic law enforcement at Guam Community College. He earned a B.A. in history in 2003 and an M.A. in counseling in 2011, both from the University of Guam. San Nicolas served in the Guam National Guard as an infantry soldier from 2007 to 2015. His career experience includes working as a Guam customs officer from 1995 to 2018, as a guidance counselor from 2018 to 2021, and as a small business owner beginning in 2020. San Nicolas volunteers as Santa Claus for schools, charities, and religious organizations.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Guam Legislature elections, 2024
General election
The primary will occur on August 3, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Guam Senate on August 3, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Joe San Agustin | |
 | Darrel Barnett | |
| Tina Muña Barnes | |
 | William Parkinson | |
| Sabina Flores Perez | |
 | Roy Quinata | |
 | Dwayne San Nicolas | |
| Therese Terlaje | |
| David Crisostomo | |
| David Duenas | |
| Angela Santos | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Guam Senate on August 3, 2024.
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2022
See also: Guam Legislature elections, 2022
General election
General election for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Guam Senate on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Therese Terlaje (D) | 5.9 | 22,127 |
| ✔ | | Darrel Barnett (D) | 5.8 | 21,515 |
| ✔ | | Amanda Shelton (D) | 4.8 | 17,915 |
| ✔ | | Joe San Agustin (D) | 4.7 | 17,601 |
| ✔ | | Tina Muña Barnes (D) | 4.5 | 16,897 |
| ✔ |  | Frank Blas Jr. (R) | 4.2 | 15,590 |
| ✔ |  | Thomas Fisher (R) | 3.8 | 14,212 |
| ✔ | | Roy Quinata (D) | 3.7 | 13,903 |
| ✔ | | William Parkinson (D) | 3.7 | 13,709 |
| ✔ |  | Christopher Duenas (R) | 3.6 | 13,434 |
| ✔ | | Dwayne San Nicolas (D) | 3.5 | 12,919 |
| ✔ | | Telo Taitague (R) | 3.4 | 12,492 |
| ✔ | | Sabina Flores Perez (D) | 3.3 | 12,330 |
| ✔ |  | Joanne Brown (R) | 3.3 | 12,233 |
| ✔ |  | Jesse Lujan (R) | 3.3 | 12,134 |
| Kelly Marsh-Taitano (D) | 3.2 | 11,750 | |
| Maryann Silva Taijeron (R) | 3.1 | 11,593 | |
| Sarah Thomas Nededog (D) | 3.1 | 11,576 | |
| Jonathan Savares (D) | 3.1 | 11,471 | |
| Jose Terlaje (D) | 3.0 | 11,012 | |
| Fred Bordallo Jr. (D) | 3.0 | 11,008 | |
| Vincent Borja (R) | 2.8 | 10,533 | |
| MiChelle Hope Taitano (R) | 2.8 | 10,265 | |
 | Shirley Mabini Young (R) | 2.7 | 10,021 | |
| Angela Santos (D) | 2.4 | 9,104 | |
| Joaquin Leon Guerrero (R) | 2.4 | 8,809 | |
| Sandra Seau (R) | 2.1 | 7,827 | |
| Bistra Mendiola (R) | 2.0 | 7,514 | |
| David Crisostomo (R) | 1.9 | 6,960 | |
| Ian Dale Catling (R) | 1.0 | 3,683 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 574 | ||
| Total votes: 372,711 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Guam Senate on August 27, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Therese Terlaje | 8.3 | 14,225 |
| ✔ | | Darrel Barnett | 7.5 | 12,788 |
| ✔ | | Joe San Agustin | 6.9 | 11,793 |
| ✔ | | Amanda Shelton | 6.5 | 11,072 |
| ✔ | | Tina Muña Barnes | 6.2 | 10,657 |
| ✔ | | Roy Quinata | 5.3 | 9,104 |
| ✔ | | Sabina Flores Perez | 5.1 | 8,741 |
| ✔ | | William Parkinson | 5.0 | 8,510 |
| ✔ | | Sarah Thomas Nededog | 4.9 | 8,351 |
| ✔ | | Kelly Marsh-Taitano | 4.7 | 8,036 |
| ✔ | | Fred Bordallo Jr. | 4.7 | 8,021 |
| ✔ | | Jose Terlaje | 4.5 | 7,753 |
| ✔ | | Dwayne San Nicolas | 4.4 | 7,538 |
| ✔ | | Jonathan Savares | 4.1 | 7,050 |
| ✔ | | Angela Santos | 3.9 | 6,740 |
| Roy Gamboa | 3.5 | 5,957 | |
| Alexander Duenas | 3.4 | 5,782 | |
| John Ananich II | 3.1 | 5,216 | |
| David Duenas | 2.9 | 5,009 | |
| Franklin Meno | 2.7 | 4,663 | |
| Armando Dominguez | 2.0 | 3,442 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 248 | ||
| Total votes: 170,696 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Guam Senate on August 27, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Blas Jr. | 8.2 | 2,397 |
| ✔ | | Christopher Duenas | 8.1 | 2,378 |
| ✔ | | Jesse Lujan | 7.3 | 2,158 |
| ✔ | | Joanne Brown | 7.1 | 2,087 |
| ✔ | | Thomas Fisher | 7.1 | 2,081 |
| ✔ | | Maryann Silva Taijeron | 6.9 | 2,031 |
| ✔ | | Telo Taitague | 6.7 | 1,968 |
| ✔ | | MiChelle Hope Taitano | 6.6 | 1,940 |
| ✔ | | Vincent Borja | 6.2 | 1,818 |
| ✔ | | Shirley Mabini Young | 5.8 | 1,712 |
| ✔ | | David Crisostomo | 5.7 | 1,678 |
| ✔ | | Joaquin Leon Guerrero | 5.7 | 1,670 |
| ✔ | | Sandra Seau | 5.7 | 1,664 |
| ✔ | | Bistra Mendiola | 5.5 | 1,603 |
| ✔ | | Ian Dale Catling | 4.0 | 1,182 |
| Harvey Egna | 3.3 | 964 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 49 | ||
| Total votes: 29,380 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Don Edquilane (R)
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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See also
2024 Elections
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