2020 Palauan general election|
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Presidential election |
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Vice Presidential election |
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General elections were held in Palau on 3 November 2020 to elect a President and the National Congress.[1][2]
Electoral system
The President of Palau is elected using the two-round system.[3]
The 13 members of the Senate are elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting, with each voter having 13 votes to cast.[4] The 16 members of the House of Delegates are elected in single-member constituencies based on the states using first-past-the-post voting.[5]
Results
President
The primary round was held on 22 September 2020 with four candidates.[6][7] The incumbent president, Thomas Remengesau Jr., was ineligible to stand again having reached his term limit.[8] Former presidential candidate (and brother-in-law of the incumbent) Surangel Whipps Jr. took first place in the primary, while Vice President Raynold Oilouch placed second to qualify for the second round of the presidential election.
Following the second round on 3 November, Oilouch conceded defeat to Whipps on 5 November after all the votes from Palau had been counted, giving Whipps a 1,202 vote lead with around 2,000 absentee votes still to be counted.[9] The Palau Election Commission officially certified the final results on 17 November.[10]
| Candidate | Primary | General |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| Surangel Whipps Jr. | 3,546 | 46.30 | 5,699 | 56.71 |
| Raynold Oilouch | 1,984 | 25.91 | 4,351 | 43.29 |
| Johnson Toribiong | 1,145 | 14.95 | |
| Alan R. Seid | 983 | 12.84 | |
| Total | 7,658 | 100.00 | 10,050 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 7,658 | 98.76 | 10,050 | 98.49 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 96 | 1.24 | 154 | 1.51 |
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| Total votes | 7,754 | 100.00 | 10,204 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 16,420 | 47.22 | 16,754 | 60.90 |
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| Source: MBJ, MV, Island Times |
Vice president
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Uduch Sengebau Senior | 5,112 | 52.25 |
| Frank Kyota | 4,671 | 47.75 |
| Total | 9,783 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 9,783 | 95.87 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 421 | 4.13 |
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| Total votes | 10,204 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 16,754 | 60.90 |
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| Source: Island Times |
Senate
| Candidate |
Votes |
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| Mason Whipps |
7,099 |
Elected
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| Steven Kuartei |
6,965 |
Elected
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| Andrew Tabelual |
6,696 |
Elected
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| Mark Rudimch |
5,684 |
Elected
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| Rukebai Inabo |
5,652 |
Elected
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| Hokkons Baules |
5,594 |
Elected
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| K. Topps Sungino |
5,496 |
Elected
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| TJ Imrur Remengesau |
5,475 |
Elected
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| Umiich Sengebau |
5,468 |
Elected
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| Jonathan Isechal[11] |
5,384 |
Elected
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| Kerai Mariur |
5,278 |
Elected
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| Secilil Eldebechel |
4,792 |
Elected
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| Regis Akitaya[12] |
4,715 |
Elected
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| Aric Nakamura |
4,547 |
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| Phillip Reklai |
4,184 |
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| Salvador Tellames |
4,082 |
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| Rebluud Kesolei |
4,006 |
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| Joann Risong Tarkong |
3,678 |
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| Elias Camsek Chin |
3,584 |
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| Seit Andres |
2,586 |
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| Alexander Merep |
2,333 |
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| John Skebong |
2,123 |
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| Eugene Termeteet |
2,089 |
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| Moses Y. Uludong |
1,553 |
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| Francis Llecholch |
1,139 |
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| John Mengidab |
1,088 |
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| Blodak Quichocho |
692 |
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| Ismael Remoket Muchucheu |
333 |
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| Source: Psephos
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House of Delegates
References