2 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
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2 candidates · ballot order · James Moylan currently holds this seat
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What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
Working with both parties: "I don't ask whether a good idea came from a Republican or a Democrat. I ask whether it is good for Guam."
Including Guam in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. He has introduced a 2026 reauthorization bill that would cover Guam.
Federal Community Project Funding for Guam's roads, public safety, health care, Customs and Quarantine, and housing.
Veterans' access to care, including travel assistance for veterans in medical deserts.
Restoring the de minimis exemption and fixing delays for mail sent to and from Guam.
Housing allowances for federal civilian workers on Guam.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Delegate since January 2023. Won in 2022 with 52.1% against Judith Won Pat, and in 2024 with 52.7% against Ginger Cruz.
Senator in the Guam Legislature 2019-2023, and briefly minority leader in 2021.
Committees in the 119th Congress: Armed Services, Education and Workforce, and Foreign Affairs. He does not sit on Natural Resources, the committee with jurisdiction over the territories.
His Guam Service Academy Equality Act was enacted in the 2024 defense authorization.
Guam was left out of the 2025 expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Limtiaco's campaign says he did not secure Guam's inclusion; former Delegate Robert Underwood wrote that a promised amendment "never happened".
Won the August 1 2026 Republican primary with 4,972 votes (60.1%) to 3,288 for Mary Camacho Torres, per the Guam Election Commission's certified results.
Arguments in favor
He has built relationships in both parties: he has cosponsored 276 bills this Congress, exactly half introduced by Democrats, and has worked with Democrats such as Ed Case and Jill Tokuda. So he can deliver whichever party controls the House.
— James Moylan, in written answers to Kandit News
His office advanced more than $53 million in Community Project Funding for Guam in the last appropriations cycle and has requested about $145 million for fiscal 2027, working with the Democratic administration in Adelup and the mayors.
— James Moylan, in written answers to Kandit News
Arguments against
After nearly four years, Guam deserves results, not "a list of efforts". Guam was left out of the RECA expansion, still lacks Supplemental Security Income, and Moylan has given no State of the Congress address since 2024. His claim that his housing-allowance amendment ended the disparity for Defense Department civilians on Guam "was false."
— Alicia Limtiaco, his Democratic opponent, in a campaign release and written answers published by Kandit News
Moylan has "proven to be a non-player" on RECA, chose not to sit on the Natural Resources Committee that has jurisdiction over the territories, and is "performing but not producing."
— Robert Underwood, former Democratic delegate from Guam, in a Pacific Daily News column
What we couldn’t verify
Why Guam was dropped from the 2025 RECA expansion, and whether the 2026 reauthorization bill has a path to passage this Congress.
His campaign's fundraising and spending for the general election.
His campaign's response to Limtiaco's call for a debate or a State of the Congress address. Kandit News reported receiving none.
Equal treatment for Guam under federal law, including Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid, veterans' care, education and health care.
Getting Guam's radiation survivors included in RECA compensation.
Using Guam's strategic importance to secure long-term federal investment in power, water, communications, health care and disaster preparedness, "without leaving local taxpayers to carry national burdens alone."
More federal contracting opportunities for Guam businesses and workers.
Regular public reporting by the delegate on "what legislation is moving, what funds are secured, what agencies are engaged."
Putting Guam ahead of party: "If a party position conflicts with Guam's interest, I am clear: I choose Guam."
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Assistant attorney general and chief prosecutor in the Guam Office of the Attorney General.
Elected attorney general of Guam in 2006 with 57% of the vote. Served from January 2007 to June 2010.
U.S. attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from June 2010 to March 2017. Appointed by President Obama, and removed in the 2017 replacement of U.S. attorneys.
Running mate to Sen. Frank Aguon Jr. for lieutenant governor in 2018. The ticket lost the Democratic primary.
Ran unopposed in the August 1 2026 Democratic primary, receiving 9,975 votes (99.2%), per the Guam Election Commission's certified results.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
No published criticism of Limtiaco's candidacy or record by a named opponent, party or outlet was found. Searched: the Guam Daily Post, the Pacific Daily News, Kandit News, Pacific Island Times, and Moylan's public statements. Moylan's campaign has not publicly addressed her. With no attributable criticism found, no arguments are listed for or against her, to keep her two columns balanced.
Her campaign's fundraising and spending.
Which House committees she would seek, and how she would work with a Republican administration through January 2029, beyond her general statements.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
Guam elects one delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for a two-year term. The delegate can introduce bills and vote in committee but cannot cast a final vote on the House floor. Two candidates are on the November 3 2026 ballot, in this order on the Guam Election Commission's sample ballot: Republican incumbent James Moylan and Democrat Alicia Limtiaco. There is also a write-in line. In the August 1 primary, Moylan won the Republican nomination with 60.1% over former Sen. Mary Camacho Torres, and Limtiaco ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination, per the Commission's certified results. Federal law (48 U.S.C. § 1712) requires Guam's delegate to win a majority of the votes cast. If no one does, a runoff between the top two is held on the fourteenth day after the election, which would be November 17. Moylan declined to debate Torres before the primary and did not attend the Guam Women's Chamber of Commerce debate on August 29, so no head-to-head exchange between the two general-election candidates has been reported. Roster from the Guam Election Commission's sample ballot and certified primary results, cross-checked with the Pacific Daily News, the Guam Daily Post and Kandit News.
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