Guamanian status referendum, January 1982

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A referendum on the territory's status was held in Guam on 30 January 1982.^[1] Although the option of becoming a US commonwealth received the most votes, it did not achieve a majority. As a result, a second referendum was held in September with only two options.^[1]^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
US commonwealth	4,914	49.49
US state	2,547	25.65
Status quo	1,012	10.19
US incorporated territory	536	5.40
Free association with the USA	393	3.96
Independence	379	3.82
Other	148	1.49
Invalid/blank votes	85	–
Total	10,014	100
Registered voters/turnout	26,682	37.53
Source: Direct Democracy

References

1 2 Guam (USA), 30 January 1982: Status Direct Democracy (German)
↑ Guam (USA), 4 September 1982: Status Direct Democracy (German)

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