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Former Democratic lawmaker Lou Leon Guerrero won Tuesday's gubernatorial general election, by a large enough margin to avoid a runoff, according to final unofficial results released at 7 a.m. Wednesday.

“We are extremely grateful for the opportunity given to us to make a positive change for all our people," Leon Guerrero said. She will be the island's first female governor.

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Democratic lawmaker Mike San Nicolas will be heading to the U.S. Congress as the island's non-voting delegate, and attorney Leevin Camacho will be the next attorney general of Guam.

Democrats will hold a 10-5 majority in the next Legislature, with Vice Speaker Therese Terlaje receiving the most votes among the 15 successful candidates.

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With all 67 precincts counted, Leon Guerrero and running mate Joshua Tenorio received 50.7 percent of the votes cast for governor, beating incumbent Republican Lt. Gov Ray Tenorio and running mate Tony Ada, who received only 26.4 percent of the vote. Leon Guerrero won by more than 8,600 votes.

Although there were a significant number of write-in votes for governor - 22.8 percent of ballots cast for the office - it was not enough to deprive Leon Guerrero, who is Bank of Guam president, of the majority required by law.

1,000+ voters didn't pick governor

More than 1,000 voters who cast ballots did not vote for governor, according to election results, and more than 390 voters cast too many votes for governor.

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At Leon Guerrero's headquarters, in Hagatna, supporters shouted "Biba," and "I'm in," as the first unofficial results were read late Tuesday evening.

Many still were there at 5:45 a.m., anticipating an election victory at sunrise. Leon Guerrero and Joshua Tenorio and their supporters waved to passing motorists after sunrise, before the results were final.

Tenorio at about 3 a.m. asked his supporters to leave the Tenorio-Ada camp.

He said he believed the campaign would win, but he wanted his supporters to be able to take care of other responsibilities. "We're gonna win this election," he said. "It's gonna take us a longer road to get there."

Counting began at 9:45 p.m.

Polling places for Tuesday's general election closed at 8 p.m., and the first ballot boxes from village precincts arrived at the tabulation center at the University of Guam at about 8:45 p.m.

Precincts from Barrigada, Hagåtña and Yona were the first in the door.

The Guam Election Commission met at 9:20 p.m., and the commission started to count the first ballots at 9:45 p.m., from Hagåtña.

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A large number of write-in votes, because of the gubernatorial write-in campaign of Sen. Frank Aguon, Jr., D-Yona, slowed the tabulation because the machines are programmed to stop when they detect a write-in vote.

San Nicolas wins delegate race

In the race for congressional delegate, San Nicolas, D-Dededo, beat Republican candidate and former public auditor Doris Brooks, with 54.9 percent of the vote, to Brooks' 43.9 percent.

Brooks quit as public auditor halfway through her 4-year term to run for delegate.

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In the race for attorney general, attorney Camacho beat former attorney general Douglas Moylan, with 67.57 percent of the vote.

During the commission's meeting, member Joseph Mafnas shared election day concerns at precincts, including a voter in Dededo who went to use the restroom in the middle of voting but didn't come back to finish voting, and a couple in Yona, where a wife asked her husband who to vote for.

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The commission also took up a letter from Ken Leon-Guerrero, spokesman for Guam Citizens for Public Accountability, which is supporting Aguon's write-in campaign. In his letter, Leon-Guerrero alleged there is an active attempt to derail the write-in campaign.

Commissioners said they will respond later to the letter.

Simon Sanchez, Mike Limtiaco and Francis Santos were elected to the Consolidated Commission on Utilities, and voters retained Supreme Court of Guam Chief Justice Katherine Maraman and Superior Court of Guam Judge Anita Sukola.

Voter turnout was 66.3 percent of the 55,941 registered voters.

This story will be updated as more information about the election becomes available.