From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Palauan general election, 2008
Palauan general election, 2008
Palau sador Toribiong in the general election on November 4,
2008; Toribiong won in a closely fought election.
Palau National Congress elec-
tions
All seats in the House of Delegates and the Senate were
open for the general election.
This article is part of the series:
There were 43 candidates running for the thirteen
Politics and government of seats in the Senate of Palau.[1] There were 44 candidates
Palau competing for the sixteen seats in the House of Dele-
gates.[1]
• President A record ten Palauan women were competing for
• Johnson Toribiong seats in the Senate and House of Delegates.[1] There were
• Vice President seven women alone running for the at large Senate race.
• Kerai Mariur [1]
• National Congress Surangel Whipps, Jr. has made history by becoming
• Senate the first Senator to win by write-in and he also led all Se-
• President Mlib Tmetuchl nators with highest percentage (65.2%) of votes since his
• House of Delegates father achieved 73.5%.
• Speaker Noah Idechong Updated results for House of Delegates and the Se-
• Political parties nate are as follows
• Elections Senators (1) Surangel Whipps Jr. 6461 (2) Raynold
• Presidential 2008 "Arnold" Oilouch 6073 (3) Mlib Tmetuchel 5360 (4) Joel
• Congressional 2008 Toribiong 5086 (5) Kathy Kesolei 4947 (6) Mark U. Rudim-
• States ch 4891 (7) Hokkons Baules 4437 (8) Adalbert Eledui 3934
• Foreign relations (9) Regina K. Mesebeluu 3731 (10) Alfonso N. Diaz 3603
Other countries · Atlas (11) Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. 3579 (12) Regis Akitaya
Politics portal 3144 (13) Paul Ueki 3044
General elections were held in Palau on 4 November Delegates
2008.[1] Koror (2) Alexander Merep 1845
Airai (2) Tmewang Rengulbai 525
Kayangel (1) Noah Kemesong 180
Presidential election Ngarchelong (4) Marhence Madrangchar 188
Main article: Palauan presidential election, 2008 Ngaraard (2) Gibson Kanai 422
Incumbent President Tommy Remengesau was term lim- Ngiwal (3) Noah Idechong 258
ited and could not seek another term. Outgoing President Melekeok (1) Lencer Basilius 171
Remengesau had announced that he would run for a seat Ngchesar (6) Secilil Eldebechel 112
in the Senate of Palau.[1] Ngardmau (2) Rebluud Kesolei 193
There were originally four candidates seeking to be- Ngaremlengui (3) Swenny Ongidobel 218
come the next President of Palau before the primary Ngatpang (1) Jerry Nabeyama 97
election: Aimeliik (2) Kalistus Ngirturong 269
• Current Vice President of Palau Camsek Chin [1] Peleliu (1) Jonathan Isechal 338
• Palau Senate President Surangel Whipps [1] Angaur (1) Horace Rafael 172
• Palauan Ambassador to Taiwan Johnson Toribiong [1] Sonsorol (3) Celestine Yangilmau 61
• Senator Joshua Koshiba [1] Hatohobei (3) Wayne Andrew 35
Senators Whipps and Koshiba were defeated in the pri-
mary. Vice President Chin squared off against Ambas-
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References External links
[1] ^ "Palauans Prepare For Tuesday Primary • Pacific Magazine: Record Number Of Women Seek
Election". Pacific Magazine. 2008-09-20. Palau Senate Seats
http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/09/ • Okedyulabeluu: Updated results below
20/palauans-prepare-for-tuesday-primary- • Pacific Magazine: Johnson Toribiong Wins Palau
election. Retrieved 2008-09-20. Presidential Race
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