GUTIERREZ v. ADA

No. 99-51.

528 U.S. 250 (2000)

GUTIERREZ et al. v. ADA et al.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided January 19, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth M. Hufstedler argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Shirley M. Hufstedler, Diane E. Pritchard, and F. Philip Carbullido.

Dennis P. Riordan argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Donald M. Horgan, Dylan L. Schaffer, Robert H. Bork, and Curtis Charles Van De Veld.*

Souter, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.


Justice Souter, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question here is whether the statute governing elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Territory of Guam compels a runoff election when a candidate slate has received a majority of the votes cast for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, but not a majority of the number of ballots cast in the simultaneous general election. We hold that the statute requires no runoff.

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