1977 American Samoan gubernatorial election
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Gubernatorial elections were held in American Samoa on 8 November 1977, with a run-off between the top two candidates on 22 November. Peter Tali Coleman was elected with 56% of the vote in the second round.[1]
Candidates
Former appointed governor Peter Tali Coleman ran with Tufele Liamatua as his running mate for lieutenant governor. The territory's delegate at-large A. P. Lutali ran with Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia, a Senator. Former delegate at-large A. U. Fuimaono ran alongside Senator Lutu T. S. Fuimaono.[2]
Results
Candidate | First round | Second round | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Peter Tali Coleman | 2,358 | 40.26 | 3,326 | 55.87 |
A. P. Lutali | 1,270 | 21.68 | 2,627 | 44.13 |
A. U. Fuimaono | 955 | 16.31 | ||
Galeai Poumele | 833 | 14.22 | ||
Leiato Tuli | 387 | 6.61 | ||
Luis Lagarejos | 54 | 0.92 | ||
Total | 5,857 | 100.00 | 5,953 | 100.00 |
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly |