September 1982 Guamanian status referendum|
|
|
Choice |
Votes |
% |
| US commonwealth |
17,348 |
72.82% |
| US statehood |
6,476 |
27.18% |
| Valid votes |
23,824 |
91.32% |
| Invalid or blank votes |
2,265 |
8.68% |
| Total votes |
26,089 |
100.00% |
| Registered voters/turnout |
32,055 |
81.39% |
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A referendum on the territory's status was held in Guam on 4 September 1982. It was held after a referendum in January had resulted in none of the options presented to voters receiving a majority in favour. This time only two options, becoming a US commonwealth or a US state, were offered to voters, with 73% voting in favour of the former. However, the territory has still not achieved commonwealth status.
