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#TBT: November 5, 2026

By William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

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On November 5, 1956, the Territorial Party of Guam, formed months earlier by eight senators who broke from the Popular Party, ran a two-page campaign ad highlighting their roster. It didn’t work: the Popular Party won all 21 legislative seats in what became known as a “blackjack victory.”

First half of the Territorial Party of Guam ad showing their roster of candidates.Image credit: John Camacho, on the Guam: History In Pictures Facebook Group
Second half of the Territorial Party of Guam ad showing their roster of candidates.Image credit: John Camacho, on the Guam: History In Pictures Facebook Group
First half of the Territorial Party of Guam ad showing their roster of candidates.
Second half of the Territorial Party of Guam ad showing their roster of candidates.

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