7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁Pal au ▁Community ▁College ▁( P CC ). ▁The ▁debate ▁was ▁joint ly ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Pal au ▁Media ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Pal au ▁Community ▁College . ▁ ▁President ial ▁primary ▁election ▁The ▁president ial ▁primary ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁President ▁Rem eng es au ▁won ▁the ▁primary ▁with ▁ 4 , 9 5 1 ▁votes , ▁while ▁Wh ipp s ▁Jr . ▁placed ▁second ▁with ▁ 3 , 7 6 2 ▁votes ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁president ial ▁general ▁election ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Following ▁their ▁losses ▁at ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 7 ▁primary , ▁Sand ra ▁Pier ant oz zi ▁and ▁Antonio ▁B ells ▁both ▁end ors ed ▁Sur angel ▁Wh ipp s ▁Jr . ▁for ▁president ▁over ▁Rem eng es au . ▁ ▁Results ▁Early ▁results , ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁initially ▁showed ▁Wh ipp s ▁leading ▁with ▁ 1 , 8 3 2 ▁votes , ▁with ▁inc umb ent ▁President ▁Rem eng es au ▁trailing ▁with ▁ 1 , 6 6 7 ▁votes . ▁However , ▁by ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁Rem eng es au ▁had ▁reg ained ▁a ▁sl im ▁lead ▁with ▁ 4 , 1 0 8 ▁votes , ▁while ▁Wh ipp s ▁tra iled ▁by ▁just ▁ 7 8 ▁votes , ▁or ▁ 4 , 0 3