 3009 which provided a "Provision for Elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and Creation of Office of Government Comptroller".This paved the way for American Samoa's first popular gubernatorial election in November 1977.Peter Tali Coleman, who had previously served as appointed Governor during the 1950s, and his running mate, Tufele Liamatua, won the 1977 gubernatorial election on November 1, 1977, becoming the first directly elected Governor and Lt.