2005 Northern Mariana Islands general election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Northern Mariana Islands

| election_date = 5 November 2005

| module = {{Infobox election

| election_name = Gubernatorial election

| embed = yes

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2001 Northern Mariana Islands general election

| previous_year = 2001

| next_election = 2009 Northern Mariana Islands general election

| next_year = 2009

| image1 = x150px

| candidate1 = Benigno Fitial

| running_mate1 = Timothy Villagomez

| party1 = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| popular_vote1 = 3,766

| percentage1 = 27.95%

| image2 = x150px

| candidate2 = Heinz Hofschneider

| running_mate2 = David M. Apatang

| party2 = Independent politician

| popular_vote2 = 3,682

| percentage2 = 27.33%

| image4 = x150px

| candidate4 = Juan Babauta

| running_mate4 = Diego Benavente

| party4 = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| popular_vote4 = 3,584

| percentage4 = 26.60%

| image5 = x150px

| candidate5 = Froilan Tenorio

| running_mate5 = Antonio Aguon Santos

| party5 = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| popular_vote5 = 2,440

| percentage5 = 18.11%

| title = Governor

| before_election = Juan Babauta

| before_party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| after_election = Benigno Fitial

| after_party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| module = {{Infobox legislative election

| election_name = Senate election

| embed = yes

| previous_election = 2003

| next_election = 2007

| seats_for_election = 6 of the 9 seats in the Senate

| majority_seats = 5

| noleader = yes

| nopercentage = yes

| first_election = yes

| party1 = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| seats1 = 3

| party2 = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| seats2 = 3

| party3 = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| seats3 = 2

| party4 = Independents

| seats4 = 1

| module = {{Infobox legislative election

| election_name = House election

| embed = yes

| previous_election = 2003

| next_election = 2007

| seats_for_election = All 18 seats in the House of Representatives

| majority_seats = 10

| noleader = yes

| nopercentage = yes

| first_election = yes

| party1 = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| seats1 = 7

| party2 = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| seats2 = 7

| party3 = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| seats3 = 2

| party4 = Independents

| seats4 = 2

|module = {{Infobox legislative election

|election_name = Mayoral elections

|embed = yes

|previous_election = 2001

|next_election = 2009

|seats_for_election = 3 Mayors

|noleader = yes

|nopercentage = yes

|first_election = yes

|party1 = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|seats1 = 3

}}}}}}}}}}

{{Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands}}

The 2005 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Saturday, 5 November 2005. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, attorney general, 6 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, all eighteen seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, 3 mayors, seats for the municipal council, seats for the board of education, 2 justices, and a judges. There was also a referendum on calling a Constitutional Convention,{{Cite web |date=2004-09-13 |title=Babauta wants 'concon' question in '05 polls |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/news/local/babauta-wants-concon-question-in-05-polls/article_a2a753ac-edb7-5d0b-9588-d78a05e4b42a.html |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Saipan Tribune |language=en}} which was approved by voters.[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=mp012005 Northern Mariana Islands, 5 November 2005: Election of a Constitutional Convention] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}}

The gubernatorial election was the

closest in the commonwealth's history, and resulted in the election of Benigno Fitial, narrowly defeating independent Heinz Hofschneider by 84 votes and incumbent Republican Governor Juan N. Babauta by an additional 98 votes. This would be the last year that the gubernatorial race would work in a first-past-the-post voting system as it would be reformed to work under a two-round system for the 2009 general elections.{{Cite news |last=Eugenio |first=Haidee |date=23 November 2009 |title=CNMI holds first runoff election |work=Saipan Tribune |url=http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=95301&cat=1 |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112021521/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=95301&cat=1 |archive-date=12 January 2012}} This election made commonwealth history by electing both the territory's first Carolinian governor and its first third party governor.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Variety News |date=2012-09-14 |title=Variations: The price of hubris |url=https://www.mvariety.com/views/editorials/variations-the-price-of-hubris/article_15f0cea3-c08d-5aca-884b-29f29b73ef44.html |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Marianas Variety News & Views |language=en}}

Background

The referendum on the Constitutional Convention was called in order to comply with Chapter XVIII, article 2 of the constitution, which required a referendum to be held at least every ten years on convening such a convention. A referendum had been due in 2003 as the last referendum had been in 1993, but the legislature had failed to organise it.

15,118 people registered with the Election Commission to vote.{{cite news |first=Gemma Q.|last=Casas |title=Registered voters up by 15% |url=http://www.mvarietynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20879:rifle-stolen-from-a-car-&catid=17:palau-news&Itemid=5 |work=Marianas Variety|date=2009-10-13 |accessdate=2009-10-12}}

Gubernatorial election

=Candidates=

Four candidates ran for governor, each with a running mate:

==Covenant Party==

  • Benigno Repeki Fitial of the Covenant Party, sitting Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and 2001 gubernatorial candidate.{{cite news|first=Criselda B.|last=Hernandez|title=Politics: 4-Way Gubernatorial Election Heats Up|url=http://www.islandsbusiness.com/islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=5405/overideSkinName=issueArticle-full.tpl|work=Islands Business|year=2005|accessdate=2009-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223221055/http://www.islandsbusiness.com/islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=5405/overideSkinName=issueArticle-full.tpl|archive-date=2012-02-23|url-status=dead}}
  • Timothy Pangelinan Villagomez, sitting Northern Mariana Islands Representative and Vice Speaker of the House at the time of the election.

==Democratic Party==

  • Froilan Cruz "Lang" Tenorio of the Democratic Party, former Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (1994–1998).
  • Antonio Aguon Santos, educator and teacher.

==Independent==

==Republican Party==

=Results=

{{election table|title= Northern Mariana Islands Gubernatorial Election{{Cite web |title=2005 Election Results |url=http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/2005eresults.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810015134/http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/2005eresults.php |archive-date=10 August 2011 |website=Commonwealth Election Commission}}

}}

|- style="background:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"

!colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Party

!rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Candidate

!rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Running mate

!colspan="2" | Results

|- style="background:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"

!width="60" | Votes

!width="30" | %

|-

|style="background:{{party color|Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |

|style="text-align:left;" | Covenant

|style="text-align:left;" | Benigno Repeki Fitial

|style="text-align:left;" | Timothy Pangelinan Villagomez

|{{formatnum:3,766}}

|{{formatnum:27.95}}%

|-

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}}" |

|style="text-align:left;" | Independent

|style="text-align:left;" | Heinz Sablan Hofschneider

|style="text-align:left;" | David Mundo Apatang

|{{formatnum:3,682}}

|{{formatnum:27.33}}%

|-

|style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |

|style="text-align:left;" | Republican

|style="text-align:left;" | Juan Nekai Babauta (incumbent)

|style="text-align:left;" | Diego Tenorio Benavente (incumbent)

|{{formatnum:3,584}}

|{{formatnum:26.60}}%

|-

|style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |

|style="text-align:left;" | Democratic

|style="text-align:left;" | Froilan Cruz "Lang" Tenorio

|style="text-align:left;" | Antonio Aguon Santos

|{{formatnum:2,440}}

|{{formatnum:18.11}}%

|-

|colspan="6" style="background:#E9E9E9" |

|-

!colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Total

!{{formatnum:13,472}}

!100%

|-

|colspan="6" style="background:#E9E9E9" |

|-

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

| loser = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

}}

{{end}}

Resident Representative to U.S. Congress

This was the last election to have Resident Representative to U.S. Congress. In 2008, the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, signed into law by President George W. Bush, replaced the position of resident representative with a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives. The new position received the power to serve in congressional committees, to introduce bills, and to vote on proposed legislation in committee, but still had limited powers on the House floor, lacking the right to vote on legislation on the House floor.

{{Election box begin no change

|title = CNMI Resident Representative to U.S. Congress

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Pedro Agulto Tenorio

|votes = 8,308

|percentage = 64.63%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Juan Sablan Demapan

|votes = 4,547

|percentage = 35.37%

|change =

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 12,855

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

}}

{{end}}

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature

=Results summary=

class ="wikitable"

|colspan="6" |File:CNMI House of Representatives 2005.svg

style ="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Parties

! style ="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center" colspan="2" | House Election Results

! style ="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center" colspan="1" | Seat Change

! style ="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center" colspan="1" | Party Strength

style ="background:#e9e9e9"

! 2003

! 2005

! +/−

! Strength

style = "background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |  

|Republican

|align = center | 7

|align = center | 7

|align = center | {{steady}}

|align = center | 38.89%

style = "background-color:{{party color|Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |  

|Covenant

|align = center | 9

|align = center | 7

|align = center | 2 {{decrease}}

|align = center | 38.89%

style = "background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" |  

|Independent

|align = center | 1

|align = center | 2

|align = center | 1 {{increase}}

|align = center | 11.11%

style = "background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |  

|Democratic

|align = center | 1

|align = center | 2

|align = center | 1 {{increase}}

|align = center | 11.11%

style = "background:#ccc"

! colspan = "2" | Totals

! 18

! 18

! {{Steady}}

! 100.00%

class ="wikitable"

|colspan="6" |File:CNMI Senate_2005.svg

style ="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Parties

! style ="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center" colspan="2" | Senate Election Results

! style ="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center" colspan="1" | Seat Change

! style ="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center" colspan="1" | Party Strength

style ="background:#e9e9e9"

! 2003

! 2005

! +/−

! Strength

style = "background-color:{{party color|Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |  

|Covenant

|align = center | 3

|align = center | 3

|align = center | {{steady}}

|align = center | 33.33%

style = "background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |  

|Republican

|align = center | 2

|align = center | 3

|align = center | 1 {{increase}}

|align = center | 33.33%

style = "background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |  

|Democratic

|align = center | 2

|align = center | 2

|align = center | {{steady}}

|align = center | 22.22%

style = "background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" |  

|Independent

|align = center | 2

|align = center | 1

|align = center | 1 {{decrease}}

|align = center | 11.11%

style = "background:#ccc"

! colspan = "2" | Totals

! 9

! 9

! {{Steady}}

! 100.00%

=Senate=

The Northern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature, consisting of nine senators representing three senatorial districts (Saipan & the Northern Islands, Tinian & Aguijan, and Rota), each a Multi-member district with three senators. Six seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate were up for the 2005 election.

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Rota 1st Senatorial District (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Felix Taisacan Mendiola

|votes = 634

|percentage = 23.62%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Paterno Songao Hocog

|votes = 605

|percentage = 22.54%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Jovita Maratita Taimanao

|votes = 599

|percentage = 22.32%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Diego Maratita Songao

|votes = 550

|percentage = 20.49%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Eusebio Atalig Hocog

|votes = 201

|percentage = 7.49%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Nobert Hocog Mendiola

|votes = 95

|percentage = 3.54%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 2,684

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Tinian 2nd Senatorial District (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Joseph Masga Mendiola

|votes = 583

|percentage = 26.77%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Jude Untalan Hofschneider

|votes = 550

|percentage = 25.25%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Ramon Muna Dela Cruz

|votes = 533

|percentage = 24.47%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Joaquin Hoashi Borja

|votes = 512

|percentage = 23.51%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 2,178

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Saipan & Northern Islands 3rd Senatorial District (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Maria Frica Tudela Pangelinan

|votes = 4,894

|percentage = 24.43%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Pete Pangelinan Reyes

|votes = 4,378

|percentage = 21.85%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Claudio Kotomar Norita

|votes = 4,270

|percentage = 21.31%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Thomas Pangelinan Villagomez

|votes = 2,805

|percentage = 14.00%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Andrew Sablan Salas

|votes = 2,717

|percentage = 13.56%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Joaquin Terlaje Quitugua

|votes = 970

|percentage = 4.84%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 20,034

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

=House of Representatives=

The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The house has six districts, several of which are Multi-member districts.{{cite web|url=https://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/archive/97-archive/election-results/138-2005-election-results|title=2005 Election Results|access-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920161237/https://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/archive/97-archive/election-results/138-2005-election-results|archive-date=September 20, 2020}} All 18 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives were contested in the 2005 election. This was the last election to have 18 members.

{{Election box begin no change

|title = House of Representative - District 1: Saipan (6 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Joseph Pinaula Deleon Guerrero

|votes = 2,357

|percentage = 8.63%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Benjamin Benavente Seman

|votes = 2,233

|percentage = 8.17%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Manuel Agulto Tenorio

|votes = 2,064

|percentage = 7.55%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Martin Borja Ada

|votes = 2,209

|percentage = 8.08%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Florencio Bobby Pan Tenorio Deleon Guerrero

|votes = 1,979

|percentage = 7.24%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Jacinta Matagolai Kaipat

|votes = 1,891

|percentage = 6.92%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Edward Tudela Salas

|votes = 1,840

|percentage = 6.74%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Janet Ulloa Maratita

|votes = 1,787

|percentage = 6.54%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Ramon Sablan Basa

|votes = 1,663

|percentage = 6.08%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Antonio Muna Camacho

|votes = 1,564

|percentage = 5.72%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Jesus Camacho Muna

|votes = 1,334

|percentage = 4.88%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Rose Nelly Taman Ada-Hocog

|votes = 1,330

|percentage = 4.87%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Juan Cepeda Deleon Guerrero

|votes = 1,318

|percentage = 4.83%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Herman Pangelinan Sablan

|votes = 1,005

|percentage = 3.68%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Joseph Cepeda Reyes

|votes = 966

|percentage = 3.54%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Pedro Cabrera Sablan

|votes = 932

|percentage = 3.41%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Nicolas Pangelinan Blas

|votes = 850

|percentage = 3.11%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 27,322

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = House of Representative - District 2: Saipan (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Oscar Manglona Babauta

|votes = 600

|percentage = 41.50%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Jesus San Nicolas Lizama

|votes = 463

|percentage = 32.05%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Eric Benavente Atalig

|votes = 382

|percentage = 26.45%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,445

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = House of Representative - District 3: Saipan & Northern Islands (6 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Arnold Indalecio Palacios

|votes = 1,372

|percentage = 10.42%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Ray Naraja Yumul

|votes = 1,184

|percentage = 8.99%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Ramon Angailen Tebuteb

|votes = 1,154

|percentage = 8.77%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Francisco Santos Dela Cruz

|votes = 1,118

|percentage = 8.49%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Stanley Estanislao Tudela McGinnis Torres

|votes = 1,013

|percentage = 7.70%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Absalon Victor, Jr. Waki

|votes = 999

|percentage = 7.59%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Melvin Larence Odoshi Faisao

|votes = 964

|percentage = 7.32%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Henry Kaipat Rabauliman

|votes = 941

|percentage = 7.14%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Howard Iglecias Macaranas

|votes = 917

|percentage = 6.96%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Francisco Iwashita Aquino

|votes = 752

|percentage = 5.71%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = David Castro Sablan

|votes = 729

|percentage = 5.54%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Carmen Cruz Cabrera

|votes = 710

|percentage = 5.39%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Remedio Laniyo Seman

|votes = 671

|percentage = 5.10%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Jesus Sablan Barcinas

|votes = 357

|percentage = 2.71%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 13,161

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = House of Representative - District 4: Saipan (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Justo Songao Quitugua

|votes = 1,409

|percentage = 40.90%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Candido Babauta Taman

|votes = 836

|percentage = 24.27%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Gonzalo Quitugua Santos

|votes = 625

|percentage = 18.14%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Enrique Tamaoki Dela Cruz

|votes = 574

|percentage = 16.69%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 3,444

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = House of Representative - District 5: Tinian (1 seat)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Edwin Palacios Aldan

|votes = 555

|percentage = 52.21%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Norman Sablan Palacios

|votes = 508

|percentage = 47.79%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,063

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = House of Representative - District 6: Rota (1 seat)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Crispin Mangloña Ogo

|votes = 833

|percentage = 61.10%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Juan Mangloña Ayuyu

|votes = 530

|percentage = 38.90%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,363

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

Mayors

Three mayoral posts were up for election across the Commonwealth. The elections resulted in the Covenant Party taking all the available positions.

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Mayor - Saipan

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Juan Borja Tudela

|votes = 3,786

|percentage = 35.75%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Frank Guerrero Cepeda

|votes = 2,075

|percentage = 19.59%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = James Aldan Ada

|votes = 2,049

|percentage = 19.35%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Victorino Sablan Cepeda

|votes = 1,558

|percentage = 14.71%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Ricardo Reyes Duenas

|votes = 1,123

|percentage = 10.60%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 10,591

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Mayor - Tinian and Aguiguan

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Jose Pangelinan San Nicolas

|votes = 560

|percentage = 57.76%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Joaquin Gillimon Adriano

|votes = 522

|percentage = 48.24%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,082

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Mayor - Rota

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Joseph Songao Inos

|votes = 511

|percentage = 36.11%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

|candidate = Vicente Manglona Atalig

|votes = 500

|percentage = 35.34%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Victor Borja Hocog

|votes = 385

|percentage = 27.21%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent

|candidate = Julian Taisacan Taimanao

|votes = 19

|percentage = 1.34%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,415

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

Municipal Council

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Municipal Council - Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan)

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Marian Deleon Guerrero Tudela

|votes = 4,416

|percentage = 17.95%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Antonia Manibusan Tudela

|votes = 4,145

|percentage = 16.85%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Angel Songao Hocog

|votes = 4,053

|percentage = 16.48%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Gregorio Villagomez Deleon Guerrero

|votes = 3,669

|percentage = 14.92%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Francisco Pangelinan Rosario

|votes = 3,507

|percentage = 14.26%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Francisco Cabrera Tudela

|votes = 2,723

|percentage = 11.07%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Pedro Quitugua Deleon Guerrero

|votes = 2,082

|percentage = 8.47%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 24,595

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Municipal Council - Tinian and Aguiguan (non-partisan)

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Francisco Q. Cruz

|votes = 571

|percentage = 17.50%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Charlene Manglona Lizama

|votes = 564

|percentage = 17.28%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Trenton Brian Conner

|votes = 546

|percentage = 16.73%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Eugenio Henry Lizama Villagomez

|votes = 540

|percentage = 16.55%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Joseph Torres San Nicolas

|votes = 532

|percentage = 16.30%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Concepcion Manglona

|votes = 510

|percentage = 15.63%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 3,263

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Municipal Council - Rota (non-partisan)

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Joey Anthony Quitugua

|votes = 908

|percentage = 24.86%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Roy James Atalig Masga

|votes = 775

|percentage = 21.22%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Mametto M. Ayuyu

|votes = 582

|percentage = 15.93%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = David Songao Atalig

|votes = 568

|percentage = 15.55%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Manuel David Castro Atalig

|votes = 556

|percentage = 15.22%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Tom Glenn A. Quitugua

|votes = 264

|percentage = 7.23%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 3,653

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

Board of education

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Board of Education - Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan)

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Herman Tenorio Guerrero

|votes = 6,488

|percentage = 65.17%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = John Berneser Joyner

|votes = 3,468

|percentage = 34.83%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 9,956

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Board of Education - Tinian and Aguiguan (non-partisan)

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Lucia Linda Blanco-Maratita

|votes = 585

|percentage = 54.83%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Non-partisan democracy

|candidate = Don Allen Farrell

|votes = 482

|percentage = 45.17%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,067

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{end}}

Justices

Both Supreme Court Justices won retention.

class = wikitable style=text-align:right

!rowspan = 2|Justice

!colspan = 2|For retention

!colspan = 2|Against retention

!rowspan = 2|Total

Votes

!%

!Votes

!%

align=left|Alexandro Cruz Castro10,14480.43%2,46819.57%12,612
align=left|Miguel Sablan Demapan8,70468.77%3,95331.23%12,657

Judges

class = wikitable style=text-align:right

!rowspan = 2|Judge

!colspan = 2|For retention

!colspan = 2|Against retention

!rowspan = 2|Total

Votes

!%

!Votes

!%

align=left| David Arthur Wiseman✅8,83571.41%3,53828.59%12,373

Referendum

class=wikitable style=text-align:right

!Constitutional Convention Question

!Votes

!%

align=left|For7,39458.92
align=left|Against5,15641.08
align=left|Invalid/blank votes
align=left|Total12,550100
align=left|Registered voters/turnout15,118
align=left colspan=3|Source: [http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=mp011977 Direct Democracy]

References

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