2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election
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{{Infobox election
| country = Northern Mariana Islands
| election_date = 3 November 2007
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| election_name = Senate election
| embed = yes
| previous_election = 2005
| next_election = 2009
| seats_for_election = 3 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 = Independents
| seats2 = 3
| party3 = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
| seats3 = 2
| party4 = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
| seats4 = 1
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| election_name = House election
| embed = yes
| previous_election = 2005
| next_election = 2009
| seats_for_election = All 20 seats in the House of Representatives
| majority_seats = 11
| noleader = yes
| nopercentage = yes
| first_election = yes
| party1 = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
| seats1 = 12
| party2 = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
| seats2 = 4
| party3 = Independents
| seats3 = 3
| party4 = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
| seats4 = 1
}}}}}}
{{Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands}}
The 2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Saturday, 3 November 2007. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for 3 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, seats for the municipal council, seats for the board of education, a justice, and 3 judges. Additionally, 4 referendums were held.[http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/calendar.php Calendar of Events] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201185135/http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/calendar.php |date=2007-12-01 }} Commonwealth Electoral Commission
The Republican Party won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, and both referendums were approved.{{Cite web |title=CNMI 2007 General Election Results |url=https://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/archive/97-archive/election-results/118-2007-election-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601114601/https://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/archive/97-archive/election-results/118-2007-election-results |archive-date=2023-06-01 |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=Commonwealth Election Commission |url-status=live }} This election would mark the last time that the Democrats would win a legislative seat until the 2020 general election.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Variety News |date=2020-11-03 |title=NMI Democrats win 8 House seats, Saipan Senate race |url=https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/nmi-democrats-win-8-house-seats-saipan-senate-race/article_44c87265-3230-51c1-a69c-c71b22c184ad.html |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Marianas Variety News & Views |language=en}}
Background
The two referendums were on proposed amendments to the constitution. One would amend Chapter XV, article 2, section a to establish a new Higher Education Commission to license post-secondary educational institutions.[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=mp012007 Northern Mariana Islands, 3 November 2007: Higher education under a separate Commission] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}} The other would amend Chapter III, article 4 to require a second round in the elections for governor and lieutenant governor if no candidate received over 50% in the first round.[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=mp022007 Northern Mariana Islands, 3 November 2007: Second round of gubernatorial elections] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}}
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
=Results summary=
| class ="wikitable"
|colspan="6" |File:CNMI House of Representatives 2007.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"
! 2005 ! 2007 ! +/− ! Strength |
| style = "background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |
|align = center | 7 |align = center | 12 |align = center | 5 {{Increase}} |align = center | 60.00% |
| style = "background-color:{{party color|Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |
|align = center | 7 |align = center | 4 |align = center | 3 {{Decrease}} |align = center | 20.00% |
| style = "background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" |
|align = center | 2 |align = center | 3 |align = center | 1 {{Increase}} |align = center | 15.00% |
| style = "background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |
|align = center | 2 |align = center | 1 |align = center | 1 {{Decrease}} |align = center | 5.00% |
| style = "background:#ccc"
! colspan = "2" | Totals ! 18 ! 20 ! 2 {{Increase}} ! 100.00% |
| class ="wikitable"
|colspan="6" |File:CNMI Senate 2007.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"
! 2005 ! 2007 ! +/− ! Strength |
| style = "background-color:{{party color|Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |
|align = center | 3 |align = center | 3 |align = center | {{Steady}} |align = center | 33.33% |
| style = "background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" |
|align = center | 1 |align = center | 3 |align = center | 2 {{Increase}} |align = center | 33.33% |
| style = "background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |
|align = center | 3 |align = center | 2 |align = center | 1 {{Decrease}} |align = center | 22.22% |
| style = "background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)}}" |
|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. Each district had one seat open for the 2007 elections.
{{Election box begin no change
|title = Rota 1st Senatorial District (1 seat)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Paul Atalig Manglona
|votes = 812
|percentage = 62.32%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Crispin Manglona Ogo
|votes = 491
|percentage = 37.68%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,303
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = Tinian 2nd Senatorial District (1 seat)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Henry Hofschneider San Nicolas
|votes = 599
|percentage = 55.93%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Trenton Brian Conner
|votes = 460
|percentage = 42.95%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ramon Matagolai Sakisat
|votes = 12
|percentage = 1.12%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,071
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = Saipan 3rd Senatorial District (1 seat)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Luis Palacios Crisostimo
|votes = 2,325
|percentage = 26.10%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Andrew Sablan Salas
|votes = 2,260
|percentage = 25.37%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Claudio Kotomar Norita
|votes = 2,082
|percentage = 23.37%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Ramon Santos Dela Cruz
|votes = 1,384
|percentage = 15.53%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Gabriel Boki Babauta
|votes = 858
|percentage = 9.63%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 8,909
|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 seven districts and five of the seven are Multi-member district. This election saw an increase in the number of seats in the House, from 18 in 2005 to 20. All 20 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives were contested in the 2007 election.
{{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 = Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torress
|votes = 2,207
|percentage = 14.56%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = David Mundo Apatang
|votes = 1,884
|percentage = 12.43%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Diego Tenorio Benavente
|votes = 1,681
|percentage = 11.09%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Joseph Pinaula Deleon Guerrero
|votes = 1,427
|percentage = 9.42%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Joseph Castro Reyes
|votes = 1,219
|percentage = 8.04%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Christina Marie Elise Sablan
|votes = 1,007
|percentage = 6.64%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Janet Ulloa Maratita
|votes = 975
|percentage = 6.43%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Jacinta Matagolai Kaipat
|votes = 929
|percentage = 6.13%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Lars Indalecio Palacios
|votes = 751
|percentage = 4.96%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Rose Nelly Taman Ada-Hocog
|votes = 678
|percentage = 4.47%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Jose Sablan Demapan
|votes = 670
|percentage = 4.42%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Pedro Cabrera Sablan
|votes = 582
|percentage = 3.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Ronnie Lizama Aguon
|votes = 512
|percentage = 3.38%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Juan Mafnas Santos
|votes = 364
|percentage = 2.40%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = John Jack Anthony Angello
|votes = 269
|percentage = 1.77%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 15,155
|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 = 383
|percentage = 23.97%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Raymond Demapan Palacios
|votes = 381
|percentage = 23.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Manuel Agulto Tenorio
|votes = 378
|percentage = 23.65%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Henry Ayuyu Torres
|votes = 159
|percentage = 9.95%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Daniel Jr. Iwashita Aquino
|votes = 155
|percentage = 9.70%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Henry Manglona Sablan
|votes = 142
|percentage = 8.89%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,598
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = House of Representative - District 3: Saipan (6 seats)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Heinz Sablan Hofschneider
|votes = 1,520
|percentage = 14.37%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Arnold Indalecio Palacios
|votes = 1,442
|percentage = 13.63%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Ramon Angailen Tebuteb
|votes = 1,223
|percentage = 11.56%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Ray Naraja Yumul
|votes = 1,208
|percentage = 11.42%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Stanley Estanislao Tudela McGinnis Torres
|votes = 1,200
|percentage = 11.34%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Francisco Santos Dela Cruz
|votes = 1,109
|percentage = 10.48%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Absalon Jr. Victor Waki
|votes = 1,093
|percentage = 10.33%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = David Reyes Maratita
|votes = 915
|percentage = 8.65%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Pedro Terlaje Untalan
|votes = 869
|percentage = 8.21%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 10,579
|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 = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Joseph James Norita Camacho
|votes = 874
|percentage = 41.48%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = 'Justo Songao Quitugua
|votes = 639
|percentage = 30.33%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Sylvestre Ilo Iguel
|votes = 594
|percentage = 28.19%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,107
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = House of Representative - District 5: Saipan (2 seats)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Rosemond Blanco Santos
|votes = 589
|percentage = 20.77%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Edward Tudela Salas
|votes = 487
|percentage = 17.17%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Fredrick Peters Deleon Guerrero
|votes = 484
|percentage = 17.07%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Antonio Muna Camacho
|votes = 243
|percentage = 8.57%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Ramon Sablan Basa
|votes = 241
|percentage = 8.50%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Martin Borja Ada
|votes = 234
|percentage = 8.25%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Pedro Cogure Arriola
|votes = 222
|percentage = 7.83%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Jesus Camacho Muna
|votes = 186
|percentage = 6.56%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Gregorio Sanchez Cruz
|votes = 150
|percentage = 5.29%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,836
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = House of Representative - District 6: Tinian (1 seat)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Edwin Palacios Aldan
|votes = 547
|percentage = 51.65%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
|candidate = Anthony Untalan Hofschneider
|votes = 512
|percentage = 48.35%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,059
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = House of Representative - District 7: Rota (1 seat)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Victor Borja Hocog
|votes = 799
|percentage = 61.99%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate = Felix Mundo Santos
|votes = 490
|percentage = 38.01%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,289
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
Municipal Council
{{Election box begin no change
|title = Municipal Council - Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Antonia Manibusan Tudela
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 5,222
|percentage = 41.93%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Ramon Jose Blas Camacho
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 4,254
|percentage = 34.15
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Felipe Quitugua Atalig
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 2,979
|percentage = 23.92%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 12,455
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = Municipal Council - Tinian and Aguiguan (non-partisan)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Eugenio Henry Lizama Villagomez
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 695
|percentage = 24.24%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Antonio Hoashi Borja
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 691
|percentage = 24.10%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Charlene Manglona Lizama
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 606
|percentage = 21.14%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Trinidad Cepeda Reyes
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 447
|percentage = 15.59%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Jose Jr. Boki Evangelista
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 428
|percentage = 14.93%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,867
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = Municipal Council - Rota (non-partisan)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Vicente Mendiola Calvo
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 972
|percentage = 29.99%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Alfred Jr. Maratita Apatang
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 828
|percentage = 25.55%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Roy James Atalig Masga
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 786
|percentage = 24.25%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Tom Glen A. Quitugua
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 655
|percentage = 20.21%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 3,241
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
Board of Education
{{Election box begin no change
|title = Board of Education - Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Galvin Johnathan Sablan Deleon Guerrero
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 4,953
|percentage = 37.49%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Marylou Seman Ada
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 4,856
|percentage = 36.75%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Roman Cepeda Benavente
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 3,403
|percentage = 25.76%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 13,212
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = Board of Education - Rota (non-partisan)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Denise R. King
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 782
|percentage = 61.33%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Laura Inos Manglona
|party = Non-partisan democracy
|votes = 493
|percentage = 38.67%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,275
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{end}}
Justices
Judges
| class = wikitable style=text-align:right
! colspan = 2|For retention ! colspan = 2|Against retention ! rowspan = 2|Total | |||||
| Votes
! % ! Votes ! % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|Kenneth Lewis Govendo | 7,353 | 72.63% | 2,771 | 27.37% | 10,124 |
| align=left|Ramona "Mona" Villagomez Mangloña | 8,398 | 79.72% | 2,137 | 20.28% | 10,535 |
| align=left|Robert Camacho Naraja | 7,110 | 68.50% | 3,270 | 31.50% | 10,380 |
Referendums
References
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External links
- [http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/ Vote CNMI]
{{Northern Mariana Islands elections}}
{{United States general elections, 2007}}