2003 Northern Mariana Islands general election

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2003 Northern Mariana Islands general election
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5 November 2005
Senate election
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2005  →
3 of the 9 seats in the Senate
5 seats needed for a majority
PartySeats
Covenant 3
Republican 2
Democratic 2
Independents 2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
House election
←  2001
2005  →
All 18 seats in the House of Representatives
10 seats needed for a majority
PartySeats
Covenant 9
Republican 7
Democratic 1
Independents 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2003 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Monday, 3 November 2003, electing members to the legislature. [1] The 2003 elections also marked the first general election that the dissolved Reform Party, which merged back into the Democratic Party in 2002, [2] would not appear on the ballot.

Contents

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature

Results summary

CNMI House of Representatives 2003.svg
PartiesHouse Election ResultsSeat ChangeParty Strength
2001 [3] 2003 [1] +/−Strength
  Covenant 1 9 8 Increase2.svg50.00%
  Republican 16 7 9 Decrease2.svg38.89%
  Independent 0 1 1 Increase2.svg5.56%
  Democratic 1 1 Steady2.svg5.56%
Totals1818Steady2.svg100.00%
CNMI Senate 2003.svg
PartiesSenate Election ResultsSeat ChangeParty Strength
2001 [4] 2002 [2] 2003+/−Strength
  Covenant 1 1 Steady2.svg3 2 Increase2.svg33.33%
  Republican 5 5 Steady2.svg2 3 Decrease2.svg22.22%
  Democratic 2 3 Increase2.svg2 1 Decrease2.svg22.22%
  Independent 0 0 Steady2.svg2 2 Increase2.svg22.22%
  Reform 1 0 Decrease2.svg0 0 Steady2.svg0.00%
Totals99Steady2.svg100.00%

Senate

Regular elections

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 2003 elections.

DistrictCandidateVotes%
Rota 1st Senatorial District Paul Atalig Manglona 71957.25
Manases Manglona Barcinas53742.75
Tinian 2nd Senatorial DistrictHenry Hofschneider San Nicolas61567.96
David Mendiola Cing29032.04
Saipan 3rd Senatorial DistrictLuis Palacios Crisostimo2,27533.30
Jose Camacho Mafnas1,78726.16
Andrew Sablan Salas1,34819.73
Ramon Santos Deleon Guerrero1,31819.29
Joaquin Terlaje Quitugua1031.51
Source: [5]

Special elections

DistrictCandidateVotes%
Rota 1st Senatorial DistrictPaterno Songao Hocog65251.34
Juan Masga Ayuyu44835.28
Fermina Manglona Atalig17013.39
Tinian 2nd Senatorial DistrictJoseph Masga Mendiola55561.60
Manuel Pangelinan Villagomez34638.40
Source: [5]

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 district. All 18 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives were contested in the 2003 election.

DistrictCandidateVotes%
District 1: Saipan David Mundo Apatang 1,91310.70
Timothy Pangelinan Villagomez 1,5308.56
Benjamin Benavente Seman1,2797.16
Janet Ulloa Maratita 1,2667.08
Martin Borja Ada1,1406.38
Joseph Pinaula Deleon Guerrero1,0105.65
Manuel Agulto Tenorio9695.42
Florencio Bobby Pan Tenorio Deleon Guerrero9535.33
Pedro Pangelinan Castro9185.14
Juan Cepeda Tudela9105.09
James Duenas Cabrera8594.81
Gerald Benavente Salas7784.35
Herman Tudela Palacios7634.27
Antonio Muna Camacho7324.10
Jack Camacho Muna6233.49
Francisco Deleon Guerrero Demapan5963.33
Atanacio Ayuyu Taitingfong5523.09
Pedro Cabrera Sablan4932.76
Isidro Terlaje Ada3962.22
Bernard Sablan Guerrero1951.09
District 2: Saipan Oscar Manglona Babauta 50235.73
Jesus San Nicolas Lizama45832.60
Vicente Aldan Ichihara22816.23
Manasses Sablan Borja21715.44
District 3: Saipan & Northern Islands Benigno Repeki Fitial 1,1299.50
Heinz Sablan Hofschneider 1,1009.25
Jesus Torres Attao9908.33
Arnold Indalecio Palacios 9067.62
Ray Naraja Yumul8887.47
Ramon Angailen Tebuteb7886.63
William Sablan Torres7436.25
Stanley Estanislao Tudela Mcginnis Torres7306.14
Francisco Santos Dela Cruz6975.86
Melvin Lawrence Odoshi Faisao6865.77
Charles Palacios Reyes Jr.6015.06
Maximo Lairopi Olopai5214.38
Isidro Atalig Sablan5054.25
Luis Salas Camacho3673.09
Vicente Cabrera Camacho3532.97
Remedio Laniyo Seman3332.80
Antonio Aguon Santos2852.40
Christopher Bares Sablan2642.22
District 4: SaipanJusto Songao Quitugua90128.29
Claudio Kotomar Norita80525.27
Gloria Annette Dela Cruz Cabrera54217.02
Francisco Leon Guerrero Aldan53116.67
Ignacio Villagomez Cabrera40612.75
District 5: TinianNorman Sablan Palacios692100
District 6: RotaCrispin Manglona Ogo54143.95
Daniel Ogo Quitugua47638.67
Laura Inos Manglona21417.38
Source: [5]

Municipal Council

Municipal Council - 1st Senatorial District: Rota (non-partisan) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Mametto Maratita Ayuyu92628.57%
Nonpartisan Tom Glenn A. Quitugua70321.69%
Nonpartisan Alexander Apatang Apatang64920.02%
Nonpartisan Rafaela Maratita Mesngon51916.01%
Nonpartisan Jeffrey Lizama Manglona44413.70%
Total votes3,241 100.00%
Municipal Council - 2nd Senatorial District: Tinian and Aguiguan (non-partisan) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Patrick Aquiningoc Manglona70533.75%
Nonpartisan Edwin Palacios Aldan69233.13%
Nonpartisan Jude Untalan Hofschneider 69233.13%
Total votes2,089 100.00%
Municipal Council - 3rd Senatorial District: Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Gregorio Villagomez Deleon Guerrero4,71533.77%
Nonpartisan Antonia Manibusan Tudela4,64333.25%
Nonpartisan David Aldan Indalecio4,60432.98%
Total votes14,962 100.00%

Board of education

Board of Education - 1st Senatorial District: Rota (non-partisan) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Marja Lee Czechowicz Taitano65357.08%
Nonpartisan Juanita Mundo Taisacan49142.92%
Total votes1,144 100.00%
Board of Education - 3rd Senatorial District: Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Roman Cepeda Benavente4,72640.94%
Nonpartisan Egredino Mendiola Jones3,55630.80%
Nonpartisan Juanita Seman Malone3,26328.26%
Total votes11,545 100.00%

Judges

JudgeFor retentionAgainst retentionTotal
Votes%Votes%
Juan Tudela Lizama7,24771.622,87128.3810,118
Source: [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Flashback November 03, 2000-2003". Saipan Tribune. 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  2. 1 2 Staff, Variety News (2002-06-13). "Tenorio returns to Democratic Party". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  3. ↑ "Members of the House of Representatives, 13th Commonwealth Legislature". cnmileg.net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  4. ↑ "Members of the Senate, 13th Commonwealth Legislature". cnmileg.net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2003 Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.
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