2020 Northern Mariana Islands general election

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2020 Northern Mariana Islands general election
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3 November 2020
Delegate election
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  Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Gregorio Sablan
Party Independent
Popular vote11,449
Percentage100.00%
Delegate before election

Gregorio Sablan
Independent

Elected Delegate

Gregorio Sablan
Independent

Senate election
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2022  →
3 of the 9 seats in the Senate
5 seats needed for a majority
PartySeats
Republican 5
Independents 3
Democratic 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
House election
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2022  →
All 20 seats in the House of Representatives
11 seats needed for a majority
PartySeats
Republican 9
Democratic 8
Independents 3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2020 Northern Mariana Islands general election were held on Tuesday, 3 November, 2020, [1] corresponding with the 2020 United States general elections. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, 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, 1 justice, and 2 judges.

Contents

This election oversaw the return of the CNMI Democratic Party as a major force in CNMI politics for the first time in a decade. [2] [3] 2020 also saw the first time a party was able to challenge the CNMI Republican Party since the Covenant Party was dissolved in 2013. Four incumbent representatives that were elected as independents announced that they would run for re-election as Democrats while another independent aligns with the party. [4] [5] [3] Prior to the 2020 election, the Democrats had not won a legislative seat since their last wins in the 2007 general elections . The result of the 2020 general election was that the CNMI had experienced a blue wave, with the Democrats controlling nearly half the house and adding a member to the senate. The Republicans lost the trifecta it held since the 2016 Northern Mariana Islands general election and the single-party system it held since 2013. Voter turnout was at 72.05%, lower than the previous general elections election years of 2018, which was 77.4%, and 2014, which was 76.7%. [6]

Background

Delegate to the US House of Representatives

Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Sablan, an independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, ran uncontested for re-election. Sablan, first elected in 2008, had held the seat since its creation in 2009. Delegate Gregorio Sablan was re-elected. [2] The Northern Mariana Islands' non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives are elected for a two-year term.

Northern Mariana Islands's at-large congressional district [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (incumbent) 11,449 100.00% +36.23%
Total votes11,449 100.00%
Independent hold

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature

Results summary

CNMI House of Representatives 2020.svg
PartiesHouse Election ResultsSeat ChangeParty Strength
2018 2020+/−Strength
  Republican 13 9 4 Decrease2.svg45.00%
  Democratic 0 8 8 Increase2.svg40.00%
  Independent 7 3 4 Decrease2.svg15.00%
Totals2020Steady2.svg100.00%
CNMI Senate 2020.svg
PartiesSenate Election ResultsSeat ChangeParty Strength
2018 2020+/−Strength
  Republican 6 5 1 Decrease2.svg55.56%
  Independent 3 3 Steady2.svg33.33%
  Democratic 0 1 1 Increase2.svg11.11%
Totals99Steady2.svg100.00%

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 2020 elections.

Rota 1st Senatorial District (1 seat) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Paul Atalig Manglona (incumbent) 764 53.43%
Republican Dennis James Camacho Mendiola 66646.57%
Total votes1,430 100.00%
Independent hold
Tinian 2nd Senatorial District (1 seat) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Karl Rosario King-Nabors 738 58.52%
Democratic Jose Pangelinan Cruz52341.48%
Total votes1,261 100.00%
Republican hold
Saipan 3rd Senatorial District (1 seat) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edith E. Deleon Guerrero 5,176 51.23%
Republican Sixto Kaipat Igisomar (incumbent)4,92848.77%
Total votes10,104 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

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. In 2019, a four-way race took place for a single seat in district 3 after its became vacant when Republican Rep. Francisco Dela Cruz died in January 2019. Republican Party candidate Marco Taisakan Peter was the victor. [7] All twenty seats were up for the 2020 elections.

House of Representative - District 1: Saipan (6 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edwin Kenneth Propst (incumbent) 1,891 10.26%
Democratic Celina Roberto Babauta 1,743 9.46%
Independent Joseph Arriola Flores (incumbent) 1,594 8.65%
Republican Joseph Leepan Tenorio Guerrero (incumbent) 1,560 8.46%
Republican Roy Christopher Aldan Ada 1,530 8.30%
Republican Angel Aldan Demapan 1,455 7.89%
Republican Roman Cepeda Benavente (incumbent)1,2987.04%
Independent Vincent Raymond Seman Aldan 1,2666.87%
Democratic Peter Francis Reyes Muna1,2476.77%
Democratic Antonio Blas Cabrera1,1806.40%
Independent Luis John Deleon Guerrero Castro (incumbent)1,1206.08%
Democratic Benusto Piteg1,0365.62%
Republican Randall Dexter Masga Pangelinan8204.45%
Independent Glenn Hocog Manglona6933.76%
Total votes18,433 100.00%
House of Representative - District 2: Saipan (2 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christina Marie Elise Sablan (incumbent) 587 29.93%
Republican John Paul Palacios Sablan (incumbent) 534 27.23%
Republican Daniel Iwashita Aquino Jr. 42321.57%
Democratic Luella Ichihara Marciano41721.26%
Total votes1,961 100.00%
House of Representative - District 3: Saipan (6 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez (incumbent) 1,622 12.76%
Republican Blas Jonathan "BJ" Tenorio Attao (incumbent) 1,546 12.17%
Republican Ivan Alafanson Blanco (incumbent) 1,457 11.47%
Democratic Denita Kaipat Yangetmai 1,287 10.13%
Democratic Vincente Castro Camacho 1,268 9.98%
Republican Ralph Naraja Yumul (incumbent) 1,240 9.76%
Democratic Corina Lorraine Magofna 1,1999.44%
Republican Marco Taisakan Peter (incumbent)1,0908.58%
Democratic Alfredo Litulumar Saures1,0518.27%
Republican Jose Ilo Itibus (incumbent)9477.45%
Total votes12,707 100.00%
House of Representative - District 4: Saipan (2 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joel Castro Camacho (incumbent) 835 32.31%
Democratic Sheila Therese Jack Babauta (incumbent) 731 28.29%
Republican Cecilia Remedio Taitano61623.84%
Democratic Jenita Babauta Castro40215.56%
Total votes2,584
House of Representative - District 5: Saipan (2 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leila Haveia Fleming Clark Staffler 1,330 36.77%
Democratic Richard Tudela Lizama 954 26.38%
Republican Lorenzo Iglecias Deleon Guerrero (incumbent)63717.61%
Republican Ramon Sablan Basa48513.41%
Independent Joseph Muna Mendiola2115.83%
Total votes3,617
House of Representative - District 6: Tinian (1 seat) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas 647 51.72%
Democratic Frederick Arend Dela Cruz60448.28%
Total votes1,251
Republican hold
House of Representative - District 7 Rota: (1 seat) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Donald Manalang Manglona (incumbent) 916 64.10%
Republican Barry Cuthbert Toves51335.90%
Total votes1,429
Independent hold

Municipal Council

Municipal Council - Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Antonia Manibusan Tudela 6,332 51.02%
Nonpartisan Ana Demapan Castro (incumbent) 6,080 48.98%
Total votes12,412
Municipal Council - Tinian & Aguiguan (non-partisan) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Joseph Romaldo Evangelista Santos 856 24.78%
Nonpartisan Michael Nap King Aldan 795 23.01%
Nonpartisan Thomasa Rita Palacios Mendiola (incumbent) 658 19.04%
Nonpartisan Juanita Masga Mendiola57516.64%
Nonpartisan Joseph Manglona Manglona57116.53%
Total votes3,455
Municipal Council - Rota (non-partisan) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Willian Apatang Taitano 799 21.52%
Nonpartisan Jonovan Hocog Lizama 765 20.60%
Nonpartisan Jim Michael Atalig 647 17.43%
Nonpartisan Michael Cain Sikebert61216.48%
Nonpartisan Lorita Mesngon Mangolna59015.89%
Nonpartisan Abraham Manglona Ogo3008.08%
Total votes3,713

Board of education

Board of Education - Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Maisie Bermudes Tenorio 7,248 48.50%
Nonpartisan Gregory Pat Borja 4,860 32.52%
Nonpartisan Stephen Carl Woodruff2,83718.98%
Total votes14,945
Board of Education - Rota (non-partisan) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Herman Manglona Atalig (incumbent) 985 100.00%
Total votes985

Justices

Justice [2] For retentionAgainst retentionTotal
Votes %Votes %
Robert Camacho Naraja9,83681.28%2,26618.72%12,102

Judges

Judge [2] For retentionAgainst retentionTotal
Votes %Votes %
Robert Camacho Naraja10,23684.48%1,88115.52%12,117
Kenneth Lewis Govendo9,59279.96%2,40420.04%11,996

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