2024 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands

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2024 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands
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Nominee Kimberlyn King-Hinds Ed Propst
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote4,9314,067
Percentage40.34%33.27%
 
NomineeJohn GonzalesJames Rayphand
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote2,282665
Percentage18.67%5.44%
Delegate before election

Gregorio Sablan
Democratic

Elected Delegate

Kimberlyn King-Hinds
Republican

The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect the territory's delegate to the United States House of Representatives in the 119th United States Congress. The Delegate, who is elected to a two-year term, represents the Northern Mariana Islands' at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Contents

The election will coincide with the larger 2024 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2024 Northern Mariana Islands general election.

Incumbent Representative Gregorio Sablan decided to retire rather than seek re-election to a ninth term in office. [1] Republican Kimberlyn King-Hinds won the seat over Democrat Ed Propst, flipping the seat to Republican control for the first time ever. [2] The election of King-Hinds means that every state and territory in the United States has elected a woman to Congress.

Race background

Gregorio "Kilili" Sablan was first elected in 2008, becoming the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives in the history of the Northern Mariana Islands. He has held the seat since its creation. In 2022, Sablan was re-elected unopposed in the November election. [3] On January 18, 2024, Sablan announced that he would not seek re-election. [1]

Democratic primary

The CNMI Democratic Party endorsed Ed Propst. [4]

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Ed Propst

U.S. Delegates

Governors

Lieutenant Governors

Territorial legislators

Political parties

Republican primary

The Republican Party canceled the primaries and endorsed Kimberlyn King-Hinds as their candidate after John Gonzales withdrew from the primary and announced that he will be running as an independent. [9]

Declared

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Kimberlyn King-Hinds

Political parties

Independents

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Declined

Results

2024 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kimberlyn Kay King-Hinds 4,931 40.34%
Democratic Edwin Kenneth Propst 4,06733.27%
Independent John Oliver Delos Reyes Gonzales2,28218.67%
Independent James Michael Rayphand6655.44%
Independent Liana Sablan Hofschneider2802.29%
Total votes11,321 100.0%

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Manglona, Thomas (January 18, 2024). "NMI Del. Sablan will not seek re-election after 16 years in office". www.kuam.com. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Propst concedes". Saipan Tribune. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Official General Election Results".
  4. 1 2 "NMI Democrats endorse incumbents, Manny Castro for Saipan Senate". Saipan Tribune. April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ Rabago, Mark (February 12, 2024). "CNMI's Edwin Propst to run for US Congress". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Erediano, Emmanuel (February 29, 2024). "Kilili endorses Propst". Marianas Variety. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ Erediano, Emmanuel (February 7, 2024). "Governor Palacios supports Edwin Propst". Marianas Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 Erediano, Emmanuel (February 7, 2024). "Propst to run for delegate". Marianas Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Manglona, Thomas (April 11, 2024). "CNMI GOP endorses King-Hinds after Gonzales withdraws from primary, runs as Independent". KUAM News. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ Torre, Ferdie De La (February 23, 2024). "King-Hinds to run for delegate". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Bolis to run for Congress". Marianas Variety. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ Manabat, Bryan (April 14, 2024). "Indigenous activist to run for Congress". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "CNMI SPJ to host delegate forum on Aug. 17". Saipan Tribune. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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  15. ↑ Torre, Ferdie De La (February 13, 2024). "DeLeon Guerrero: Delegate bid is an option". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  16. ↑ Erediano, Emmanuel T. (May 14, 2024). "I never moved to the dark side". Marianas Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2024. said the Senate president, who is seeking re-election in November as an independent.
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