2026 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands

For related races, see 2026 United States House of Representatives elections.

2026 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands

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Nominee Kimberlyn King-Hinds (presumptive) TBD Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds Republican

The 2026 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the territory's delegate to the United States House of Representatives. 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. The election will coincide with the larger 2026 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2026 Northern Mariana Islands general election.

Incumbent Republican delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds was elected in 2024 with 40.3% of the vote.

Background

Incumbent King-Hinds was first elected in 2024, becoming the first female delegate in the history of the Northern Mariana Islands to the U.S. House of Representatives. ^[1] She defeated her main opponent, Democratic nominee Ed Propst, 40.3% to 33.2% of the vote. ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

After King-Hinds submitted her letter of intent to run for delegate, party chairman Patrick M. Cepeda announced the party would not be considering other candidates for the nomination or holding a primary in deference to King Hinds’ incumbency. ^[3]

Declared

• Kimberlyn King-Hinds, incumbent U.S. delegate (2025–present) ^[4]

Disqualified

• Gavin Solomon, businessman from New York and declared candidate in dozens of other congressional districts ^{[5] [6]}

Endorsements

Kimberlyn King-Hinds

Political parties

• CNMI Republican Party ^[7]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R)	$16,369	$17,544	$6,294
Source: Federal Election Commission [8]

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Galvin Deleon Guerrero, president of Northern Marianas College and nephew of former delegate Gregorio Sablan ^[9]

References

1. Manglona, Thomas II (January 6, 2025). "King-Hinds begins historic term in US Congress". Marianas Press. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
2. Rabago, Mark (November 6, 2024). "Republican Kimberlyn King-Hinds wins delegate race in CNMI". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved June 18, 2025.
3. Manabat, Bryan (December 22, 2025). "King-Hinds announces reelection bid under Republican Party". Public Radio Guam . Retrieved December 22, 2025. Cepeda told KPRG that because King-Hinds is the incumbent, the party will not accept any other candidates for delegate under its bylaws.
4. "King-Hinds Announces Re-election Bid for U.S. House Seat". NMI News Service. December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
5. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1912912". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
6. @Politics1com (August 25, 2025). "Businessman & NY resident Gavin Solomon (R) is the "Rocky de la Fuente of '26."" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2025– via Twitter.
7. Rabago, Mark (May 19, 2025). "Palacios plans to seek Republican endorsement in 2026". Marianas Press. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
8. "2026 Election United States House - Northern Mariana Islands - District 01". Federal Election Commission . March 31, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
9. Erediano, Emmanuel T. (June 20, 2024). "NMC president to run for delegate". Marianas Variety . Retrieved June 26, 2025.