2016 Northern Mariana Islands general election Delegate election
Nominee Gregorio Sablan Party Independent Popular vote 10,605 Percentage 100.00%
Delegate before election Gregorio Sablan Independent
Elected Delegate Gregorio Sablan Independent
Senate election
3 of the 9 seats in the Senate 5 seats needed for a majority Party Seats Republican
7 Independents
2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
House election
All 20 seats in the House of Representatives 11 seats needed for a majority Party Seats Republican
14 Independents
6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
General elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 8 November, 2016.[1] Voters elected the Delegate to the US Congress, the Senate , the House of Representatives , mayors, municipal councils, the Board of Education, and judge retention.[2] The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the nationwide 2016 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2016 United States general elections .
Background Delegate to the US House of Representatives Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Sablan , an independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, ran unopposed for re-election.[3] Sablan, first elected in 2008 , had held the seat since its creation in 2009. Delegate Gregorio Sablan was re-elected.[2] [4] The Northern Mariana Islands ' non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives was elected for a two-year term.
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature Results summary Parties House Election Results Seat Change Party Strength 2014 2016 +/− Strength Republican 7 14 7 70.00% Independent 13 6 7 30.00% Democratic 0 0 0.00% Totals 20 20 100.00%
Parties Senate Election Results Seat Change Party Strength 2014 2016 +/− Strength Republican 7 7 77.78% Independent 2 2 22.22% Democratic 0 0 0.00% Totals 9 9 100.00%
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 2016 elections.
Rota 1st Senatorial District (1 seat)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Independent Paul Atalig Manglona 651 43.03% Republican George Ogo Hocogo 478 31.59% Democratic Thomas Lee Atalig Manglona 384 25.38% Total votes 1,513 100.00%
Tinian 2nd Senatorial District (1 seat)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Francisco Manglona Borja (incumbent) 713 55.19% Independent Henry Hofschneder San Nicolas 579 44.81% Total votes 1,292 100.00%
Saipan 3rd Senatorial District (1 seat)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Sixto Kaipat Igisomar (incumbent) 5,825 63.69% Independent Ray Naraja Yumul 3,321 36.31% Total votes 9,146 100.00%
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 .
House of Representative - District 1: Saipan (6 seats)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Independent Edwin Kenneth Propst (incumbent) 2,024 12.68% Republican Angel Aldan Demapan (incumbent) 1,975 12.37% Republican Joseph Leepan Tenorio Guerrero (incumbent) 1,702 10.66% Independent Joseph Pinaula Deleon Guerrero (incumbent) 1,591 9.97% Republican Janet Ullao Maratita 1,580 9.90% Republican Gregorio Jr. Muna Sablan 1,513 9.48% Independent Roman Cepeda Benavente (incumbent) 1,438 9.01% Republican Antonio Pangelinan Sablan (incumbent) 1,403 8.79% Independent Joseph Arriola Flores 1,348 8.44% Independent Ana Sablan Teregeyo 721 4.52% Independent Anthony Indalecio Duenas 668 4.18% Total votes 15,963 100.00%
House of Representative - District 2: Saipan (2 seats)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican John Paul Palacios Sablan (incumbent) 571 39.24% Republican Rafael Sablan Demapan (incumbent) 512 35.19% Independent Vincente Aldan Ichihara 372 25.57% Total votes 1,455 100.00%
House of Representative - District 3: Saipan (6 seats)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ivan Alafanso Blanco 1,267 10.94% Independent Blas Jonathan "BJ" Tenorio Attao (incumbent) 1,259 10.87% Independent Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez (incumbent) 1,157 9.99% Republican Donald Cabrera Barcinas 1,126 9.72% Republican Francisco Santos Dela Cruz 1,010 8.72% Republican Jose Ilo Itibus 997 8.61% Independent Ralph Naraja Yumul (incumbent) 958 8.27% Independent Heiz Sablan Hofschneider 905 7.82% Independent Anthony Tenorio Benavente (incumbent) 842 7.27% Independent Ramon Angailen Tebuteb (incumbent) 831 7.18% Independent Stanley Estanislao Tudela McGinnis Torres 628 5.42% Independent Vicente Castro Camacho 600 5.18% Total votes 11,580 100.00%
House of Representative - District 5: Saipan (2 seats)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Independent Lorenzo Iglecuas Deleion Guerrero (incumbent) 843 27.58% Republican Francisco Concepcion Aguon 827 27.05% Republican Antonio Reyes Agulto 528 17.27% Independent James Anthony Duenas Cabrera 522 17.08% Independent Antonio Muna Camacho 337 11.02% Total votes 3,057 100.00%
House of Representative - District 6: Tinian (1 seat)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Edwin Palacios Aldan (incumbent) 685 53.02% Independent Diana Hocog Borja 607 46.98% Total votes 1,292 100.00%
House of Representative - District 7: Rota (1 seat)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Glenn Lizama Maratita (incumbent) 804 53.96% Democratic Tricia Marie Atalig Manglona 686 46.04% Total votes 1,490 100.00%
Municipal Council Municipal Council - Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Luis John Deleon Guerrero Castro 6,107 54.72% Nonpartisan Diego Litulumar 5,053 45.28% Total votes 11,160 100.00%
Municipal Council - Tinian & Aguiguan (non-partisan)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Phillip Thomas Menfiola-Long 731 19.17% Nonpartisan Antonio San Nicolas Borja 664 17.41% Nonpartisan Edwin Manglona Hofschneider (incumbent) 658 17.26% Nonpartisan Raynaldo Mendiola Cing (incumbent) 652 17.10% Nonpartisan Sylvestre Hofschneider Palacios 580 15.21% Nonpartisan Deborah Aldan Fleming 528 13.85% Total votes 3,813 100.00%
Municipal Council - Rota (non-partisan)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Anthony Wayne Barcinas 1,149 29.98% Nonpartisan Kary John Ramos 1,007 26.27% Nonpartisan Ivan Jr. Mereb (incumbent) 927 24.18% Nonpartisan Vanessa Lynn Gogue Charfaruros 750 19.57% Total votes 3,833 100.00%
Board of Education Board of Education - Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Janice Marie Ada Tenorio 4,706 32.08% Nonpartisan Marylou Seman Ada 3,758 22.62% Nonpartisan Andrew Lujan Orsini 3,280 22.36% Nonpartisan James Michael Rayphand 2,924 19.93% Total votes 14,668
Board of Education - Rota (non-partisan)[2] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Herman Manglona Ataug 907 61.33% Nonpartisan Dexter Peter Apatang 572 38.67% Total votes 1,479 100.0%
Judges Judge[2] For retention Against retention Total Votes % Votes % Joseph James Norita Camacho 9,227 78.10% 2,588 21.90% 11,815
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