General elections were held in theNorthern Mariana Islands on 10 December 1977.^[1]Carlos S. Camacho of theDemocratic Party was electedGovernor, defeating Jose C. Tenorio of the Territorial Party. Camacho's running mateFrancisco Ada becameLieutenant Governor after a win overOlympio T. Borja.^[1] Democratic Party candidateEdward Pangelinan was elected as the territory's member of theUnited States House of Representatives, defeating Juan T. Lizama of the Territorial Party.

Although it lost the elections for the main posts, the Territorial Party won the legislative election, taking five of the nine seats in theSenate and eight of the fourteen seats in theHouse of Representatives.^[1]Felicidad Ogumoro, who was elected to the House in Saipan, became the first woman elected to the islands' legislature.^[2]

The new legislature was sworn in on 9 January 1978Lorenzo Guerrero was elected President of the Senate andOscar Rasa Speaker of the House of Representatives.^[3]

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