2018 Northern Mariana Islands general election

Gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres Juan Nekai Babauta Party Republican Independent Running mate Arnold Indalecio Palacios Rita Aldan Sablan Popular vote 8,922 5,420 Percentage 62.21% 37.79%

Results by voting district: Ralph Torres:     55–60%     60–65%     65–70%     70–75%

Governor before election Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres Republican ElectedGovernor Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres Republican

Delegate election

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Nominee Gregorio Sablan Angel Demapan Party Independent Republican Popular vote 9,150 5,199 Percentage 63.77% 36.23%

Results by voting district: Gregorio Sablan:     60–65%     65–70% Angel Demapan:     50–55%

Delegate before election Gregorio Sablan Independent ElectedDelegate Gregorio Sablan Independent

Senate election

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6 of the 9 seats in theSenate 5 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats Republican 6 Independents 3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

House election

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All 20 seats in theHouse of Representatives 11 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats Republican 13 Independents 7 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Mayoral elections

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4 mayors

Party Seats Republican 3 Independents 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The2018 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Tuesday, 13 November 2018. Originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 6 November 2018, to correspond with the2018 United States midterm elections, the elections were delayed by one week due to the impact and aftermath ofTyphoon Yutu.^[1] Early voting was held from Tuesday, 6 November, until Monday, 12 November 2018.^[2] An estimated 18,975 voters were eligible to vote in the 2018 election.^[2]

Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for thegovernor of the Northern Mariana Islands, thenon-voting delegate to theUnited States House of Representatives,attorney general, six seats in theNorthern Mariana Islands Senate, all twenty seats in theNorthern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, four mayors, seats for the municipal council, seats for the board of education, and two judges.

97 candidates competed for 45 elected positions across theNorthern Mariana Islands.^[3] High-profile races included the2018 gubernatorial election between incumbent governorRalph Torres, a Republican, and former governorJuan Babauta, as well as therace for non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives between incumbentGregorio Sablan and challengerAngel Demapan.^[3][4][5]

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Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres, the incumbentRepublican governor, ran for another term alongside running mateArnold Indalecio Palacios, and was challenged by former governor andindependentJuan Nekai Babauta alongside running mate Rita Aldan Sablan. The gubernatorial contest was held on Tuesday, 13 November 2018, having been delayed one week due to recovery efforts fromTyphoon Yutu. Early voting began on November 6.^[1] Incumbent Ralph Torres won re-election to his first full term.^[5]

• Juan Nekai Babauta, former governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–2006), formerResident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands (1990–2002) and former member of theNorthern Mariana Islands Senate (1986–1990)^[6][7]
  • Rita Aldan Sablan, former Education Commissioner

• Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres, incumbent governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (serving since 2015), formerlieutenant governor (2015), formerpresident of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate (2013–2015), and former chairman of the Health & Welfare Committee (2010–2015)
  • Arnold Indalecio Palacios, formerpresident of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate (2017–2019), former member of theNorthern Mariana Islands Senate (2015–2019) former Secretary of Lands and Natural Resources (2012–2015), formerSpeaker of the House of Representatives of the Northern Mariana Islands (2008–2010)

Incumbent delegateGregorio Sablan, an independent who caucuses with theDemocratic Party, ran againstAngel Aldan Demapan for re-election. Sablan, first elected in2008, had held the seat since its creation in 2009. DelegateGregorio Sablan was re-elected.^[5] TheNorthern Mariana Islands' non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives was elected for a two-year term.

Parties		House election results		Seat change	Party strength
		2016	2018	+/−
	Republican	14	13	1	65.00%
	Independent	6	7	1	35.00%
	Democratic	0	0		0.00%
Totals		20	20		100.00%

Parties		Senate election results		Seat change	Party strength
		2016	2018	+/−
	Republican	7	6	1	66.67%
	Independent	2	3	1	33.33%
	Democratic	0	0		0.00%
Totals		9	9		100.00%

TheNorthern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of theNorthern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature, consisting of nine senators representing three senatorial districts (Saipan &the Northern Islands,Tinian &Aguijan, andRota), each amulti-member district with three senators. Each district had two seats open for the 2018 elections.

TheNorthern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is thelower house of theNorthern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The house has seven districts, five of which aremulti-member districts. All 20 seats were up for the 2018 elections.

All four mayoral posts were up for election across the Commonwealth.

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