American state election
2026 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election ← 2022 November 3, 2026 2030 →
The2026 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect theGovernor of Northern Mariana Islands . This election will coincide with the2026 United States general elections . Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands will vote for theGovernor of the Northern Mariana Islands , thenon-voting delegate to theUnited States House of Representatives ,attorney general , 6 seats in theNorthern Mariana Islands Senate , all twenty seats in theNorthern Mariana Islands House of Representatives , 4 mayors, seats for the various municipal councils, seats for the board of education, a justice, and 2 judges.
GovernorArnold Palacios was elected with 54.14% of the vote in the runoff election in 2022. He was eligible to run for re-election in 2026, but died on July 23, 2025.[ 1] David M. Apatang , the incumbent governor sworn in on July 23, 2025, has not announced his plans.
A governing coalition made up of independents and Democrats has governed the Northern Mariana Islands since 2023. In the 2024 general election, Republicans won the open US delegate seat while independents not aligned with the Palacios administration made modest gains in the legislature.[ 2] Republican National Committee announced Palacios rejoined the Republican Party after the 2024 elections. Palacios’ return received a lukewarm to hostile reception from local Republicans.[ 3] [ 4] Arnold Palacios died July 23, 2025, and was succeeded by Lieutenant GovernorDavid M. Apatang .[ 1]
Republican nomination [ edit ] The general election will be November 3, 2026.
^a b Rabago, Mark; Gilbert, Haidee E. (July 23, 2025)."CNMI Gov. Arnold Palacios dies Wednesday night, hours after airlifted to Guam for medical treatment" .Pacific Daily News . RetrievedJuly 23, 2025 . ^ Erediano, Emmanuel T. (February 19, 2025)."Ada is new House minority leader" .Marianas Variety . RetrievedFebruary 28, 2025 . ^ Erediano, Emmanuel T. (January 2, 2025)."Year in Review 2024: Governor rejoins Republican Party; local GOP not amused" .Marianas Variety . RetrievedJanuary 11, 2025 . ^ Roberto, Andrew (January 20, 2025)."Republicans gather to discuss governor, future of party" .Marianas Variety . RetrievedJanuary 11, 2025 . ^a b c Erediano, Emmanuel (July 13, 2025)."Attao to run for governor, names Villagomez as running mate" .Marianas Variety . RetrievedJuly 22, 2025 .
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