The Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands. It began as a purely local territorial party and is now officially affiliated with the United States' national Democratic Party.
The CNMI Republican Party is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Northern Mariana Islands Republican Party is now associated with the United States Republican Party though no Northern Mariana Islands politicians have achieved high-ranking positions in the mainland United States.
The 2005 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Saturday,5 November 2005. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives,attorney general,6 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate,all eighteen seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives,3 mayors,seats for the municipal council,seats for the board of education,2 justices,and a judges. There was also a referendum on calling a Constitutional Convention,which was approved by voters.
Benigno Repeki Fitial is a Northern Marianan politician who served was the seventh governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. The second longest-serving governor in CNMI history,Fitial was elected on November 6,2005,assumed office on January 9,2006,and was re-elected to a (five-year) second term in 2009. He was impeached by the CNMI House of Representatives on February 11,2013,and was scheduled to face trial before the CNMI Senate to determine if he should be removed from office. He resigned on February 20,2013,after 7 years,1 month,and 11 days in office.
The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature.
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and former election commissioner. Elected in 2008,Sablan became the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sablan is the only Chamorro member of Congress.
The 2009 Northern Mariana Islands general election were held on Saturday,November 7,2009. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,6 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate,all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives,4 mayors,seats for the municipal council,and seats for the board of education. Additionally,a referendum was held.
Arnold Indalecio Palacios is a Northern Marianan politician currently serving as the tenth governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,since 2023. He previously served as the 12th lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,from 2019 to 2023. He represented Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate. Formerly a member of the Republican Party,he is the governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,having won the 2022 election.
Joseph James Norita Camacho is a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands. He is an incumbent judge on the Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court,the commonwealth's trial court,and has served there since 2011. Prior,he was a member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.
Heinz Sablan Hofschneider is a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands. Hofschneider served as the Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004 and is a four-time candidate for Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Diego Tenorio Benavente is a Northern Mariana Islander politician who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 14,2002 to January 9,2006,under former Governor Juan Babauta.
The 2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election were held on Tuesday,4 November,2014. The election coincided with the 2014 United States midterm elections. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives,attorney general,6 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate,all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives,4 mayors,seats for the municipal council,and seats for the board of education. Additionally,a referendum involving changes to the constitution was held.
Felicidad Taman Ogumoro was a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands. She served for some years as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.
The 2022 Northern Mariana gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022 to elect the governor of the Northern Mariana Islands and the lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands to a four-year term in office. Because no candidate received 50% of the vote in the general election,the two highest-placing candidates advanced to a runoff election on November 25,2022.
David Mundo Apatang is a Northern Mariana Islander politician who is serving as the 13th lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands since 2023. He previously served as the mayor of Saipan from January 12,2015 to January 8,2023. As a Republican,Apatang formerly served in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. Apatang was elected lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in the 2022 election on an independent ticket headed by Arnold Palacios.
Vinson Flores "Vinnie" Sablan is a Northern Marianan politician who served as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate from the 3rd district.
The 2001 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Saturday,3 November 2001,electing the governor and members to the legislature. The 2001 elections marked the last general election that the dissolved Reform Party,which merged back into the Democratic Party in 2002,would appear on the ballot. Despite the economic hardships experienced under Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio's Administration,the apparent strength the 1999 general elections signaled that the Democratic Party and its splinter Reform Party had,and the newly formed Covenant Party which was formed as a splinter party from the ruling Republican Party,Republican candidate Juan Nekai Babauta won with a landslide in the four-way race. Benigno Repeki Fitial's newly formed Covenant Party landed a distant yet sizable second place. Jesus Borja of the Democratic Party won a distant third and Froilan Tenorio of the Reform Party placed fourth.
The 2024 Northern Mariana Islands general election will be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,corresponding with the 2024 United States general elections. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands will chose the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives,3 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate,all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives,seats for the municipal council,and seats for the board of education.
Edwin Kenneth Propst is a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands. Propst has served in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives representing Precinct 1 since January 12,2015.
