| Country: | Northern Mariana Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Election Date: | 3 November 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Saturday, 3 November 2007. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for 3 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, seats for the municipal council, seats for the board of education, a justice, and 3 judges. Additionally, 4 referendums were held.[1]
The Republican Party won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, and both referendums were approved.[2] This election would mark the last time that the Democrats would win a legislative seat until the 2020 general election.[3]
The two referendums were on proposed amendments to the constitution. One would amend Chapter XV, article 2, section a to establish a new Higher Education Commission to license post-secondary educational institutions.[4] The other would amend Chapter III, article 4 to require a second round in the elections for governor and lieutenant governor if no candidate received over 50% in the first round.[5]
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 2007 elections.
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. This election saw an increase in the number of seats in the House, from 18 in 2005 to 20. All 20 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives were contested in the 2007 election.
| Justice | For retention | Against retention | Total | - | Votes | % | Votes | % | - | John Atalig Manglona | 7,931 | 75.34% | 2,596 | 24.66% | 10,527 | - | |||
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| Judge | For retention | Against retention | Total | - | Votes | % | Votes | % | - | Kenneth Lewis Govendo | 7,353 | 72.63% | 2,771 | 27.37% | 10,124 | - | Ramona "Mona" Villagomez Mangloña | 8,398 | 79.72% | 2,137 | 20.28% | 10,535 | - | Robert Camacho Naraja | 7,110 | 68.50% | 3,270 | 31.50% | 10,380 | - | |||
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| Referendum Questions | For | Against | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| House Legislative Initiative 15-1 (Establishing a new Higher Education Commission) | 6,619 | 64.03% | 3,718 | 35.97% |
| Two-round elections for Governor:(House Legislative Initiative 15-16, SD1) | 7,671 | 73.12% | 2,820 | 26.88% |
| Rota Casino Act of 2007 | 1,095 | 85.41% | 187 | 14.59% |
| Saipan Casino Act | 3,701 | 41.93% | 5,125 | 58.07% |