2012 Northern Mariana Islands general election explained

Country:	Northern Mariana Islands
Election Date:	6 November 2012
Module:	Embed: yes Type: presidential Previous Election: 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands Previous Year: 2010 Next Election: 2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election Next Year: 2014 Election Name: Delegate election Election Date: 6 November 2012 Nominee1: Gregorio Sablan Party1: Independent Popular Vote1: 9,829 Percentage1: 79.70% Nominee2: Ignacia Tudela Demapan Party2: Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Popular Vote2: 2,503 Percentage2: 20.30% Map Size: 200px Before Party: Independent After Party: Independent Module: Election Name: Senate election Embed: yes Previous Election: 2009 Next Election: 2014 Seats For Election: 3 of the 9 seats in the Senate Majority Seats: 5 Noleader: yes Nopercentage: yes First Election: yes Party1: Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Seats1: 5 Party2: Independents Seats2: 4 Module: Election Name: House election Embed: yes Previous Election: 2009 Next Election: 2014 Seats For Election: All 20 seats in the House of Representatives Majority Seats: 11 Noleader: yes Nopercentage: yes First Election: yes Seats1: 12 Party2: Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Seats2: 4 Party3: Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Seats3: 4

The 2012 Northern Mariana Islands general election were held on Tuesday, 6 November, 2012. The election coincided with the 2012 United States general elections. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for 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, 4 mayors, seats for the municipal council, seats for the board of education, and 2 judges. Additionally, three referendums were held.^[1]

Delegate to the US House of Representatives

See main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands. Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, an independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, ran against Republican Candidate Ignacia Tudela Demapan for re-election. Gregorio Sablan, first elected in 2008, had held the seat since its creation in 2009. When Sablan announced his campaign, he drew a crowd including members of the three political parties as well as independents.^[2] The politically diverse crowd showed their support to Sablan, displaying unity behind a single candidate. Delegate Gregorio Sablan was re-elected by a massive 60-point spread, with nearly four-fifths of the vote, the largest margin of victory in the history of the Northern Mariana Islands.^[3] The Northern Mariana Islands' non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives was elected for a two-year term. It would be the first time that the election for the CNMI Delegate would be held during the CNMI general elections rather than on its own.

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature

Results summary

Parties		House Election Results		Seat Change	Party Strength	- style ="background:#e9e9e9"	2009	2012	+/−	Strength	-			align = center	4	align = center	12	align = center	8	align = center	60.00%
				align = center	9	align = center	4	align = center	5	align = center	20.00%	-			align = center	7	align = center	4	align = center	3	align = center	20.00%	-			align = center	0	align = center	0	align = center		align = center	0.00%	- style = "background:#ccc"	Totals		20	20		100.00%

Senate

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 2012 elections.

House of Representatives

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.

Judges

Judge	For retention		Against retention		Total
	Votes	%	Votes	%
David Wiseman	9,217	78.42	2,536	21.58	11,753
Perry Inos	9,652	81.62	2,173	18.38	11,825

Notes and References

1. "Commonwealth Election Commission - 2012 Election Results". Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023
2. Web site: 2011-08-26 . Kilili’s campaign kickoff draws support from mixed crowd . 2024-04-14 . Saipan Tribune . en.
3. Web site: Rabago . Mark . 2014-11-06 . Kilili wins 4th term in another landslide . 2024-04-14 . Saipan Tribune . en.