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The 2018 Northern Mariana Islands general election were held on Tuesday, 13 November 2018. Originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 6 November 2018, to correspond with the 2018 United States midterm elections, the elections were delayed by one week due to the impact and aftermath of Typhoon 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 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, seats for the board of education, and 2 judges.
Ninety-seven candidates competed for 45 elected positions across the Northern Mariana Islands.[3] High-profile races included the 2018 gubernatorial election between incumbent governor Ralph Torres, a Republican, and former governor Juan Babauta, as well as the race for non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives between incumbent Gregorio Sablan and challenger Angel Demapan.[3] [4] [5]
See main article: 2018 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election. Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres, the incumbent republican governor ran for another term alongside running mate Arnold Indalecio Palacios and was challenged by former governor and independent Juan 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 from Typhoon Yutu. Early voting began on November 6. Incumbent Ralph Torres won re-election to his first full term.
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Party ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Candidate! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Running mate! colspan="2" | Results |- style="background:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"! width="60" | Votes! width="30" | % |- | style="background:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Republican | style="text-align:left;" | Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Arnold Indalecio Palacios | | % |- | style="background: #D6D6D6" | | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:left;" | Juan Nekai Babauta | style="text-align:left;" | Rita Aldan Sablan | | % |-! colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Total! ! 100% |-
See main article: United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands, 2018.
Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Sablan, an independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, ran against Angel Aldan Demapan for re-election. Sablan, first elected in 2008, had held the seat since its creation in 2009. Delegate Gregorio Sablan was re-elected. The Northern 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 | - style ="background:#e9e9e9" | 2016 | 2018 | +/− | Strength | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| align = center | 14 | align = center | 13 | align = center | 1 | align = center | 65.00% | - | align = center | 6 | align = center | 7 | align = center | 1 | align = center | 35.00% | - | align = center | 0 | align = center | 0 | align = center | align = center | 0.00% | - style = "background:#ccc" | Totals | 20 | 20 | 100.00% | ||||||||||
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 two seats open for the 2018 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. All twenty seats were up for 2018 election.
All four mayoral posts were up for election across the Commonwealth.
| Judge | For retention | Against retention | Total | - | Votes | % | Votes | % | - | Alexander C. Castro | 11,644 | 86.69% | 1,788 | 13.31% | 13,432 | - | Teresa K. Tenorio | 11,188 | 84.55% | 2,044 | 15.45% | 13,232 | - | |||
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