2020 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands explained

Election Name:2020 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands
Country:Northern Mariana Islands
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands
Next Year:2022
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Nominee1:Gregorio Sablan
Party1:Independent
Popular Vote1:11,258
Percentage1:100.0%
Delegate
Before Election:Gregorio Sablan
Before Party:Independent
After Election:Gregorio Sablan
After Party:Independent

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect the territory's Delegate to the United States House of Representatives in the 117th United States Congress. The Delegate, who is elected to a two-year term, represents the Northern Mariana Islands' at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The election coincided with the larger 2020 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2020 Northern Mariana Islands general election.

Incumbent Rep. Gregorio Sablan, an independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, was unopposed in seeking re-election.[1]

Race background

Gregorio "Kilili" Sablan was first elected in 2008, becoming the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives in the history of the Northern Mariana Islands.[1] He has held the seat since its creation. More recently, Sablan also ran unopposed in 2016 election.[1] In 2018, Sablan defeated Republican Angel Demapan with approximately 64% of the vote in the November election.[2]

Rep. Gregorio Sablan filed to run for re-election on August 3, 2020, at the Commonwealth Election Commission office on Saipan.[2] He was the only candidate to contest the 2020 race.[1]

Candidates

Independent

General election

Sablan, who ran unopposed, won the November 2020 election.

Notes and References

  1. News: Ferdie . De La Torre . Kilili: One-party system has led to cronyism, corruption . . August 13, 2020 . November 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101134905/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/kilili-one-party-system-has-led-to-cronyism-corruption/ . November 1, 2020 . live.
  2. News: Kilili to seek reelection . . August 4, 2020 . November 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913090052/https://www.mvariety.com/cnmi-local/73-local/5585-kilili-to-seek-reelection . September 13, 2020 . live.