2018 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands explained

Election Name:2018 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands
Country:Northern Mariana Islands
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands
Next Year:2020
Election Date:November 13, 2018
Nominee1:Gregorio Sablan
Party1:Independent
Popular Vote1:9,150
Percentage1:63.8%
Nominee2:Angel Demapan
Party2:Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
Popular Vote2:5,199
Percentage2:36.2%
Map Size:200px
Delegate
Before Election:Gregorio Sablan
Before Party:Independent
After Election:Gregorio Sablan
After Party:Independent

The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands was held on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, to elect the territory's Delegate to the United States House of Representatives in the 116th United States Congress. Delegate Gregorio Sablan was re-elected to his sixth term as Delegate to the U.S. House of Representativesfrom the Northern Mariana Islands' at-large district.[1]

The election was originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to coincide with the 2018 House of Representatives election and the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) territorial elections.[2] However, all 2018 elections in the CNMI were postponed until November 13, 2018, due to the impact of Typhoon Yutu, which devastated the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon on October 24, just weeks before the election.

The Northern Mariana Islands' non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives is elected for a two-year term. Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Sablan, an independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, successfully sought re-election to a sixth consecutive term.[3] Sablan, who ran unopposed in 2016, defeated Republican Rep. Angel Demapan, a member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.[4]

The election coincided with the elections of other federal midterm and Commonwealth offices, including the local Northern Mariana Islands general election and territorial general election, as well as the nationwide 2018 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2016 United States general elections.

Candidates

Independent

Republican

Results

Incumbent Gregorio Sablan won re-election to his sixth term as Delegate, defeating Republican Angel Demapan.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Licanto. Nestor. November 14, 2018. Torres wins in landslide CNMI election. KUAM. Dededo, Guam. November 14, 2018.
  2. News: Jennifer . Sinco Kelleher . Northern Mariana Islands elections delayed as community recovers from devastating super typhoon . . . 2018-10-29 . 2018-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030015123/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/29/breaking-news/northern-mariana-islands-elections-delayed-as-community-recovers-from-devastating-super-typhoon-yutu/ . 2018-10-30 . live.
  3. News: Ferdie. De La Torre. Sablan files candidacy to seek 6th term . . 2018-08-03 . 2018-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180804113009/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/sablan-files-candidacy-to-seek-6th-term/ . 2018-08-04 . live.
  4. News: Erwin. Encinares . Demapan announces intent to run for delegate . . 2017-10-05 . 2018-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171004233051/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/demapan-announces-intent-run-delegate/ . 2017-10-04 . live.
  5. News: Mark. Rabago . Inaugurations galore this Monday . . 2015-01-07 . 2018-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131936/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/inaugurations-galore-monday/ . 2018-11-03 . live.
  6. News: Mark. Rabago . Angel Demapan is so far top vote getter in Precinct 1 . . 2014-11-05 . 2018-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131019/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/angel-demapan-far-top-vote-getter-precinct-1/ . 2018-11-03 . live.
  7. Web site: 2018 Election Results . Commonwealth Election Commission . 20 December 2019 . November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190616070730/https://votecnmi.gov.mp/archive/2018-election/election-results . 16 June 2019 . live.