2012 Northern Mariana Islands general election

6 November 2012

Delegate election

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Nominee Gregorio Sablan Ignacia Tudela Demapan Party Independent Republican Popular vote 9,829 2,503 Percentage 79.70% 20.30%

Results by voting district: Gregorio Sablan:      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%      85–90%      >95%

Delegate before election Gregorio Sablan Independent Elected Delegate Gregorio Sablan Independent

Senate election

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3 of the 9 seats in the Senate 5 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats Republican 5 Independents 4 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

House election

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All 20 seats in the House of Representatives 11 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats Independents 12 Republican 4 Covenant 4 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands
Constitution and law United States Constitution Northern Mariana Islands Constitution Law of the Northern Mariana Islands
Executive Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands Arnold Palacios (Independent) Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands David M. Apatang (Independent)
Legislature Northern Mariana Islands Senate President Edith DeLeon Guerrero (Democratic) Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives Speaker Edmund Villagomez (Independent)
Elections Northern Mariana Islands general elections: 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 U.S. Congressional elections: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Political parties Political party strength Democratic Party Republican Party
Federal delegation United States House Delegate Gregorio Sablan (Democratic)
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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]

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.^[1][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.

Parties		House Election Results		Seat Change	Party Strength
		2009	2012	+/−	Strength
	Independent	4	12	8	60.00%
	Republican	9	4	5	20.00%
	Covenant	7	4	3	20.00%
	Democratic	0	0		0.00%
Totals		20	20		100.00%

Parties		Senate Election Results		Seat Change	Party Strength
		2009	2012	+/−	Strength
	Republican	5	5		55.56%
	Independent	4	4		44.44%
	Covenant	0	0		0.00%
	Democratic	0	0		0.00%
Totals		9	9		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 one seat open for the 2012 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.