Northern Mariana Islands's at-large congressional district

The Northern Mariana Islands's at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The territory does not have a voting member of Congress, but does elect a delegate who can participate in debates with the United States House of Representatives. On November 4, 2008, the first delegate was elected to the 111th United States Congress which began on January 3, 2009.

Northern Mariana Islands's at-large congressional district
Delegate	Gregorio Sablan D–Saipan
Area	179 sq mi (460 km^2)
Population (2010)	53,883
Ethnicity	77.9% other 22.1% Asian 0.0% Native American 0.0% Black 0.0% Hispanic 0.0% White

Establishment and history

From 1978 to 2009, in accordance with the territory's Constitution, the Northern Mariana Islands elected a Resident Representative in Washington, D.C. who was not considered an official member of Congress.^[1] They served two-year terms until 1990, when the terms were increased to four years.

Pursuant to Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–229 (text) (PDF), the Northern Mariana Islands first elected a non-voting delegate to Congress in 2008, replacing the Resident Representative. Among nine candidates, independent candidate Gregorio Sablan won the election with 24% of the votes, and incumbent Resident Representative Pedro Agulto Tenorio (Republican) came in second with 21%. Sablan won re-election six times as an independent, but announced in 2021 that he would run as a Democrat for the 2022 election.^[2]

List of Resident Representatives

Resident Representatives of the Northern Mariana Islands^[1]

Years	Resident Representative
1978–1983	Edward Pangelinan (D)
1983–1984	Edward Pangelinan (R)
1984–1990	Froilan Tenorio (D)
1990–2002	Juan Babauta (R)
2002–2009	Pedro Agulto Tenorio (R)

List of delegates representing the district

Delegates from the Northern Mariana Islands

Delegate	Party	Term	Congress	Electoral history
District established January 3, 2009
Gregorio Sablan	Independent	January 3, 2009 – October 24, 2021	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
	Democratic	October 25, 2021 – present

Election results

2008

Northern Mariana Islands' At-large congressional district election, 2008^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Gregorio Sablan	2,474	24.35
	Republican	Pedro Tenorio	2,117	20.83
	Independent	John Gonzales	1,855	18.26
	Independent	Juan Lizama	1,819	17.90
	Independent	Luis Crisostimo	946	9.31
	Democratic	David Cing	307	3.02
	Independent	Felipe Atalig	249	2.45
	Independent	Chong Won	230	2.26
	Independent	John Davis	164	1.61
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes			10,161	100.00
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

2010

Northern Mariana Islands' At-large congressional district election, 2010^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Gregorio Sablan	4,896	43.23
	Covenant	Joe Camacho	2,744	24.23
	Republican	Juan Babauta	1,978	17.47
	Democratic	Jesus Borja	1,707	15.07
Total votes			11,325	100.00
	Independent hold

2012

Northern Mariana Islands's at-large district, 2012^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Gregorio Sablan (incumbent)	9,829	79.7
	Republican	Ignacia "Acha" Demapan	2,503	20.3
Total votes			12,332	100
	Independent hold

2014

Northern Mariana Islands' at-large district, 2014^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gregorio Sablan (incumbent)	8,549	65.28%	−14.42%
	Democratic	Andrew Sablan Salas	4,547	34.72%	N/A
Total votes			13,096	100.0%	N/A
	Independent hold

2016

Northern Mariana Islands' at-large district, 2016^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gregorio Sablan (incumbent)	10,605	100.0%	+34.72%
Total votes			10,605	100.0%	N/A
	Independent hold

2018

Northern Mariana Islands' at-large district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gregorio Sablan (incumbent)	9,150	63.77%	−36.23%
	Republican	Angel Demapan	5,199	36.23%	N/A
Total votes			14,349	100.0%	N/A
	Independent hold

2020

Northern Mariana Islands' at-large district, 2020^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gregorio Sablan (incumbent)	11,258	100.0%	+36.23%
Total votes			11,258	100.0%	N/A
	Independent hold

2022

Northern Mariana Islands' at-large district, 2022^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gregorio Sablan (incumbent)	12,315	100.0%	+0.00%
Total votes			12,315	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic gain from Independent

References

1. "Former Representatives of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to the United States House of Representatives". U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
2. "Kilili to seek re-election under the Democratic Party". Saipan Tribune. October 25, 2021.
3. . Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Election Commission. Archived from the original on November 12, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
4. "CNMI 2010 CNMI Delegate Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
5. "Official CNMI 2012 Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
6. . Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
7. "2016 Mid-Term Election Results – Certified Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
8. "2018 Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. November 2018. from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
9. "2020 General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
10. "OFFICIAL RUN-OFF ELECTION RESULTS". Commonwealth Election Commission. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

External links

• Commonwealth Election Commission, Northern Mariana Islands