1999 Northern Mariana Islands general election

1999 Northern Mariana Islands general election

6 November 1999
Senate election
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3 of the 9 seats in the Senate
5 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats
Republican

6
Democratic

2
Reform

1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
House election
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All 18 seats in the House of Representatives
10 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats
Republican

11
Democratic

6
Independents

1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 1999 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Saturday, 6 November 1999. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for 3 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, all eighteen seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, seats for the municipal council, and seats for the board of education, and a judge. There were also 4 other legislative initiatives, 2 of which were voted on by all CNMI voters, while 1 was voted on only by Rota voters and 1 only by Tinian voters.[1][2]

The 1999 elections marked the first time a third party lawmaker was elected in the Northern Mariana Islands, with the newly formed Reform Party achieving a "stunning upset and defeat of formidable incumbent Senator Juan P. Tenorio (Morgen) by newcomer Ramon "Kumoi" Santos Deleon Guerrero."[3][4]

  1. ^ "BOE final election results". Marianas Variety. Vol. 26, no. 176. November 15, 1999. pp. 1, 30. Retrieved June 4, 2024 – via eVols.
  2. ^ Eugenio, Haldes V. (1999-11-05). "Voters have 5 legislative initiatives to think about". Marianas Variety. pp. 1, 70. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  3. ^ "Post-mortem". Marianas Variety News. 1999-11-12. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  4. ^ "Analysis: What went wrong , what went right". Saipan Tribune. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2023-12-25.