2018 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election

See also: 2018 United States gubernatorial elections
2018 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election
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Nominee Ralph Torres Juan Babauta
Party Republican Independent
Running mate Arnold Palacios Rita Sablan
Popular vote 7,053 4,293
Percentage 62.2% 37.8%
Results by voting district:
Ralph Torres:      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%
Governor before election

Ralph Torres
Republican

Elected Governor

Ralph Torres
Republican

The 2018 Northern Mariana gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, to elect the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands to a four-year term in office. Incumbent Republican governor Ralph Torres, who ascended to governorship in December 2015 following the death of Governor Eloy Inos, sought election to a full term.[2][3]

The election, which corresponds to the larger Northern Mariana general election and the United States midterms, was originally scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.[1] However, Governor Ralph Torres postponed all elections in the territory until November 13 due to the impact of Typhoon Yutu, which struck the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category 5 storm in October 2018, shortly before the planned elections.[1]

Unlike past gubernatorial elections, there was no runoff election in 2018, since there are only two candidates contesting the gubernatorial contest, incumbent Ralph Torres and former governor Juan Babauta.[4] On November 13, 2018, Governor Torres won his first full term as Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Sinco Kelleher, Jennifer (2018-10-29). "Northern Mariana Islands elections delayed as community recovers from devastating super typhoon". Associated Press. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  2. ^ Villahermosa, Cherrie Anne E. (2017-11-21). "Torres announces Palacios as running mate for 2018". The Guam Daily Post. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  3. ^ Encinares, Erwin (2017-11-20). "Torres-Palacios ticket affirmed". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  4. ^ De La Torre, Ferdie (2017-08-09). "No runoff election". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  5. ^ Torres wins in landslide CNMI election