2022 Northern Mariana Islands general election

2022 Northern Mariana Islands general election

Gubernatorial election
← 2018 8 November 2022 (first round)
25 November 2022 (runoff)
2026 →
 
Nominee Arnold Palacios Ralph Torres
Party Independent Republican
Running mate David Apatang Vinnie Sablan
Popular vote 7,394 6,263
Percentage 54.14% 45.86%

Results by voting district:
Arnold Palacios:      50–55%      60–65%      65–70%
Ralph Torres:      50–55%      65–70%      70–75%

Governor before election

Ralph Torres
Republican

Elected Governor

Arnold Palacios
Independent

Delegate election
← 2020 8 November 2022 2024 →
 
Nominee Gregorio Sablan
Party Democratic
Popular vote 12,315
Percentage 100.00%

Delegate before election

Gregorio Sablan
Independent

Elected Delegate

Gregorio Sablan
Democratic

Senate election
← 2020
2024 →

6 of the 9 seats in the Senate
5 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats
Republican

4
Independents

3
Democratic

2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
House election
← 2020
2024 →

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

13
Democratic

4
Republican

3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Mayoral elections
← 2018
2026 →

4 Mayors
Party Seats
Republican

3
Independents

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

The 2022 Northern Mariana Islands general election were held on Tuesday, 8 November 2022,[1][2] corresponding with the 2022 United States general elections. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, attorney general, 6 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, a justice, and 2 judges.

A runoff for the gubernatorial race were held on Friday, 25 November 2022.[1][2][3] Total registered voters was 19,275.[4][5] The general election saw turnout of 14,750 voters, or 76.52%,[4] while the runoff saw a turnout of 13,094 voters, around 67.93%.[5] This election saw the election of the CNMI's first independent governor and lieutenant governor.[2][6] Both the CNMI Democratic Party and the CNMI Republican Party displayed lackluster results when compared to the independents in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. This election also saw the first time the Democratic Party contested the governorship since the 2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election[a] and the first time said party received more than 10% of the popular vote since the 2005 Northern Mariana Islands general election.[b]

  1. ^ a b "BREAKING NEWS: Runoff election on Nov. 25". Saipan Tribune. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  2. ^ a b c "2022 Official General Election and Run-Off Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  3. ^ "Torres-Sablan wins; to face Palacios-Apatang in runoff". Saipan Tribune. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  4. ^ a b Torre, Ferdie De La (2022-11-14). "Big 76.52% voter turnout". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  5. ^ a b Esmores, Kimberly Bautista (2022-11-28). "Over 1,000 fewer voters in runoff". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  6. ^ Limol, K.-Andrea Evarose (2022-11-28). "UPDATED: Team Palacios-Apatang wins". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2023-06-02.


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