2005 Northern Mariana Islands general election

2005 Northern Mariana Islands general election

5 November 2005

Gubernatorial election

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Candidate Benigno Fitial Heinz Hofschneider Party Covenant Independent Running mate Timothy Villagomez David M. Apatang Popular vote 3,766 3,682 Percentage 27.95% 27.33%   Candidate Juan Babauta Froilan Tenorio Party Republican Democratic Running mate Diego Benavente Antonio Aguon Santos Popular vote 3,584 2,440 Percentage 26.60% 18.11%

Governor before election Juan Babauta Republican Elected Governor Benigno Fitial Covenant

Senate election

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

Party Seats Covenant 3 Republican 3 Democratic 2 Independents 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 Covenant 7 Republican 7 Democratic 2 Independents 2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Mayoral elections

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3 Mayors

Party Seats Covenant 3 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 2005 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Saturday, 5 November 2005. 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 eighteen seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, 3 mayors, seats for the municipal council, seats for the board of education, 2 justices, and a judges. There was also a referendum on calling a Constitutional Convention,^[1] which was approved by voters.^[2]

The gubernatorial election was the closest in the commonwealth's history, and resulted in the election of Benigno Fitial, narrowly defeating independent Heinz Hofschneider by 84 votes and incumbent Republican Governor Juan N. Babauta by an additional 98 votes. This would be the last year that the gubernatorial race would work in a first-past-the-post voting system as it would be reformed to work under a two-round system for the 2009 general elections.^[3] This election made commonwealth history by electing both the territory's first Carolinian governor and its first third party governor.^[4]