2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election

2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election

Gubernatorial election
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21 November 2014 (runoff)
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Nominee Eloy Inos Heinz Hofschneider
Party Republican Independent
Running mate Ralph Torres Ray Naraja Yumul
Popular vote 6,547 4,948
Percentage 56.96% 43.04%

Results by voting district:
Eloy Inos:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      >95%
Heinz Hofschneider:      50–55%

Governor before election

Eloy Inos
Republican

Elected Governor

Eloy Inos
Republican

Delegate election
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Nominee Gregorio Sablan Andrew Sablan Salas
Party Independent Democratic
Popular vote 8,549 4,547
Percentage 65.28% 34.72%

Delegate before election

Gregorio Sablan
Independent

Elected Delegate

Gregorio Sablan
Independent

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

7
Independents

2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
House election
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All 20 seats in the House of Representatives
11 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats
Independents

13
Republican

7
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Mayoral elections
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4 Mayors
Party Seats
Republican

3
Independents

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

General elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 4 November, 2014. Voters elected the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Delegate to the US Congress, the Senate, the House of Representatives, mayors, municipal councils and the Board of Education. Additionally, a referendum involving changes to the constitution was held.[1]

Incumbent Republican Governor Eloy Inos was re-elected, facing two independent challengers and one Democratic challenger. The next lieutenant governor was elected on the same ticket, with incumbent Jude Hofschneider not running for re-election. As no candidate got a majority, a runoff was held on 21 November, 2014.[2] This election was the first time since 2001 that the Covenant Party, which dissolved in 2013, was not on the ballot. It also marked the first time since 1999 that only two political parties would compete in the elections, marking a return to a two-party system similar to that of the United States rather than the multi-party system, which began back in 1999 when the now dissolved Reform Party was first formed and went on to win a stunning victory by managing to elect Senator Ramon Deleon Guerrero to the senate,[3] that had defined the CNMI for nearly 15 years. The Democratic Party would not win a single seat in the legislature until 2020 and would not compete for the governorship until 2022.

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Election Commission - Legislative Initiatives". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Election Commission - Election 2014 Results". Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Analysis: What went wrong , what went right". Saipan Tribune. 1999-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-27.

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