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East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Saipan

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  • General election

    2026 Northern Mariana Islands general election

    in 26 daysGovernor and Lieutenant Governor, Delegate to the U.S. House, Senate, House of Representatives, Attorney General, and retention question

    Scheduled

    cnmilaw.gov Official source

    The regular general election of the Commonwealth shall be held the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

    November 3, 2026 0 days ‣2026 GENERAL ELECTION

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Northern Mariana Islands is governed

System of government
United States commonwealth with a republican, bicameral, presidential system

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

Jump to Governor/Lt. Governor ... Washington Delegate ... Senate ... House

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cnmilaw.gov Official source

The legislative power of the Commonwealth ... shall be vested in a Northern Marianas Commonwealth legislature composed of a senate and a house of representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
Governor

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

Jump to Governor/Lt. Governor ... Washington Delegate ... Senate ... House

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cnmilaw.gov Official source

The legislative power of the Commonwealth ... shall be vested in a Northern Marianas Commonwealth legislature composed of a senate and a house of representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
Governor

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

Jump to Governor/Lt. Governor ... Washington Delegate ... Senate ... House

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cnmilaw.gov Official source

The legislative power of the Commonwealth ... shall be vested in a Northern Marianas Commonwealth legislature composed of a senate and a house of representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

Jump to Governor/Lt. Governor ... Washington Delegate ... Senate ... House

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cnmilaw.gov Official source

The legislative power of the Commonwealth ... shall be vested in a Northern Marianas Commonwealth legislature composed of a senate and a house of representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

Jump to Governor/Lt. Governor ... Washington Delegate ... Senate ... House

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cnmilaw.gov Official source

The legislative power of the Commonwealth ... shall be vested in a Northern Marianas Commonwealth legislature composed of a senate and a house of representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Commonwealth Election Commission

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

Jump to Governor/Lt. Governor ... Washington Delegate ... Senate ... House

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cnmilaw.gov Official source

The legislative power of the Commonwealth ... shall be vested in a Northern Marianas Commonwealth legislature composed of a senate and a house of representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

Jump to Governor/Lt. Governor ... Washington Delegate ... Senate ... House

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cnmilaw.gov Official source

The legislative power of the Commonwealth ... shall be vested in a Northern Marianas Commonwealth legislature composed of a senate and a house of representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • Senate 9 seats · 4-year term · Multi-member districts; three senators from each of three senatorial districts
  • House of Representatives 20 seats · 2-year term · Single-member and multi-member district elections

The Commonwealth Election Commission is an independent nine-member body appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Voters elect the governor, the non-voting U.S. House delegate, the attorney general, the legislature, and several local offices on the same general-election cycle.

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

Jump to Governor/Lt. Governor ... Washington Delegate ... Senate ... House

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cnmilaw.gov Official source

The legislative power of the Commonwealth ... shall be vested in a Northern Marianas Commonwealth legislature composed of a senate and a house of representatives.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • Governor head of state · 1 seats · 4-year term · Direct popular vote, elected on a ticket with the lieutenant governor
  • Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives supranational · 1 seats · 2-year term · Direct popular vote; non-voting delegate

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2020 Northern Mariana Islands general election

Final resultsTurnout 72.1%

Seats won: all 3 lines, as in the table
Results of 2020 Northern Mariana Islands general election
Party or candidateSeatsSource
Republican Elected9

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

## 2020 Election Results

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Voter turnout was at 72.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Democratic Elected8

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

## 2020 Election Results

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Voter turnout was at 72.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Independent Elected3

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

## 2020 Election Results

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Voter turnout was at 72.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

2018 Northern Mariana Islands general election · 6 November 2018

Final resultsTurnout 77.4%

Results of 2018 Northern Mariana Islands general election
Party or candidateSource
Republican Elected

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

### CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Voter turnout was at 72.05%, lower than the previous general election years of 2018, which was 77.4%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Independent Elected

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

### CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Voter turnout was at 72.05%, lower than the previous general election years of 2018, which was 77.4%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Democratic Elected

votecnmi.gov.mp Official source

### CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Voter turnout was at 72.05%, lower than the previous general election years of 2018, which was 77.4%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Open 2018 Northern Mariana Islands general election

Northern Mariana Islands in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

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