The 2014 Congressional election in the Northern Mariana Islands was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the territory's sole

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to the

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. Representatives and non-voting Delegates are elected for two-year terms. Incumbent Delegate

Gregorio Sablan Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (born January 19, 1955) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and former election commissioner. Elected in 2008, Sablan became the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwe ...

, who has held the seat since its creation in 2009, was re-elected.https://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/archive/election-2014/2014-election-results The election coincided with the nationwide

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Candidates

Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Sablan filed for re-election. Sablan caucuses with the Democratic Party, but ran as an Independent. He was first elected in

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, upon the creation of the Northern Mariana Islands' delegate seat for the U.S. House of Representatives. Sablan was challenged by Democrat Andrew Sablan Salas.

Endorsements

Delegate Gregorio Sablan was endorsed by

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Rep.

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(D-

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) in October 2014.

Results

The election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.

References

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Candidates

Endorsements

Results

See also

References