The Northern Mariana Islands's at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. Commonwealth of the

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(CNMI). The

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does not have a voting member of

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, but does elect a

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who can participate in debates with the

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. On November 4, 2008, the first delegate was

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to the

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which began on January 3, 2009.

Establishment and history

Pursuant to , the Northern Mariana Islands elected a non-voting delegate to Congress in 2008, replacing a CNMI-paid non-congressional position. Among nine candidates, independent candidate Gregorio Sablan won the election with 24% of the votes, and incumbent Resident Representative

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(

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) came in second with 21%. Sablan won re-election six times as an independent, but announced in 2021 that he would run as a Democrat for the 2022 election.

List of delegates representing the district

Election results

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

References

External links

Commonwealth Election Commission, Northern Mariana Islands
{{US Congress by State 2009 establishments in the Northern Mariana Islands At-large United States congressional districts

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Constituencies established in 2009 Government of the Northern Mariana Islands