General elections were held in the

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in 6 November, 2012 to elect three members of the

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, the House of Representatives, municipal councils, the Board of Education and the Islands' representative of the

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, as well as to vote on three referendums and on whether judges should remain in post.Commonwealth Election Commission - 2012 Election Results
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Background

Delegate to the US House of Representatives

Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, an independent who caucuses with the

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, ran against Ignacia Tudela Demapan for re-election. Gregorio Sablan, first elected in

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, had held the seat since its creation in 2009. Delegate Gregorio Sablan was re-elected. The

' non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives was elected for a two-year term.

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature

Results Summary

Senate

The Northern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of the

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, consisting of nine senators representing three senatorial districts (

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& the Northern Islands, Tinian & Aguijan, and Rota), each a

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with three senators. Each district had one seat open for the 2012 elections.

House of Representatives

The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the

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of the

. The house has seven districts and five of the seven are

Municipal Council

Board of Education

Judges

{, class=wikitable style=text-align:right !rowspan=2, Judge !colspan=2, For retention !colspan=2, Against retention !rowspan=2, Total , - !Votes !% !Votes !% , - , align=left, David Wiseman, , 9,217, , 78.42, , 2,536, , 21.58, , 11,753 , - , align=left, Perry Inos, , 9,652, , 81.62, , 2,173, , 18.38, , 11,825 , -

Referendum

{, class=wikitable style=text-align:right !rowspan=2, Legislative Initiatives !colspan=2, For !colspan=2, Against !colspan=1, Total , - !Votes !% !Votes !% !Votes , - , align=left, 17-2, HD3, HS2, , 9,248, , 81.63%, , 2,081, , 18.37%, , 11,329, , - , align=left, 17-12, HD1, , 10,084, , 88.38%, , 1,326, , 11.62%, , 11,410, , - , align=left, 17-5, , 6,876, , 62.35%, , 4,152, , 37.65%, , 11,028, , -

References

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