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Northern Mariana Islands Attorney General election, 2022

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Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands
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Election details
Filing deadline: August 10, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent(s):
Edward Manibusan
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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The Northern Mariana Islands held an election for attorney general on November 8, 2022. If needed, a general runoff election would have been held on November 25, 2022.[1] The filing deadline was August 10, 2022.

Incumbent Edward Manibusan won election in the general election for Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands

Incumbent Edward Manibusan defeated Juan Lizama in the general election for Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Edward Manibusan (Nonpartisan)
 
55.2
 
7,524
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Juan Lizama (Nonpartisan)
 
44.8
 
6,113

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,637
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About the office

Main article: Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands

The Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands is an elected state officer who serves as the attorney and chief legal officer for the territory of the Northern Mariana Islands. The attorney general represents the government of the Northern Mariana Islands in legal matters, provides legal advice to the governor and executive departments, and prosecutes violations of the law.[2]

See also

Northern Mariana Islands 2022 primaries 2022 U.S. Congress elections
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Commonwealth Law Revision Commission, "CNMI Constitution Article III, Section 11(e)," accessed January 20, 2022
  2. ↑ Commonwealth Law Revision Commission, "CNMI Constitution Article III Section 11," accessed January 20, 2022
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