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Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
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| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Northern Mariana Islands |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: August 10, 2022 |
| General: November 8, 2022 General runoff: November 25, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Gov. Ralph Torres (R) Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios (R) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Northern Mariana Islands |
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Northern Mariana Islands held an election for governor and lieutenant governor on November 8, 2022. A general runoff election was held on November 25, 2022. The filing deadline was August 10, 2022.
Incumbent Ralph Torres and Arnold I. Palacios advanced from the general election for Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Candidates and election results
Governor
General runoff election
General runoff election for Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Arnold I. Palacios defeated incumbent Ralph Torres in the general runoff election for Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands on November 25, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Arnold I. Palacios (Independent) | 54.1 | 7,394 |
 | Ralph Torres (R) | 45.9 | 6,263 | |
| Total votes: 13,657 | |||
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General election
General election for Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Incumbent Ralph Torres and Arnold I. Palacios advanced to a runoff. They defeated Christina Sablan in the general election for Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ralph Torres (R) | 38.8 | 5,728 |
| ✔ | | Arnold I. Palacios (Independent) | 33.2 | 4,890 |
 | Christina Sablan (D) | 28.0 | 4,132 | |
| Total votes: 14,750 | |||
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Lieutenant governor
General runoff election
General runoff election for Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
David Apatang defeated Vinnie F. Sablan in the general runoff election for Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands on November 25, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Apatang (Independent) | 54.1 | 7,394 |
 | Vinnie F. Sablan (R) | 45.9 | 6,263 | |
| Total votes: 13,657 | |||
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General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Vinnie F. Sablan and David Apatang advanced to a runoff. They defeated Leila Staffler in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vinnie F. Sablan (R) | 38.8 | 5,728 |
| ✔ | | David Apatang (Independent) | 33.2 | 4,890 |
 | Leila Staffler (D) | 28.0 | 4,132 | |
| Total votes: 14,750 | |||
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About the offices
Governor
- Main article: Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch and the highest territory office in the Northern Mariana Islands. This office is elected every four years by popular vote.[1]
Lieutenant governor
- Main article: Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands is an elected constitutional officer, the second-ranking officer of the executive branch, and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. The lieutenant governor is popularly elected every four years on a joint ticket with the governor.[1]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNMI Constitution, "Article III, Section 4," accessed January 13, 2020 Cite error: Invalid
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