2003 Northern Mariana Islands general election
The 2003 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Monday, 3 November 2003, electing members to the legislature.[1] The 2003 elections also marked the first general election that the dissolved Reform Party, which merged back into the Democratic Party in 2002,[2] would not appear on the ballot.
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3 of the 9 seats in the Senate 5 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||
All 18 seats in the House of Representatives 10 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||
Background
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
Results summary
| Parties | House Election Results | Seat Change | Party Strength | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001[3] | 2003[1] | +/− | Strength | ||
| Covenant | 1 | 9 | 8 | 50.00% | |
| Republican | 16 | 7 | 9 | 38.89% | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.56% | |
| Democratic | 1 | 1 | 5.56% | ||
| Totals | 18 | 18 | 100.00% | ||
| Parties | Senate Election Results | Seat Change | Party Strength | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001[4] | 2002[2] | 2003 | +/− | Strength | ||
| Covenant | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33.33% | |
| Republican | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22.22% | |
| Democratic | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22.22% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22.22% | |
| Reform | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 9 | 9 | 100.00% | |||
Regular elections
The Northern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature, consisting of nine senators representing three senatorial districts (Saipan & the Northern Islands, Tinian & Aguijan, and Rota), each a Multi-member district with three senators. Each district had one seat open for the 2003 elections.
| District | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rota 1st Senatorial District | Paul Atalig Manglona | 719 | 57.25 |
| Manases Manglona Barcinas | 537 | 42.75 | |
| Tinian 2nd Senatorial District | Henry Hofschneider San Nicolas | 615 | 67.96 |
| David Mendiola Cing | 290 | 32.04 | |
| Saipan 3rd Senatorial District | Luis Palacios Crisostimo | 2,275 | 33.30 |
| Jose Camacho Mafnas | 1,787 | 26.16 | |
| Andrew Sablan Salas | 1,348 | 19.73 | |
| Ramon Santos Deleon Guerrero | 1,318 | 19.29 | |
| Joaquin Terlaje Quitugua | 103 | 1.51 | |
| Source:[5] | |||
Special elections
| District | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rota 1st Senatorial District | Paterno Songao Hocog | 652 | 51.34 |
| Juan Masga Ayuyu | 448 | 35.28 | |
| Fermina Manglona Atalig | 170 | 13.39 | |
| Tinian 2nd Senatorial District | Joseph Masga Mendiola | 555 | 61.60 |
| Manuel Pangelinan Villagomez | 346 | 38.40 | |
| Source:[5] | |||
House of Representatives
The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The house has six districts, several of which are Multi-member district. All 18 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives were contested in the 2003 election.
| District | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 1: Saipan | David Mundo Apatang | 1,913 | 10.70 |
| Timothy Pangelinan Villagomez | 1,530 | 8.56 | |
| Benjamin Benavente Seman | 1,279 | 7.16 | |
| Janet Ulloa Maratita | 1,266 | 7.08 | |
| Martin Borja Ada | 1,140 | 6.38 | |
| Joseph Pinaula Deleon Guerrero | 1,010 | 5.65 | |
| Manuel Agulto Tenorio | 969 | 5.42 | |
| Florencio Bobby Pan Tenorio Deleon Guerrero | 953 | 5.33 | |
| Pedro Pangelinan Castro | 918 | 5.14 | |
| Juan Cepeda Tudela | 910 | 5.09 | |
| James Duenas Cabrera | 859 | 4.81 | |
| Gerald Benavente Salas | 778 | 4.35 | |
| Herman Tudela Palacios | 763 | 4.27 | |
| Antonio Muna Camacho | 732 | 4.10 | |
| Jack Camacho Muna | 623 | 3.49 | |
| Francisco Deleon Guerrero Demapan | 596 | 3.33 | |
| Atanacio Ayuyu Taitingfong | 552 | 3.09 | |
| Pedro Cabrera Sablan | 493 | 2.76 | |
| Isidro Terlaje Ada | 396 | 2.22 | |
| Bernard Sablan Guerrero | 195 | 1.09 | |
| District 2: Saipan | Oscar Manglona Babauta | 502 | 35.73 |
| Jesus San Nicolas Lizama | 458 | 32.60 | |
| Vicente Aldan Ichihara | 228 | 16.23 | |
| Manasses Sablan Borja | 217 | 15.44 | |
| District 3: Saipan & Northern Islands | Benigno Repeki Fitial | 1,129 | 9.50 |
| Heinz Sablan Hofschneider | 1,100 | 9.25 | |
| Jesus Torres Attao | 990 | 8.33 | |
| Arnold Indalecio Palacios | 906 | 7.62 | |
| Ray Naraja Yumul | 888 | 7.47 | |
| Ramon Angailen Tebuteb | 788 | 6.63 | |
| William Sablan Torres | 743 | 6.25 | |
| Stanley Estanislao Tudela Mcginnis Torres | 730 | 6.14 | |
| Francisco Santos Dela Cruz | 697 | 5.86 | |
| Melvin Lawrence Odoshi Faisao | 686 | 5.77 | |
| Charles Palacios Reyes Jr. | 601 | 5.06 | |
| Maximo Lairopi Olopai | 521 | 4.38 | |
| Isidro Atalig Sablan | 505 | 4.25 | |
| Luis Salas Camacho | 367 | 3.09 | |
| Vicente Cabrera Camacho | 353 | 2.97 | |
| Remedio Laniyo Seman | 333 | 2.80 | |
| Antonio Aguon Santos | 285 | 2.40 | |
| Christopher Bares Sablan | 264 | 2.22 | |
| District 4: Saipan | Justo Songao Quitugua | 901 | 28.29 |
| Claudio Kotomar Norita | 805 | 25.27 | |
| Gloria Annette Dela Cruz Cabrera | 542 | 17.02 | |
| Francisco Leon Guerrero Aldan | 531 | 16.67 | |
| Ignacio Villagomez Cabrera | 406 | 12.75 | |
| District 5: Tinian | Norman Sablan Palacios | 692 | 100 |
| District 6: Rota | Crispin Manglona Ogo | 541 | 43.95 |
| Daniel Ogo Quitugua | 476 | 38.67 | |
| Laura Inos Manglona | 214 | 17.38 | |
| Source:[5] | |||
Municipal Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mametto Maratita Ayuyu | 926 | 28.57% | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Glenn A. Quitugua | 703 | 21.69% | |
| Nonpartisan | Alexander Apatang Apatang | 649 | 20.02% | |
| Nonpartisan | Rafaela Maratita Mesngon | 519 | 16.01% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeffrey Lizama Manglona | 444 | 13.70% | |
| Total votes | 3,241 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Aquiningoc Manglona | 705 | 33.75% | |
| Nonpartisan | Edwin Palacios Aldan | 692 | 33.13% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jude Untalan Hofschneider | 692 | 33.13% | |
| Total votes | 2,089 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Gregorio Villagomez Deleon Guerrero | 4,715 | 33.77% | |
| Nonpartisan | Antonia Manibusan Tudela | 4,643 | 33.25% | |
| Nonpartisan | David Aldan Indalecio | 4,604 | 32.98% | |
| Total votes | 14,962 | 100.00% | ||
Board of education
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Marja Lee Czechowicz Taitano | 653 | 57.08% | |
| Nonpartisan | Juanita Mundo Taisacan | 491 | 42.92% | |
| Total votes | 1,144 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Roman Cepeda Benavente | 4,726 | 40.94% | |
| Nonpartisan | Egredino Mendiola Jones | 3,556 | 30.80% | |
| Nonpartisan | Juanita Seman Malone | 3,263 | 28.26% | |
| Total votes | 11,545 | 100.00% | ||
Judges
| Judge | For retention | Against retention | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Juan Tudela Lizama | 7,247 | 71.62 | 2,871 | 28.38 | 10,118 |
| Source:[5] | |||||
References
- "Flashback November 03, 2000-2003". Saipan Tribune. 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- Staff, Variety News (2002-06-13). "Tenorio returns to Democratic Party". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- "Members of the House of Representatives, 13th Commonwealth Legislature". cnmileg.net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- "Members of the Senate, 13th Commonwealth Legislature". cnmileg.net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- "2003 Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.
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