2014 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands

2014 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands

November 4, 2014

Nominee Gregorio Sablan Andrew Sablan Salas Party Independent Democratic Popular vote 8,549 4,547 Percentage 65.3% 34.7%

Results by voting district: Gregorio Sablan:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      80–85% Andrew Salas:      60–65%

Delegate before election Gregorio Sablan Independent Elected Delegate Gregorio Sablan Independent

The 2014 Congressional election in the Northern Mariana Islands was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the territory's sole Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. Representatives and non-voting Delegates are elected for two-year terms. Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Sablan, who has held the seat since its creation in 2009, was re-elected.^[1]

The election coincided with the nationwide United States House of Representatives elections.

Candidates

Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Sablan filed for re-election. Sablan caucuses with the Democratic Party,^[2] but ran as an independent.^[1] He was first elected in 2008, upon the creation of the Northern Mariana Islands' delegate seat for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Sablan was challenged by Democrat Andrew Sablan Salas.^[3]

Endorsements

Delegate Gregorio Sablan was endorsed by House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) in October 2014.^[4]

Results

The election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.

Northern Mariana Islands' at-large district^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (incumbent)	8,549	65.28%	−14.42%
	Democratic	Andrew Sablan Salas	4,547	34.72%	N/A
Total votes			13,096	100.00%
	Independent hold

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election

References

1. "Commonwealth Election Commission - Election Results". www.votecnmi.gov.mp. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14.
2. "Caucus Memberships | Congressman Gregorio Kilili Sablan". Retrieved 4 May 2015.
3. Todiño, Junhan B. (2014-09-08). "NMI Democrats want to 'Save Pagan'". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
4. "Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer endorses Kilili". Saipan Tribune. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-11-02.