2010 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands

2010 United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands

November 2, 2010

Nominee Gregorio Sablan Joe Camacho Party Independent Covenant Popular vote 4,896 2,744 Percentage 43.2% 24.2%   Nominee Juan Babauta Jesus Borja Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,978 1,707 Percentage 17.5% 15.0%

Results by voting district: Gregorio Sablan:      30–35%      35–40%      45–50%      55–60% Joe Camacho:      40–45%

Delegate before election Gregorio Sablan Independent Elected Delegate Gregorio Sablan Independent

The 2010 Congressional election in the Northern Mariana Islands occurred on November 2, 2010 and elected the territory's Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. Representatives and non-voting Delegates are elected for two-year terms; the elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013.

These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2010, the United States House elections in other states and territories, and various territorial and local elections.

Background

Gregorio Sablan, the first delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands to the House of Representatives, ran for re-election.^[1] Sablan was challenged by Covenant Party candidate Joe Camacho, an attorney and former Floor Leader in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.^[2][3] The local Republican Party candidate was Juan N. Babauta, the former Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands.^[4] There was also one Democratic (CNMI) challenger, Jesus Borja, a former lieutenant governor.^[5]

The race was considered to be highly competitive given Sablan's vulnerability, having been elected by less than a quarter of the vote in 2008, the strong Republican political environment, and the number of strong challengers.

Candidates

• Gregorio Sablan (I), incumbent Delegate
• Joe Camacho (Cov), former Covenant Floor Leader in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
• Jesus Borja (D), former Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Juan Babauta (R), former Resident Representative and former Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands

Results

Northern Mariana Islands' at-large district^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (incumbent)	4,896	43.23%	+18.88%
	Covenant	Joseph James Norita Camacho	2,744	24.23%	N/A
	Republican	Juan Nekai Babauta	1,978	17.47%	−3.36%
	Democratic	Jesus "Jesse" Camacho Borja	1,707	15.07%	+12.05%
Total votes			11,325	100.00
	Independent hold

References

1. Eugenio, Haidee V. (2010-01-21). "Kilili declares re-election bid". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
2. Eugenio, Haidee V. (2010-03-12). "Covenant Party chooses Camacho as delegate candidate". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
3. Eugenio, Haidee V. (2010-03-06). "Camacho seeks delegate seat under Covenant Party". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
4. Deposa, Moneth (2010-04-29). "It's official: Babauta is GOP's bet for delegate". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
5. Deposa, Moneth (2010-04-09). "Ex-lt. governor Borja seeks delegate post". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
6. "CNMI 2010 CNMI Delegate Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Retrieved 2022-03-12.