United States congressional delegations from the Northern Mariana Islands
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The Northern Mariana Islands' at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. Commonwealth of the
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(CNMI). The Commonwealth does not have a voting member of
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, but does elect a delegate who can participate in debates with the
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. On November 4, 2008, the first delegate was elected to the
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which began on January 3, 2009.


Establishment and history

From 1978 to 2009, in accordance with the Commonwealth's
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, the Northern Mariana Islands elected a Resident Representative in
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who was not considered an official member of Congress. They served two-year terms until 1990, when the terms were increased to four years. Pursuant to , the Northern Mariana Islands first elected a non-voting delegate to Congress in 2008, replacing the Resident Representative. Among nine candidates, independent candidate
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won the election with 24% of the votes, and incumbent Resident Representative Pedro Agulto Tenorio ( Republican) came in second with 21%. Sablan won re-election six times as an independent, but announced in 2021 that he would run as a Democrat for the 2022 election.


List of Resident Representatives


List of delegates representing the district


Election results


2008


2010


2012


2014


2016


2018


2020


2022


References


External links


Commonwealth Election Commission, Northern Mariana Islands
{{US Congress by State 2009 establishments in the Northern Mariana Islands At-large United States congressional districts
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Constituencies established in 2009 Government of the Northern Mariana Islands