2003 Northern Mariana Islands general election

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Senate election

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3 of the 9 seats in the Senate
5 seats needed for a majority
| Party  | Seats

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| Covenant

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| Republican

| 2
| Democratic

| 2
| Independents

| 2

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

House election

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All 18 seats in the House of Representatives
10 seats needed for a majority
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| Covenant

| 9
| Republican

| 7
| Democratic

| 1
| Independents

| 1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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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.

## Background

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## Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature

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### Results summary

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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%

### Senate

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#### Regular elections

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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 | %

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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

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District | Candidate | Votes | %

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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

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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 | %

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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

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Municipal Council - 1st Senatorial District: Rota (non-partisan)[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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%
Municipal Council - 2nd Senatorial District: Tinian and Aguiguan (non-partisan)[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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%
Municipal Council - 3rd Senatorial District: Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan)[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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Board of Education - 1st Senatorial District: Rota (non-partisan)[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Nonpartisan | Marja Lee Czechowicz Taitano  | 653  | 57.08%
| Nonpartisan | Juanita Mundo Taisacan  | 491  | 42.92%
Total votes  | 1,144  | 100.00%
Board of Education - 3rd Senatorial District: Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan)[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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Judge  | For retention  | Against retention  | Total

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
Juan Tudela Lizama | 7,247 | 71.62 | 2,871 | 28.38 | 10,118
Source:[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Flashback November 03, 2000-2003". Saipan Tribune. 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
2. ^ a b Staff, Variety News (2002-06-13). "Tenorio returns to Democratic Party". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
3. ^ "Members of the House of Representatives, 13th Commonwealth Legislature". cnmileg.net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
4. ^ "Members of the Senate, 13th Commonwealth Legislature". cnmileg.net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2003 Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.

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