1977 Northern Mariana Islands general election

none January 2025 General elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 10 December 1977. Carlos S. Camacho of the Democratic Party was elected Governor, defeating Jose C. Tenorio of the Territorial Party. Camacho's running mate Francisco Ada became Lieutenant Governor after a win over Olympio T. Borja.Camacho-Ada Win Governorship Race Highlights, 15 December 1977, p2 Democratic Party candidate Edward Pangelinan was elected as the territory's member of the United States House of Representatives, defeating Juan T. Lizama of the Territorial Party. Although it lost the elections for the main posts, the Territorial Party won the legislative election, taking five of the nine seats in the Senate and eight of the fourteen seats in the House of Representatives. Felicidad Ogumoro, who was elected to the House in Saipan, became the first woman elected to the islands' legislature.First Women to Serve in State and Territorial Legislatures NCSL Results Senate ConstituencyElected memberPartyRotaJulian CalvoTerritorial PartyJoseph InosTerritorial PartyBenjamin ManglonaTerritorial PartySaipanHerman R. GuerreroDemocratic PartyLorenzo GuerreroTerritorial PartyPedro Pangelinan TenorioTerritorial PartyTinianSerafin Dela CruzDemocratic PartyHilario DiazDemocratic PartyJuan HofschneiderDemocratic PartySource: Highlights House of Representatives ConstituencyElected memberPartyRotaMisael H. OgoTerritorial PartySaipanManases BorjaDemocratic PartyAntonio GuerreroDemocratic PartyJesus GuerreroDemocratic PartyAlonzo IgisomarTerritorial PartyMiguel KilelemanTerritorial PartyJose R. LifoifoiTerritorial PartyPedro NakatsukasaTerritorial PartyFelicidad OgumoroTerritorial PartyOscar RasaTerritorial PartyJesus SonodaDemocratic PartyPlasido TagabuelTerritorial PartyJoaquin VillanuevaDemocratic PartyTinianSerafina KingDemocratic PartySource: Highlights Aftermath The new legislature was sworn in on 9 January 1978 Lorenzo Guerrero was elected President of the Senate and Oscar Rasa Speaker of the House of Representatives.Marianas Legislature Highlights, 15 January 1978, p3 References Category:Elections in the Northern Mariana Islands Category:1977 elections in the Northern Mariana Islands