Territory
Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Office of the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands · Northern Mariana Islands
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected every 4 years
- Exact method
- Elected on a joint ticket with the Lieutenant Governor every 4 years (Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands art. III); limited to two terms.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- David M. Apatang since July 2025 Report Source: islapublic.org, checked (+1 more)
Next vote
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, David M. Apatang, Dennis Mendiola and Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, read 2026-10-12: Apatang became governor 2025-07-23 on the death of Arnold Palacios; Dennis C. Mendiola lieutenant governor from 2025-07-23; Wikidata Q108413751, Q130572590. Fallback: Wikipedia/Wikidata, because the territory government site was not read in this run; cross-check the official site (ticket). For: Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, David M. Apatang, current term
- islapublic.org · checked Isla Public Media (KPRG), "CNMI Gov. David Mundo Apatang sworn in after Palacios death", 2025-07-24, read 2026-10-12: Palacios died 2025-07-23; Apatang sworn in as governor Thursday 2025-07-24 by Chief Justice Castro; start_date corrected from 2025-07-23. Fallback: news report, because official CNMI government sites were not fetched; cross-checked against Marianas Variety and Island Times reports. For: David M. Apatang, current term
- votecnmi.gov.mp · checked Commonwealth Election Commission (votecnmi.gov.mp), 2026 General Election important dates, read 2026-10-12 (via search summary): general election 2026-11-03, officials take office 2027-01-11. Governor race: Apatang not seeking election; runoff if no majority (Green Papers: presumed 2026-11-17, unconfirmed). For: General election, November 3, 2026