The 2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Saturday, 3 November 2007. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for 3 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, seats for the municipal council, seats for the board of education, a justice, and 3 judges. Additionally, 4 referendums were held.^[1][2]

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2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election

3 November 2007

Senate election

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

Party Seats Covenant 3 Independents 3 Republican 2 Democratic 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

House election

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All 20 seats in the House of Representatives 11 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats Republican 12 Covenant 4 Independents 3 Democratic 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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The Republican Party won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, and both referendums were approved.^[2] This election would mark the last time that the Democrats would win a legislative seat until the 2020 general election.^[3]

The two referendums were on proposed amendments to the constitution.^[2] One would amend Chapter XV, article 2, section a to establish a new Higher Education Commission to license post-secondary educational institutions.^[4] The other would amend Chapter III, article 4 to require a second round in the elections for governor and lieutenant governor if no candidate received over 50% in the first round.^[5]