List of governors of the Northern Mariana Islands facts for kids

Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth seal
Incumbent Ralph Torres since December 29, 2015
Residence	Juan A. Sablan Memorial Bldg.
Term length	4 years single term, eligible for second.
Inaugural holder	Carlos S. Camacho
Formation	January 9, 1978
Website	Office of the Governor

The following is a list of persons who served as Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term of office is 4 years. The longest-serving governor in CNMI history is Pedro Tenorio, who served 12 years in office from 1982 to 1990 and again from 1998 to 2002.

List of Governors

      Democratic (2)       Republican (7)       Covenant (1)

No.	Image	Governor (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office		Party
1		Carlos S. Camacho (born 1937)	January 9, 1978	January 11, 1982		Democratic
2		Pedro Tenorio (1934–2018)	January 11, 1982	January 8, 1990		Republican
3		Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero (1935–2006)	January 8, 1990	January 10, 1994		Republican
4		Froilan Tenorio (born 1939)	January 10, 1994	January 12, 1998		Democratic
5		Pedro Tenorio (1934–2018)	January 12, 1998	January 14, 2002		Republican
6		Juan Babauta (born 1953)	January 14, 2002	January 9, 2006		Republican
7		Benigno Fitial (born 1945)	January 9, 2006	February 20, 2013		Covenant (until 2011)
						Republican (2011 onward)
8		Eloy Inos (1949–2015)	February 20, 2013	December 29, 2015		Covenant (until 2013)
						Republican (2013 onward)
9		Ralph Torres (born 1979)	December 29, 2015	Incumbent		Republican

Living former governors

As of May 2018, four former governors were alive, the oldest being Carlos S. Camacho (1978–1982; born 1937). The most recent governor to die was Pedro Tenorio (1982–1986, 1998–2002), on May 21, 2018. Eloy Inos was the most recently serving governor to die.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Carlos S. Camacho	1978–1982	February 27, 1937 (1937-02-27)
Froilan Tenorio	1994–1998	September 9, 1939 (1939-09-09)
Juan Babauta	2002–2006	September 7, 1953 (1953-09-07)
Benigno Fitial	2006–2013	November 27, 1945 (1945-11-27)

Elections

Past elections

2009

Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, 2009
Party		Candidate	Running mate	First round		Second round
				Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Heinz Hofschneider	Arnold Palacios	4,900	36.27%	6,240	48.56%
	Covenant	Benigno Fitial (incumbent)	Eloy Inos	4,892	36.21%	6,610	51.44%
	Independent	Juan Guerrero	Joe Camacho	2,613	19.34%
	Independent	Ramon Guerrero	David Borja	1,075	7.96%
Totals					100.00%		100.00%
Voter turnout