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Our full analysis

LiberalMind’s complete claim-by-claim breakdown of this race is published.

The race

The Attorney General is a statewide elected office in Northern Mariana Islands. The office is currently held by Edward Manibusan (Independent).

On the ballot

The confirmed nominee roster for this race is still being verified against official state candidate lists. The candidates will be named here once the roster is confirmed.

Roster status

The confirmed nominee roster for this race is still being verified against official state candidate lists. We do not publish unverified rosters — the candidates will be named here as soon as the roster is confirmed.

Race notes

Office is nonpartisan in CNMI. Territory; AG on the 2026 ballot per Ballotpedia/Wikipedia election tables.

Sources

Election result — November 5, 2026

Runoff required. No candidate won a majority in the November 3 vote. The Commonwealth Election Commission has scheduled the runoff for November 20, 2026, following certification of the first-round vote. The winner will be recorded when the runoff is called or certified. Appended November 5, 2026; the original article above is unchanged.

This page is updated as reporting is verified — Election 2026 coverage, LiberalMind. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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