Gov. Eloy S. Inos continues to lead the gubernatorial race with 3,388 votes so far compared to the 2,417 of his closest pursuer, independent candidate Heinz Hofschneider.<\/p>\n
With the Commonwealth Election Commission done tabulating Precincts 1, 2, 4, and 3A, Inos and his CNMI Republican Party running mate, Senate President Ralph Torres (R-Saipan), currently have a 971 lead on Hofschneider and his running mate, former Senate floor leader Ray Yumul.<\/p>\n
Inos\/Torres and Hofschneider\/Yumul are followed by Juan Babauta\/Juan Torres (1,454) and CNMI Democratic Party\u2019s Edward Deleon Guerrero\/Danilo Quitugua (305).<\/p>\n
In the U.S. delegate race, incumbent Gregorio Kilili Sablan (Ind-MP) has now opened a 1,368-vote lead on Andrew Salas, 4,094-2,801.<\/p>\n
In the race for the two House of Representatives seats in Precinct 2, incumbents John Paul P. Sablan (R-Saipan) and Rafael S. Demapan (R-Saipan) are currently leading with 553 and 527 votes, respectively. Absentee votes have yet to be counted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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