- Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, 2005
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Northern Mariana Islands 
This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
the Northern Mariana Islands- Governor
- Benigno R. Fitial
- Lieutenant Governor
- Eloy S. Inos
- Legislature
- Political parties
- Elections: 2005, 2007, 2009
- U.S. Congressional election 2008
The Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election of 2005 were the closest gubernatorial election in history, and resulted in the election of Benigno Fitial as Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. Fitial narrowly defeated independent Heinz Hofschneider and incumbent Republican Governor Juan N. Babauta
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Candidates
Covenant Party
- Benigno Fitial, sitting Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and 2001 gubernatorial candidate.[1]
- Timothy P. Villagomez, sitting Northern Mariana Islands Representative and Vice Speaker of the House at the time of the election.[1]
Democratic Party
- Froilan C. Tenorio, former Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from 1994 until 1998.[1]
- Antonio Santos, educator and teacher.[1]
Independents
- Heinz Hofschneider, sitting member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and former Speaker until 2003.[1] Hofschneider is a Republican, but ran as an independent in this election.[1]
- David Apatang, sitting Northern Mariana Islands Representative.[1]
Republican Party
- Juan N. Babauta, incumbent Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands elected in 2001.[1]
- Diego T. Benavente, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands elected in 2001.[1]
Summary of the 5 November 2005 Northern Mariana Islands Gubernatorial election results Candidates and nominating parties Votes % Benigno R. Fitial - Covenant Party 3,809 28.1 Heinz Hofschneider - Independent 3,710 27.3 Juan Babauta - Republican Party 3,610 26.6 Froilan Tenorio - Democratic Party 2,442 18.0 Total 13,517 References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hernandez, Criselda B. (2005). "Politics: 4-Way Gubernatorial Election Heats Up". Islands Business. Archived from the original on 2009-10-11. http://www.webcitation.org/5kSAVvuBi. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
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