
(Press Release) — The Republican Party of the Northern Mariana Islands announced that its Executive Committee convened and certified that two letters of intent have been duly submitted by former Sen. Vinnie Flores Sablan and former Gov. Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres, each seeking the party’s endorsement to run for governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Pursuant to the party’s bylaws, the Executive Committee has set the Republican gubernatorial primary for Saturday, April 11, 2026.
The party will release additional information regarding the primary, including logistics and procedures, as plans are finalized and confirmed.
For updates, the public is encouraged to follow official party announcements.


