Fiji, Nov. 4 -- Former CNMI Governor Ralph DLG Torres and independent candidate Rep Blas Jonathan "BJ" T. Attao appear headed for a runoff after neither secured the required majority in Tuesday's gubernatorial election, while the attorney general's race is also facing a second round of voting, according to unofficial results released by the Commonwealth Election Commission Wednesday morning.

Torres and his running mate, Benjamin Jones, received 6,437 votes, or 49.5 percent, while Attao and his running mate, House Speaker Edmund Villagomez, garnered 5,043 votes, or 38.7 percent.

The third gubernatorial ticket of Lawrence F. Camacho and Edith Deleon Guerrero received 1,537 votes, or 11.8 percent.

Torres leads Attao by 1,394 votes but fel...