The Green Papers: Puerto Rico 2004 General Election |
Puerto Rico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 |
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Puerto Rico 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats Republicans Third Parties
There are two major parties in Puerto Rico:
[There is also the minority Puerto Rican Independence Party (in Spanish: Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño- or PIP) as PR's principal "third Party"] . However, any apparent connection of the two major Puerto Rico parties to the two US Major Parties (outside of the selection of Puerto Rico's delegates to each Party's National Convention) is as much one of convenience as it is of reality (the PPD tends to be the more liberal Party [and, much like the Democrats in the US, it is a coalition of political factions ranging from the moderately conservative to the somewhat radically socialist], while the PNP tends to be the more conservative Party [and, much like the GOP here, is the more homogeneous of the two-- with fewer "wings", most to the right of center]). Therefore, when relating the two major Parties in Puerto Rico to the two Major US Parties, one must do so most carefully, as such connections are, in the main, still rather indirect. There are separate Democratic and Republican Party organizations (not directly connected to the Party organizations of the PPD or PNP) in relation to the Commonwealth's selection of delegates to the Major Parties' respective quadrennial National Conventions. |
Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Territorial Governor | |||||
Partido Popular Democrático | Governor Sila Maria Calderón First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Open Seat |
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Partido Popular Democrático | 963,303 | 48.40% | Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá | ||
Partido Nuevo Progresista | 959,737 | 48.22% | Pedro Rosselló | ||
Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño | 54,551 | 2.74% | Rubén Berríos Martínez | ||
--scatter-- | 12,781 | 0.64% | (Otros) Write-in: 3,779; Blank: 4,960; Void: 4,042 |
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Write-In | (Carlos I. Pesquera - pending) | ||||
Total | 1,990,372 | 100.00% | |||
On 29 December 2004 Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá was declared the winner of the 2 November 2004 Puerto Rico Territorial Governor's election. The final tally is Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá [Popular Democratic Party] 963,303 votes to Pedro Rosselló [New Progressive Party] 959,737 votes. The inauguration is set for Sunday 2 January 2005. The original results had Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá leading Pedro Rosselló by 3,880 votes out of 1,970,759. In dispute were mixed vote ballots, that is, those ballots that were marked as a straight-vote for one party and then for one or more candidates of another party. The Puerto Rico Supreme Court decided that these disputed ballots must be adjudicated as valid. On Appeal, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston decided to return the case to the Puerto Rico courts. News Media Report | |||||
Resident Commissioner to the House of Representatives 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004 | |||||
Partido Popular Democrático | Resident Commissioner Anibal Acevedo-Vilá First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2004. In Congress itself, Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila identifies himself as a Democrat. |
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Partido Nuevo Progresista | 956,828 | 48.61% | Luis Fortuño Identifies with the Republican Party |
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Partido Popular Democrático | 945,691 | 48.04% | Roberto L. Prats Palerm | ||
Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño | 56,589 | 2.87% | Edwin Irizarry Mora | ||
--scatter-- | 9,447 | 0.48% | (Otros) Write-in: 445; Blank: 4,960; Void: 4,042 |
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Total | 1,968,555 | 100.00% | |||
Returns from an official source |
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