Puerto Rico 2016 General Election

The Green Papers: Puerto Rico 2016 General Election

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Puerto Rico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Sunday 5 June 2016
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

✓ Sunday 5 June 2016 - Primary . Polling hours 8:00a-3:00p AST (1200-1900 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2016 - General Election . Polling hours 9:00a-5:00p AST (1300-2100 UTC).

Capital:	San Juan

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Puerto Rico State and Local Government

Puerto Rico 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

In 2014, Grand and San Juan counties switched to vote by mail.

Ballots are mailed to registered voters 28 days prior to the election. Returned ballots must be postmarked no later than the day before the election. The final canvass must be completed no later than 14 days after the election.

2016 Primary from the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico.

5 June 2016 Primary Results from
El Nuevo Dia.
Fox News.
Comisión Estatal de Elecciones.

Elecciones Generales 2016 Certificaciones de Candidatos from the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico.

8 November 2016 returns from the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico.



Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Territorial Governor

Open		Partido Popular Democrático	Governor Alejandro J. García Padilla • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 14 December 2015: Announced he will not run for re-election.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (6, 3 write-ins)

		Partido Nuevo Progresista	660,510	41.63%	Ricky Rosselló Nevares

		Partido Popular Democrático	614,190	38.71%	former Secretary of State David Enrique Bernier Rivera

		Independent	175,831	11.08%	Alexandra Lúgaro Aponte
		Independent	90,494	5.70%	Manuel Cidre Miranda

		Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño	33,729	2.13%	state Senator María de Lourdes Santiago Negrón

		Partido del Pueblo Trabajador	5,430	0.34%	Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl

		Scattering	3,883	0.24%	EN BLANCO
		Scattering	1,776	0.11%	NOMINACIÓN DIRECTA
		Scattering	708	0.04%	NULAS
Total			1,586,551	100.00%

Resident Commissioner to the House of Representatives 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

Open		Partido Nuevo Progresista	Resident Commissioner Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2016.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4, 3 write-ins)

		Partido Nuevo Progresista	718,591	48.44%	Jenniffer González Colón • FEC H6PR00082; 28 Nov 16; Tot $941,259; Dsb $902,511

		Partido Popular Democrático	695,073	46.86%	Héctor J. Ferrer Rios • FEC H6PR00090; 28 Nov 16; Tot $281,298; Dsb $260,805

		Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño	39,704	2.68%	Hugo Rodríguez Diaz • FEC H6PR00108

		Partido del Pueblo Trabajador	19,033	1.28%	Mariana Nogales Molinelli • FEC H6PR01031; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,389; Dsb $1,992

		Scattering	6,415	0.43%	NOMINACIÓN DIRECTA
		Scattering	3,883	0.26%	EN BLANCO
		Scattering	712	0.05%	NULAS
Total			1,483,411	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Other Third Parties
	• Partido del Pueblo Trabajador: 2 candidates
	• Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño: 2 candidates
	• Partido Nuevo Progresista: 1 incumbent, 2 candidates
	• Partido Popular Democrático: 1 incumbent, 2 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 6 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.