Puerto Rico 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Puerto Rico 2012 General Election

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Puerto Rico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Sunday 18 March 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 (tentative date)

Capital:	San Juan
Sunday 18 March 2012 polling hours 9:00a AST (1300 UTC) to 5:00p AST (2100 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 (tentative date) polling hours 9:00a AST (1300 UTC) to 5:00p AST (2100 UTC).

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Puerto Rico State and Local Government

Puerto Rico 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

6 November 2012 Listado de Candidatos from the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico.

6 November 2012 returns from an official source.



Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Territorial Governor

	Partido Nuevo Progresista	Governor Luis G. Fortuño Burset • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

	Partido Popular Democrático	889,444	47.78%	Puerto Rico Senador Alejandro J. García Padilla

	Partido Nuevo Progresista	876,473	47.09%	Governor Luis G. Fortuño Burset

	Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño	46,998	2.52%	Juan Dalmau Ramírez

	Partido del Pueblo Trabajador	17,941	0.96%	Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl

	Scattering	13,568	0.73%	OTROS

	Movimiento Unión Soberanista	10,424	0.56%	Arturo Luis Hernández González

	Partido Puertorriqueños por Puerto Rico	6,513	0.35%	Rogelio Figueroa García
Total		1,861,361	100.00%

Resident Commissioner to the House of Representatives 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

{map}	Partido Nuevo Progresista	Resident Commissioner Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

	Partido Nuevo Progresista; (Democratic)	895,003	48.42%	Resident Commissioner Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia • FEC H8PR00062; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,786,845; Dsb $1,698,089

	Partido Popular Democrático	873,113	47.24%	Rafael Cox Alomar • FEC H2PR00065; 26 Nov 12; Tot $755,233; Dsb $764,214

	Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño	37,844	2.05%	Juan Manuel "Juanchín" Mercado Nieves • FEC H2PR00073

	Partido del Pueblo Trabajador	12,801	0.69%	Félix Córdova Iturregui • FEC H2PR00107

	Scattering	12,636	0.68%	OTROS

	Movimiento Unión Soberanista	11,395	0.62%	María De Lourdes Guzmán Rivera • FEC H2PR00081

	Partido Puertorriqueños por Puerto Rico	5,441	0.29%	Sadiasept Guillont Juarbe • FEC H2PR00099
Total		1,848,233	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.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Movimiento Unión Soberanista: 2 candidates
	• Partido del Pueblo Trabajador: 2 candidates
	• Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño: 2 candidates
	• Partido Nuevo Progresista: 2 incumbents, 2 candidates
	• Partido Popular Democrático: 2 candidates
	• Partido Puertorriqueños por Puerto Rico: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 2 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.

"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.