Puerto Rico 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Puerto Rico 2020 General Election

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Puerto Rico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary - The 9 August primary was postedponed until 16 August re: ballots not available in all precincts: Sunday 9 August - Sunday 16 August 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Monday 30 December 2019 - Filing Deadline .
✓ Sunday 9 August - Sunday 16 August 2020 - Primary - The 9 August primary was postedponed until 16 August re: ballots not available in all precincts . Polling hours reportedly 8:00a-4:00p AST (1200-2000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours reportedly 9:00a-5:00p AST (1300-2100 UTC).

Capital:	San Juan

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Puerto Rico State and Local Government

Puerto Rico 2020 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.

Sistema de notificación electrónica de candidaturas from the Comision Estatal de Elecciones.

Due to COVID-19, on 6 June Gobernadora Wanda Vázquez signed Resultion 556 to change the date of the primary from 7 June to 9 August.

Primarias de los Partidos 2020 from the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico.

9 August 2020: The Puerto Rico Primary was suspended when 59 out of 110 precincts did not receive election materials including ballots. Voting will resume next Sunday, 16 August from 8a - 4p. The disclosure of preliminary results is forbidden.

"The mismanagement of this process affects us all. Both the candidates and each of the voters of Puerto Rico..." --Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced.

13 August 2020: The Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruled that primary voting would resume on Sunday, 16 August in any precinct that was not open for the required 8 hours on 9 August. The Court ruled results from both Sundays would be released once the polls close on 16 August.

16 August 2020 Primary results from the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico.

Elecciones Generales 2020 from the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico.

3 November 2020 returns from an official source.



Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Territorial Governor

Lost		Partido Nuevo Progresista	Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced • Appointed 7 August 2019 [re: resignation of Governor Ricardo "Ricky" Rosselló Nevares and removal of Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running - Not running for re-election in 2020 but did.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (6, 3 write-ins)

		Partido Nuevo Progresista	427,016	33.06%	former Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi

		Partido Popular Democrático	407,817	31.57%	Isabela Mayor Carlos "Charlie" Delgado Altieri

		Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana	179,265	13.88%	Alexandra Lúgaro

		Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño	174,402	13.50%	island Senator Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez

		Proyecto Dignidad	87,379	6.76%	César Augusto Vázquez Muñiz

			8,751	0.68%	Eliezer Molina Pérez

		Scattering	3,115	0.24%	NOMINACIÓN DIRECTA
		Scattering	3,055	0.24%	EN BLANCO
		Scattering	838	0.06%	NULAS
Total			1,291,638	100.00%
	On 21 July 2019, Governor Ricardo "Ricky" Rosselló Nevares (Partido Nuevo Progresista) announced he will not seek re-election following protests regarding leaked private messages, corruption investigations, and arrests. "I have not committed any illegal acts, I only committed improper acts ...." On 24 July 2019, Governor Ricardo "Ricky" Rosselló Nevares announced that he will resign effective 2 August. "Today, I'm announcing I will be resigning from the governor position effective Friday, August 2, 2019 at 5 p.m." By law, the island's Secretary of State would ascend to the chair but that office is vacant. Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez would be next to ascend however on 28 July, she said she did not want the job. 30 July 2019: Media reports state Governor Ricardo Rosselló will nominate former Resident Commissioner to the House of Representatives Pedro Pierluisi as Secretary of State. 31 July 2019: Governor Ricardo Rosselló nominates former Resident Commissioner to the House of Representatives Pedro Pierluisi for Secretary of State. The nomination must be confirmed by both houses of the island legislature. 2 August 2019: Governor Ricardo "Ricky" Rosselló Nevares (Partido Nuevo Progresista), who was first elected in 2016, resigned. 2 August 2019: Former Resident Commissioner to the House of Representatives Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia (Partido Nuevo Progresista) was sworn in as Governor at 5pm local time. This may be subject to court challenge. 7 August 2019: The Puerto Rico Supreme Court unanimously determined that Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia was unconstitutional sworn, hence his appointment is invalidated. Secretaria de Justicia Wanda Vázquez Garced is next in succession. 7 August 2019: Wanda Vázquez Garced is sworn. circa 16 August 2019: "I took the responsibility bestowed on me by the constitution for the amount of time the gubernatorial term lasts."

Resident Commissioner to the House of Representatives 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Partido Nuevo Progresista	Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (5, 3 write-ins)

		Partido Nuevo Progresista	512,697	41.02%	Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón • FEC H6PR00082; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,297,802; Dsb $1,482,044

		Partido Popular Democrático	400,412	32.03%	former Gobernador and former Resident Commissioner Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá • First elected 2000, re-elected 2002 (caucused with the Democratic Party); not a candidate for reelection: 2004; serviced as Governor of Puerto Rico 2005-2009. • FEC H8PR00054; 23 Nov 20; Tot $804,501; Dsb $775,920

		Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana	157,679	12.61%	Zayira Jordán Conde • FEC H0PR01042; 12 Nov 20; Tot $2,779; Dsb $794

		Proyecto Dignidad	95,873	7.67%	Ada Norah Henriquez • FEC H0PR01059

		Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño	78,503	6.28%	Luis Roberto Piñero • FEC H0PR00085

		Scattering	3,055	0.24%	EN BLANCO
		Scattering	928	0.07%	NOMINACIÓN DIRECTA
		Scattering	838	0.07%	NULAS
Total			1,249,985	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
	• Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana: 2 candidates
	• Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño: 2 candidates
	• Partido Nuevo Progresista: 2 incumbents, 2 candidates
	• Partido Popular Democrático: 2 candidates
	• Proyecto Dignidad: 2 candidates
Independents
	• (blank): 1 candidate
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.