2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
The 2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Puerto Rico. The incumbent Popular Democratic Governor Alejandro García Padilla did not run for re-election. The election was won by Ricardo Rosselló, who received 41% of the vote in a four-way race.
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Democratic primaries
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Republican primaries
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Popular Democratic Party
Candidates
Declared
- David Bernier, former Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, former President of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee and former Puerto Rico Secretary of Sports and Recreation[2]
Declined
- Alejandro García Padilla, incumbent Governor[3]
New Progressive Party primary
Candidates
Declared
- Pedro Pierluisi, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico and former Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico[4]
- Ricky Rosselló, activist, political commentator and son of former governor Pedro Rosselló[5]
Ricky Rossello won the primaries of New Progressive Party by securing 51.09% votes against Pedro Pierluisi's 48.91% votes.
Puerto Rican Independence Party
Candidates
Declared
- María de Lourdes Santiago, state senator, attorney and journalist[6]
Independent
Candidates
Declared
- Alexandra Lúgaro, attorney and businesswoman[7]
- Manuel Cidre, businessman[8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | ||
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| New Progressive | Ricardo Rosselló Nevares | 660,510 | 41.80% |  | ||
| Popular Democratic | David Bernier | 614,190 | 38.87% | | ||
| Independent | Alexandra Lúgaro | 175,831 | 11.13% | N/A | ||
| Independent | Manuel Cidre | 90,494 | 5.73% | N/A | ||
| Puerto Rican Independence | María De Lourdes Santiago | 33,729 | 2.13% | | ||
| Worker's People Party | Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl | 5,430 | 0.34% | | ||
| Majority | 46,320 | 6.76% | +11.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,589,991 | 55.10 | -17.12 | |||
| New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic | ||||||
| Democratic hold | ||||||
See also
- Puerto Rican general election, 2016
- New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016
- Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016
References
- "CEE Event". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- Brown, Nick (December 16, 2015). "Bernier plans to announce Puerto Rico governor bid Wednesday". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- "Puerto Rico governor will not seek reelection". Yahoo. December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- Estrada Torres, Michelle (August 9, 2015). "Pierluisi inaugura comité de campaña en Bayamón". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- "Analistas opinan que candidatura de Ricky Rosselló le conviene al PPD". Primera Hora (in Spanish). September 21, 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- Suárez Torres, Limarys (March 15, 2016). "Opiniones encontradas ante resultados de la encuesta". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- Ugarte, Rodrigo (21 April 2015). "Puerto Rico's Alexandra Lúgaro, First Independent Candidate for Governor, Unveils Plan for the Future". Latin Post. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- Figueroa, Alex (9 November 2015). "Manuel Cidre quiere ser gobernador" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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