2016 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico

The election for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States House of Representatives was held on November 8, 2016.

2016 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
 
Candidate Jenniffer González Héctor Ferrer
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic
Popular vote 718,591 695,073
Percentage 48.80 47.21
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States House of Representatives before election

Pedro Pierluisi
New Progresive

 Elected Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States House of Representatives

Jenniffer González
New Progressive

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Elections in Puerto Rico

The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is the only member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected every four years instead of a two-year term. The Resident Commissioner and Gubernatorial candidates run together as a ticket, like a Governor/Lieutenant Governor ticket would run in the other states, but there are still separate general elections for each position.

Election results
Election results, Resident Representative to the United States House of Representatives, November 8, 2016[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
New Progressive Jenniffer González 718,591 48.80
Popular Democratic Héctor Ferrer 695,073 47.21
Puerto Rican Independence Hugo Rodríguez 39,704 2.70
Worker's People Party Mariana Nogales Molinelli 19,033 1.29
Total votes 1,472,401 100
New Progressive hold

See also
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
  • Puerto Rican general election, 2016

References
  1. http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/
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