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The 2016 Puerto Rican general elections were held in
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 to elect the officials of the Puerto Rican government that will serve from January 2017 to January 2021, most notably the
Governor of Puerto Rico The governor of Puerto Rico ( es, gobernador de Puerto Rico) is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and commander-in-chief of the Puerto Rico National Guard. The governor has a duty to enforce local laws, to co ...
. Rossello was elected Governor of Puerto Rico with the second lowest percentage of votes. The election also resulted in a historic 23% drop in turnout. 2016's participation was the lowest voter turnout in Puerto Rican history. Rossello would go on to serve a 2 year term, having to resign after historic protests as a result of the
Telegramgate Telegramgate, also known as Chatgate or RickyLeaks, was a political scandal involving Ricardo Rosselló, then Governor of Puerto Rico, which began on July 8, 2019, with the leak of hundreds of pages of a group chat on the messaging application ...
scandal. Wanda Vázquez Garced succeeded Rossello.


Governor of Puerto Rico


Nominations

Before the election year, the
Constitution of Puerto Rico The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is the controlling government document of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government ...
provides for any qualified person to present their candidacy for a specific position. If two or more candidates from the same party present their candidacy for the same position, and they can't reach an agreement within the party, a
primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
is held. This election is held within the inscribed members of each party, to select which of the candidates will represent the party in the general election. Both of the main parties: New Progressive Party (PNP) and Popular Democratic Party (PPD), held primaries for several positions on June 5, 2016.


New Progressive Party (PNP)

The primaries were held on June 5, 2016 to determine candidates for
Governor of Puerto Rico The governor of Puerto Rico ( es, gobernador de Puerto Rico) is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and commander-in-chief of the Puerto Rico National Guard. The governor has a duty to enforce local laws, to co ...
, the
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,
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, and others.


Popular Democratic Party (PPD)

The primaries were held on June 5, 2016 to determine several candidates for the
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,
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, and others.


Minor parties

Two minor parties officialized their gubernatorial candidates. The Working People's Party (PPT) nominated Rafael Bernabe once again. The
Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party ( es, Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. Those who follow the PIP ...
(PIP) nominated
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.


Independents

As of November 2015, two independent candidates expressed their interest in running for Governor: *
Alexandra Lúgaro Alexandra Lúgaro Aponte (born June 10, 1981) is a Puerto Rican attorney, businesswoman, and politician who was a candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico during the 2016 and 2020 elections, finishing in third place both times. In 2016, running as ...
, attorney *
Manuel Cidre Manuel "Manolo" Cidre Miranda (born 1953) is a Cuban-born Puerto Rican businessman and politician who became, on December 1, 2015, an official candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico. He lost the election to Ricardo Rosselló. He was appointed ...
, businessman


Final candidates


Governor

The official candidates for the position of
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are: *
David Bernier David Enrique "Quique" Bernier Rivera (; born January 21, 1977) is a Puerto Rican dentist and politician that has served in various roles in public service in Puerto Rico. Bernier first served as executive director of the Office of Youth A ...
, Popular Democratic Party (PPD) *
Ricky Rosselló Ricky may refer to: Places *Říčky (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality in the Czech Republic *Říčky v Orlických horách, a village in the north of the Czech Republic *Rickmansworth, a town in England sometimes called "Ricky" ...
, New Progressive Party (PNP) *
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,
Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party ( es, Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. Those who follow the PIP ...
(PIP) *
Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl (born 1959) is a Puerto Rican historian, sociologist, professor and politician. He is currently an elected member of the Puerto Rico Senate representing the Citizen’s Victory Movement. He was the candidate for governor f ...
,
Working People's Party of Puerto Rico The Working People's Party ( es, Partido del Pueblo Trabajador or PPT) was a Puerto Rican political party. It was founded on December 5, 2010, in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, by a group of activists, students, teachers, professors, union ...
(PPT) *
Alexandra Lúgaro Alexandra Lúgaro Aponte (born June 10, 1981) is a Puerto Rican attorney, businesswoman, and politician who was a candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico during the 2016 and 2020 elections, finishing in third place both times. In 2016, running as ...
, Independent candidate *
Manuel Cidre Manuel "Manolo" Cidre Miranda (born 1953) is a Cuban-born Puerto Rican businessman and politician who became, on December 1, 2015, an official candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico. He lost the election to Ricardo Rosselló. He was appointed ...
, Independent candidate


Resident Commissioner

The official candidates for the position of
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are: *
Héctor Ferrer Héctor Jose Ferrer Ríos (March 27, 1970 – November 5, 2018) was a Puerto Rican politician and attorney. He served as a legislator in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2012 for three consecutive terms. He was the pre ...
, Popular Democratic Party (PPD) *
Jenniffer González Jenniffer Aydin González Colón (born August 5, 1976) is a Puerto Rican politician who serves as the 20th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. González has served in leadership positions in the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (PNP) and in ...
, New Progressive Party (PNP) * Hugo Rodríguez,
Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party ( es, Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. Those who follow the PIP ...
(PIP) * Mariana Nogales,
Working People's Party of Puerto Rico The Working People's Party ( es, Partido del Pueblo Trabajador or PPT) was a Puerto Rican political party. It was founded on December 5, 2010, in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, by a group of activists, students, teachers, professors, union ...
(PPT)


Senate of Puerto Rico


At-large

The ballot featured sixteen (16) candidates from four different parties and one independent candidate (bold denotes incumbent candidates) ;New Progressive Party (PNP) *
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*
Abel Nazario Abel Nazario Quiñones (born 24 June 1970) is former senator at large of the 26th Senate of Puerto Rico and was mayor of Yauco, Puerto Rico. He was first elected in 2000 representing the New Progressive Party (PNP). He was reelected in 2004 , ...
*
Margarita Nolasco Margarita Nolasco Santiago is a Puerto Rican politician, senator, and former Mayor of Coamo. She has been a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since 2004. Early years and studies Margarita Nolasco obtained her bachelor's degree from the Pont ...
* Itzamar Peña *
Thomas Rivera Schatz Thomas Rivera Schatz (born June 10, 1966) is a Puerto Rican politician, legal advisor, attorney, and former prosecutor, who was the fourteenth and sixteenth President of the Senate of Puerto Rico. He is affiliated with New Progressive Party o ...
*
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;Popular Democratic Party (PPD) *
Eduardo Bhatia Eduardo Bhatia Gautier (born May 16, 1964) is a Puerto Rican attorney and politician. Bhatia is a former 15th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico and executive director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration. Early life and educa ...
* Rossana López León * José Nadal Power * Miguel Pereira *
Cirilo Tirado Rivera Cirilo Tirado Rivera (born June 14, 1964 in Patillas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician and senator. He has been a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since 2000. Early years and studies Cirilo Tirado was born on June 14, 1964 in Patill ...
*
Aníbal José Torres Aníbal José "Jossie" Torres is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Torres has served in several positions of leadership within his party. He served as Secretary of the party during the 2000 ...
;Other parties *
Juan Dalmau Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez (born July 23, 1973) is a Puerto Rican politician, attorney and a former candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rican Independence Party.José Vargas Vidot (Independent)


District

;
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* Angel "Luigi" Alicea (PIP) * Ada Álvarez Conde (PPD) * Edda López Serrano (PIP) *
Henry Neumann Henry Neumann Zayas is an attorney, and a former state senator for the District of San Juan (PNP-R) Former Secretary of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico. After finishing high school entered Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., wher ...
(PNP) * Ramón Luis Nieves (PPD) *
Miguel Romero Miguel Alberto Romero Lugo (born February 17, 1970) is a Puerto Rican lawyer, who is the current Mayor of San Juan. He was also Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico (2009–2012) and former Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico dur ...
(PNP) * María Gisela Rosado Almedina (PPT) * Maritza Stanchich (PPT) ; Bayamón * Noel Berríos Díaz (PIP) * Carlos Córdova Iturregui (PPT) * José A. Ojeda Santos (PIP) *
Migdalia Padilla Migdalia Padilla Alvelo is a Puerto Rican politician and Senator. She has been a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since 2000. Early years and studies Migdalia Padilla was born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Her parents are Monserrate Alvelo a ...
(PNP) *
Carmelo Ríos Santiago Carmelo Javier Ríos Santiago (born May 21, 1973 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician, lawyer and senator. He has been a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since 2005. Early years and studies Carmelo Ríos was born on May 2 ...
(PNP) * Ana Lydia Robles (PPD) * Antonio J. Serrano (PPD) * Ivette Torres Roig ;
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* Jaime Bonel González (PIP) * Angel "Chayanne" Martínez (PNP) * Angel Negrón (PIP) * José "Joito" Pérez (PNP) * Elizabeth Rosa (PPD) * Rubén Soto (PPD) ; Mayagüez-Aguadilla * Efraín De Jesús (PPD) * Juan Raúl Mari Pesquera (PIP) * Edwin Morales Pérez (PPT) *
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(PNP) *
Gilberto Rodríguez Gilberto Rodríguez (born March 14, 1975) is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Rodríguez was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012. Early years and studies Gilberto Rodríguez was born in Mayagüez o ...
(PPD) * Pedro Resto Batalla (PPT) * Samuel Soto Bosques (PIP) * Evelyn Vázquez (PNP) ; Ponce *
Luis Berdiel Luis A. Berdiel Rivera (born October 8, 1962 in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician and was member of the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2009. He is affiliated with the pro-statehood New Progressive Party (PNP) and had also served as ...
(PNP) * Nelson Cruz (PNP) * Angel Fourquet Cordero (PPD) * Luis Enrique Martínez (PIP) * Heriberto Quiles (PPT) * Juan Rafael Rosario (PIP) *
Ramón Ruiz Ramón Ruiz Nieves is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Ruiz was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012. Ruiz was elected once again in the election in 2020 as District Senator. Ruiz was born in Arecibo. ...
(PPD) ;
Guayama Guayama (, ), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama ( es, Municipio Autónomo de Guayama) is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 36,614. It is the ce ...
* José Bonilla Colón (PIP) * María Yadira Díaz (PIP) * Juan Pablo Hernández (PPD) * Carlos Rodríguez Mateo (PNP) * Angel Rodríguez Otero (PPD) * Axel "Chino" Roque (PNP) ;
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* Javier Córdova Iturregui (PPT) *
José Luis Dalmau José Luis Dalmau Santiago (born September 19, 1966) is an attorney and politician. He is the current President of the Senate of Puerto Rico and President of the Popular Democratic Party. Early years and studies José Luis Dalmau Santiago was ...
(PPD) * Luis "Pickie" Díaz (PNP) * Miguel Laureano (PNP) * Lydia Ortíz (PIP) * Olivero Rivera (PIP) * José Sotero Esteva (PPT) *
Jorge Suárez Cáceres Jorge Suárez Cáceres (born August 24, 1976, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician and senator. He has been a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since 2006. Early years and studies Jorge Suárez Cáceres was born on August 24 ...
(PPD) ; Carolina * Eric Correa (PNP) * Marisol Quiñones (PIP) * Albert Santana (PIP) * Angélica Molina (PPT) *
Luis Daniel Rivera Luis Daniel Rivera Filomeno is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Rivera was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012. Rivera was born in Carolina. He has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. Rivera h ...
(PPD) * Pedro A. Rodríguez (PPD) * Isaac Santiago (PPT) * Nayda Venegas (PNP)


House of Representatives


At-large

The ballot featured sixteen (16) candidates from four different parties (bold denotes incumbent candidates) ;New Progressive Party (PNP) * Néstor Alonso * José Aponte * José E. Meléndez Ortíz *
María Milagros Charbonier María Milagros Charbonier Laureano (born November 24, 1963) is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2013 to 2020. She was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives ...
*
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;Popular Democratic Party (PPD) *
Manuel Natal Albelo Manuel Natal Albelo (born March 25, 1986) is a former member of the 29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Natal is currently affiliated with the Citizen's Victory Movement party after being previously affiliated with the Popular Democra ...
*
Jaime Perelló Jaime R. Perelló Borrás (born September 14, 1973) is a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican politician. Perelló is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico), Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico and the Democratic Party (United ...
*
Luis Vega Ramos Luis Vega Ramos (born June 11, 1970) is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2006 to 2021. Early years and studies Luis Vega Ramos was born on June 11, 1970 to Luis Vega López a ...
* Jesús Manuel Ortíz *
Jorge Colberg Toro Jorge Colberg Toro (born October 7, 1965) is a Puerto Rican politician, a former Member of the House of Representatives and a College Professor. He served as a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013. He also was Sec ...
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Brenda López de Arrarás Brenda López de Arrarás (born April 25, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician. She was a member of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Representatives from 2009 until 2021, and is affiliated to the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and served as the party' ...
;Other parties * Denis Márquez (PIP) * Félix Córdova Iturregui (PPT)


Results


Governor

The candidate from the New Progressive Party (PNP)
Ricky Rosselló Ricky may refer to: Places *Říčky (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality in the Czech Republic *Říčky v Orlických horách, a village in the north of the Czech Republic *Rickmansworth, a town in England sometimes called "Ricky" ...
beat the candidate from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
David Bernier David Enrique "Quique" Bernier Rivera (; born January 21, 1977) is a Puerto Rican dentist and politician that has served in various roles in public service in Puerto Rico. Bernier first served as executive director of the Office of Youth A ...
obtaining 41.76% of the votes against 38.92% for Bernier. Most notably, the two independent candidates –
Alexandra Lúgaro Alexandra Lúgaro Aponte (born June 10, 1981) is a Puerto Rican attorney, businesswoman, and politician who was a candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico during the 2016 and 2020 elections, finishing in third place both times. In 2016, running as ...
and
Manuel Cidre Manuel "Manolo" Cidre Miranda (born 1953) is a Cuban-born Puerto Rican businessman and politician who became, on December 1, 2015, an official candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico. He lost the election to Ricardo Rosselló. He was appointed ...
– managed to arrive in third and fourth place with 11.12% and 5.73% respectively. For the fourth election in a row, the candidate of the
Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party ( es, Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. Those who follow the PIP ...
(PIP) failed to receive the required 3% of the votes to remain registered. The same result happened to Rafael Bernabe from the Working People's Party (PPT) for the second election in a row.


Senate

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Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party ( es, Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. Those who follow the PIP ...
(PIP) , 150,904 , 5.3 , 0 , 130,583 , 8.9 , 1 , 1 , , 1 , - style="text-align:right;" , bgcolor=#660099 , , style="text-align:left;" , Working People's Party (PPT) , 53,335 , 1.9 , 0 , 9,957 , 0.7 , 0 , 0 , , 0 , - style="text-align:right;" , , , style="text-align:left;" , Independents , 0 , 0.0 , 0 , 157,788 , 10.8 , 1 , 1 , , 1 , - style="background-color=#0000cc;text-align:right;" , - , align=left colspan=2, Total , 2,855,192 , 100.0 , 16 , 1,466,511 , 100.0 , 14 , 30 , , , - , align=left colspan=11, Source
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The numbers of legislators in this senate increased from 27 to 30, because the New Progressive Party (PNP) won 21 of the 27 seats in contention, surpassing the two-thirds limit (18 seats). This automatically triggered
Article Three of the Constitution of Puerto Rico The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is the controlling government document of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government a ...
which mandates that in such case new seats must be open for minority legislators. These new seats account for the number of seats the majority party surpassed (3 seats in this election).


House of Representatives

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Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party ( es, Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. Those who follow the PIP ...
(PIP) , 71,442 , 4.8 , 0 , 121,066 , 8.3 , 1 , 1 , , 1 , - style="text-align:right;" , bgcolor=#660099 , , style="text-align:left;" , Working People's Party (PPT) , 22,169 , 1.5 , 0 , 19,537 , 1.3 , 0 , 0 , , 0 , - style="text-align:right;" , , , style="text-align:left;" , Independents , 3,697 , 0.2 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , , 0 , - style="background-color=#0000cc;text-align:right;" , - , align=left colspan=2, Total , 1,492,464 , 100.0 , 40 , 1,452,243 , 100.0 , 11 , 51 , , , - , align=left colspan=11, Source
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Resident Commissioner


Mayoral

Despite losing most of the Senate and the House, the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) managed to win a majority of the mayoralty races in the island, with a total of 45 out of 78 municipalities. The New Progressive Party (PNP) won a total of 33.


See also

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New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016 The 2016 New Progressive Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2016 general elections. They were held on June 5, 2016 ...
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Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016 The 2016 Popular Democratic Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2016 general elections. They were held on June ...


References

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