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2016 Puerto Rican general election
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Gubernatorial election
Turnout55.45% (Decrease22.74pp)
 
Nominee Ricardo Rosselló David Bernier
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic
Alliance Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 660,510 614,190
Percentage 41.80% 38.87%
 
Nominee Alexandra Lúgaro Manuel Cidre
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 175,831 90,494
Percentage 11.13% 5.73%
Results by municipality Blue denotes municipalities won by Rosselló, and Red denotes those won by Bernier.
Governor before election

Alejandro García Padilla
Popular Democratic

Elected Governor

Ricardo Rosselló
New Progressive

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The 2016 Puerto Rican general elections were held in Puerto Rico 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. 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 scandal. Wanda Vázquez Garced succeeded Rossello.

Governor of Puerto Rico

Main article: Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, 2016

Nominations

Before the election year, the Constitution of Puerto Rico 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 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)

Main article: New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016

The primaries were held on June 5, 2016 to determine candidates for Governor of Puerto Rico, the Senate, House of Representatives, and others.

Main article: Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016

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

Minor parties

Two minor parties officialized their gubernatorial candidates. The Working People's Party (PPT) nominated Rafael Bernabe once again.[1] The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) nominated María de Lourdes Santiago.

Independents

As of November 2015, two independent candidates expressed their interest in running for Governor:

Final candidates

Governor

Main article: Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, 2016

The official candidates for the position of Governor of Puerto Rico are:

Resident Commissioner

Main article: United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico, 2016

The official candidates for the position of Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico are:

Senate of Puerto Rico

At-large

The ballot featured sixteen (16) candidates from four different parties and one independent candidate (bold denotes incumbent candidates)

District

House of Representatives

At-large

The ballot featured sixteen (16) candidates from four different parties (bold denotes incumbent candidates)

Results

Governor

Candidate Party Votes %
Ricky Rosselló New Progressive Party 660,510 41.80
David Bernier Popular Democratic Party 614,190 38.87
Alexandra Lúgaro Independent 175,831 11.13
Manuel Cidre Independent 90,494 5.73
María de Lourdes Santiago Puerto Rican Independence Party 33,729 2.13
Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl Working People's Party 5,430 0.34
Invalid/blank votes 9,807 –
Total 1,589,991 100
Registered voters/turnout 2,867,557 55.45
Source: CEEPUR

The candidate from the New Progressive Party (PNP) Ricky Rosselló beat the candidate from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) David Bernier obtaining 41.76% of the votes against 38.92% for Bernier. Most notably, the two independent candidates – Alexandra Lúgaro and Manuel Cidre – 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 (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

Summary of the 8 November 2016 Puerto Rican Senate election
Parties District At-large Total seats Composition ±
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
New Progressive Party (PNP) 1,440,050 50.4 15 664,553 45.3 6 21
21 / 30
 Increase 13
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) 1,210,903 42.4 1 503,630 34.3 6 7
7 / 30
 Decrease 11
Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) 150,904 5.3 0 130,583 8.9 1 1
1 / 30
 Steady 1
Working People's Party (PPT) 53,335 1.9 0 9,957 0.7 0 0
0 / 30
 Steady 0
Independents 0 0.0 0 157,788 10.8 1 1
1 / 30
 Increase 1
Total 2,855,192 100.0 16 1,466,511 100.0 14 30
Source: CEEPUR

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 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

Summary of the 8 November 2016 Puerto Rican House of Representatives election
Parties District At-large Total seats Composition ±
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
New Progressive Party (PNP) 750,840 50.3 28 705,753 48.6 6 34
34 / 51
 Increase 11
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) 644,316 43.2 12 605,887 41.7 4 16
16 / 51
 Decrease 12
Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) 71,442 4.8 0 121,066 8.3 1 1
1 / 51
 Increase 1
Working People's Party (PPT) 22,169 1.5 0 19,537 1.3 0 0
0 / 51
 Steady 0
Independents 3,697 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
0 / 51
 Steady 0
Total 1,492,464 100.0 40 1,452,243 100.0 11 51
Source: CEEPUR

Resident Commissioner

Candidate Party Votes %
Jenniffer González New Progressive Party 713,605 48.77
Héctor Ferrer Popular Democratic Party 691,419 47.25
Hugo Rodríguez Puerto Rican Independence Party 39,395 2.69
Mariana Nogales Working People's Party of Puerto Rico 18,871 1.29
Invalid/blank votes 116,359 –
Total 1,579,649 100
Registered voters/turnout 2,867,557 55.08
Source: CEEPUR

Mayoral

PPD PNP PIP PPT Total
45 33 0 0 78
Source: CEEPUR

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.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bernabe aspirará nuevamente a la gobernación por el PPT". El Nuevo Día. October 25, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Figueroa, Alex (March 17, 2015). "Abogada Alexandra Lúgaro oficializa su candidatura independiente para la gobernación". Primera Hora. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Manuel Cidre oficializa candidatura independiente a la gobernación". Metro. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Informe Estadistico EG2016 - Parte1" (PDF). Comisión Estatal de Elecciones Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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