2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
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The 2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of Puerto Rico.
Due to the public response to Telegramgate, Ricardo Rosselló of the New Progressive Party, who was elected in the 2016 election, announced he will not run for reelection on July 21,[1] and that he would resign effective August 2.[2] Wanda Vázquez is in line to succeed him as governor.[3]
For the Popular Democratic Party, Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, senator Eduardo Bhatia, former senator Roberto Prats, and Carlos Delgado Altieri, the mayor of Isabela, Puerto Rico, are running.[4][5]
Senate leader Thomas Rivera Schatz will seek the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico's nomination.[6]
References
- ^ 7:29 PM ET. "Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello Steps Down As Party President Amid Protests". NPR. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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- ^ "Puerto Rico: Who is Wanda Vázquez poised to replace Gov. Rossello". Usatoday.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz to run for Puerto Rico governor in 2020". Nbcnews.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "San Juan Mayor Announces Run for Puerto Rico Governor". Bloomberg. Associated Press. March 22, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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