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The 2003 New Progressive Party primaries were the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico, namely the position of governor, for the 2004 general elections. Former Governor Pedro Rosselló was selected as the nominee at the primary elections held on November 9, 2003. He would go on to narrowly lose the 2004 general election against Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
Candidates[edit]
Governor[edit]
Resident Commissioner[edit]
At-large[edit]
District[edit]
The New Progressive Party held primaries on all 8 of the senatorial districts.
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- Elyod Maldonado Zeda
- María Meléndez
- Delly Mercado Arroyo
- Andrés Rivera
- Luis Armando Rivera
- Linnette Toledo
- Luinel Torres Acosta
- Nilda Vega Santiago
- Papo Dávila
- Pickie Díaz
- Gabriel Santiago
- Rafael "Rafy" Uceta
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House of Representatives[edit]
At-large[edit]
District[edit]
The New Progressive Party held primaries on 33 of the 40 representative districts.
District 1[edit]
District 2[edit]
- Junior Echevarría
- Diego García Cruz
- William Muriel
- José Serrano
District 3[edit]
District 4[edit]
District 5[edit]
District 6[edit]
District 9[edit]
District 10[edit]
District 11[edit]
- José de Jesús
- Edwin Ocasio
District 12[edit]
District 13[edit]
District 14[edit]
- Hiram Cruz
- Carlos Molina
- Santos González
- Yamill
District 16[edit]
District 17[edit]
District 18[edit]
- Charlie Arroyo
- Tomás Bonilla Feliciano
- Jorge Cajigas
District 20[edit]
District 21[edit]
- Peter Domenech
- Edgardo Irizarry
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District 22[edit]
District 23[edit]
- Juan García Zavála
- Migdalia Irizarry
- Heri Martínez Piña
District 24[edit]
- José Alberto Banchs
- John Giménez
- José Moreno
- Wisteria Tejero
District 26[edit]
District 27[edit]
- Carlos Miguel Fuentes
- Juan Soto
District 28[edit]
District 29[edit]
District 30[edit]
District 31[edit]
District 32[edit]
- Arnaldo Báez Neris
- Angel Redondo
District 33[edit]
- Denisse
- Angel R. Peña Rosa
District 34[edit]
District 37[edit]
District 38[edit]
District 39[edit]
- Chaguito
- Sergio Esteves
- Rafy Reyes
District 40[edit]
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Results[edit]
The primaries were held on November 9, 2003. In it, Pedro Rosselló comfortably defeated Carlos Pesquera to win the spot for Governor at the 2004 elections.[1] Also, Luis Fortuño defeated Carlos Romero Barceló, Charlie Rodríguez and Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer to win the spot for Resident Commissioner.[2]
Governor[edit]
Resident Commissioner[edit]
At-large[edit]
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Popular vote
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Percentage
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Norma Burgos
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414,819
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14.54%
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Jorge de Castro Font
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384,113
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13.47%
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Kenneth McClintock
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353,344
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12.39%
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Orlando Parga
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251,920
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8.83%
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Lucy Arce
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227,455
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7.97%
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José Garriga Picó
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174,361
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6.11
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Tomás Fantauzzi
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159,157
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5.58%
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José Enrique Meléndez
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141,018
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4.94%
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Epifanio
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129,058
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4.52%
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Viruet
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108,100
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3.79%
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Jesús Soto Amadeo
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107,173
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3.76%
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Genaro Sánchez
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94,305
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3.31%
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Luis Felipe Navas
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85,272
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2.99%
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Peter Muller
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80,167
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2.81%
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Jaime Irizarry
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65,734
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2.32%
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Armando Izquierdo
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52,355
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1.84%
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Others
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23,910
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0.85%
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House of Representatives[edit]
At-large[edit]
| Candidate
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Popular vote
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Percentage
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Jenniffer González
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351,424
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12.66%
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José Aponte
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318,419
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11.47%
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Iris Miriam Ruíz
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305,146
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10.99%
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Lourdes Ramos
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240,761
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8.67%
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José Chico
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219,136
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7.89%
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Rolando Crespo
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209,862
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7.56
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Edwin Mundo
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193,226
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6.96%
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Rafi Escudero
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183,164
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6.60%
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Omar Negrón
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167,296
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6.03%
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Luis David Valentín
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147,772
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5.32%
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Luis Maldonado
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121,228
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4.37%
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Augusto Sánchez
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105,525
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3.80%
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Harold Jim Rivera
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66,270
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2.39%
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Edgar Berríos
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54,128
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1.95%
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Others
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30,793
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1.09%
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See also[edit]
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