2020 Puerto Rico Senate election

2020 Puerto Rico Senate elections

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All 27 seats in the Senate of Puerto Rico
14 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | José Luis Dalmau | Thomas Rivera Schatz | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén
Party  | Popular Democratic | New Progressive | Citizens' Victory
Leader since  | January 2, 2021  | January 2, 2017  | January 2, 2021
Seats before  | 7[a] | 21 | 0
Seats after  | 12 | 10  | 2
Seat change  |  5  |  11  |  2
Popular vote  | 1,158,166  | 1,198,707 | 445,996
Percentage  | 34.63%  | 35.85% | 13.34%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party
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Leader  | María de Lourdes Santiago | Joanne Rodríguez Veve | Vargas Vidot
Party  | Independence | Project Dignity | Independent
Leader since  | January 2, 2021  | January 2, 2021  | January 2, 2017
Seats before  | 1  | 0  | 1
Seats after  | 1  | 1  | 1
Seat change  |  |  1  |
Popular vote  | 330,301  | 143,692  | 67,151
Percentage  | 9.88%  | 4.30%  | 2.01%

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Election results:
PPD gain
PPD hold PNP hold
MVC gain PD gain
PIP hold Independent hold

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| President of the Senate before election

Thomas Rivera Schatz
New Progressive

| Elected President of the Senate

José Dalmau Santiago
Popular Democratic

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The 2020 Puerto Rico Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the members of the 27th Senate of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor, the Resident Commissioner, the House of Representatives, and the mayors of the 78 municipalities. The winners will be elected to a four-year term from January 2, 2021, to January 2, 2025.

The New Progressive Party lost their two-thirds super-majority, but the Popular Democratic Party failed to win the 14 seats needed for a majority. The Puerto Rican Independence Party and Independent senator Vargas Vidot retained their seats, while the Citizen's Victory Movement and Project Dignity gained 2 and 1 seats respectively. José Luis Dalmau (PPD) was elected Senate President on January 2.

## Summary

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There are 88 candidates running for senator:

* New Progressive Party (PNP) have 22 candidates, 15 of which are incumbent.
* Popular Democratic Party (PPD) have 22 candidates, 2 of which are incumbent.
* Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) have 19 candidates.
* Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC) have 19 candidates.
* Project Dignity (PD) have 5 candidates.
* 1 candidate is independent, 1 of which is incumbent.

## Senate Composition

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### 26th Senate of Puerto Rico (2017-2021)

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PNP1 | PNP2 | PNP3 | PNP4 | PNP5 | PNP6 | PNP7 | PNP8 | PNP9

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PNP10 | PNP11 | PNP12 | PNP13 | PNP14 | PNP15 | PNP16 | PNP17 | PNP18
PNP19 | PNP20 | PNP21 | PPD1 | PPD2 | PPD3 | PPD4 | PPD5[a] | PPD6[a]
PPD7[a] | PIP1 | IND1

### 27th Senate of Puerto Rico (2021-2025)

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PPD1 | PPD2 | PPD3 | PPD4 | PPD5 | PPD6 | PPD7 | PPD8 | PPD9

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PPD10 | PPD11 | PPD12 | PNP1 | PNP2 | PNP3 | PNP4 | PNP5 | PNP6
PPD7 | PPD8 | PPD9 | PPD10 | MVC1 | MVC2 | PIP1 | PD1 | IND1

## Results

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### Summary

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Parties  | District  | At-large  | Total seats  | Composition  | ±%
Votes  | %  | Seats  | Votes  | %  | Seats
| Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | 797,203  | 36.50%  | 10 | 377,195  | 31.21%  | 2  | 12 |

12 / 27

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| New Progressive Party (PNP)  | 814,941 | 37.32% | 6  | 402,774 | 33.33% | 4 | 10  |

10 / 27

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| Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC)  | 315,931  | 14.46%  | 0  | 133,069  | 11.01%  | 2  | 2  |

2 / 27

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| Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP)  | 198,093  | 9.07%  | 0  | 136,679  | 11.32%  | 1  | 1  |

1 / 27

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| Project Dignity (PD)  | 57,465  | 2.63%  | 0  | 88,716  | 7.35%  | 1  | 1  |

1 / 27

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| Independents  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 69,810  | 5.78%  | 1  | 1  |

1 / 27

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Total | 2,183,633 | 100.0 | 16 | 1,208,243 | 100.0 | 11 | 27 |  |

### Senator At-Large

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2020 At-Large Senate Election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independence | María de Lourdes Santiago | 136,679 | 11.29% | N/A
| Project Dignity | Joanne Rodríguez Veve | 88,716 | 7.33% | N/A
| New Progressive | William Villafañe | 81,863 | 6.76% | N/A
| New Progressive | Thomas Rivera Schatz (incumbent)  | 80,139 | 6.62% | 3.74
| Popular Democratic | Juan Zaragoza Gómez | 73,809 | 6.09% | N/A
| Popular Democratic | José Dalmau Santiago (incumbent)  | 71,896 | 5.94% | N/A
| Independent | José Vargas Vidot (incumbent)  | 69,810 | 5.76% | 4.97
| Citizens' Victory | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén | 68,760 | 5.68% | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl | 64,309 | 5.31% | N/A
| New Progressive | Gregorio Matías (incumbent)  | 64,140 | 5.30% | N/A
| New Progressive | Keren Riquelme | 63,154 | 5.21% | N/A
| Popular Democratic | Aníbal José Torres (incumbent)  | 61,202  | 5.05%  | 0.56
| Popular Democratic | Brenda López de Arrarás | 59,961  | 4.95%  | N/A
| New Progressive | Itzamar Peña Ramírez (incumbent)  | 57,220  | 4.72%  | 2.33
| Popular Democratic | Ada Álvarez Conde | 55,677  | 4.80%  | N/A
| New Progressive | Carlos Rodríguez Mateo (incumbent)  | 56,258  | 4.65%  | N/A
| Popular Democratic | Luis Vega Ramos | 54,650  | 4.51%  | N/A
Turnout | 1,208,243  | 52.32%  | 0.13

Every party has a seat in the senate, making it the first time since 2004 that all parties are represented. María de Lourdes Santiago placed 1st for the second time (1st being 2012) and won a third non-consecutive term; Joanne Rodríguez Veve came in 2nd place, while Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz came in 4th place, losing 3.74% of the vote relative to his last performance.

### Senator by District

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#### I San Juan

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2020 Puerto Rico San Juan District Election[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| New Progressive | Henry Neumann (incumbent)  | 52,492 | 19.81% | 5.20
| New Progressive | Nitza Morán | 44,063 | 16.63% | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Rosa Seguí Cordero  | 35,739  | 13.49%  | N/A
| Popular Democratic | Jesús Manuel Laboy  | 34,639  | 13.07%  | N/A
| Popular Democratic | Claribel Martínez Marmolejos  | 33,651  | 12.57%  | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Marilú Guzmán  | 31,651  | 11.94%  | N/A
| Independence | Adriana Guitiérrez Colón  | 18,091  | 6.83%  | N/A
| Independence | Andrés González Berdecia  | 15,037  | 5.67%  | N/A
Turnout | 265,025  | 53.28%  | 1.13

#### II Bayamón

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2020 Bayamón District Election[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| New Progressive | Carmelo Rios (incumbent)  | 52,108 | 20.69% | 7.69
| New Progressive | Migdalia Padilla Alvelo (incumbent)  | 50,009 | 19.86% | 7.83
| Popular Democratic | Magdiel Colon  | 32,978  | 13.10%  | N/A
| Popular Democratic | Carlos Roberto Hyland  | 32,239  | 12.80%  | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Myrna Conty  | 26,712  | 10.61%  | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Ruthie Arroyo  | 23,108  | 9.18%  | N/A
| Independence | Hugo Rodríguez Díaz  | 17,520  | 6.96%  | N/A
| Independence | Yelitza Lucena Quiles  | 17,136  | 6.81  | N/A
Turnout | 251,810  | 51.70%  | 2.75

#### III Arecibo

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2020 Arecibo District Election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Popular Democratic | Elizabeth Rosa Vélez | 55,592 | 19.09% | 1.21
| Popular Democratic | Rubén Soto Rivera | 55,051 | 18.91% | 1.41
| New Progressive | Ángel Martínez (incumbent)  | 54,824  | 18.83%  | 8.55
| New Progressive | José Pérez Rosa (incumbent)  | 54,744  | 18.80%  | 8.58
| Citizens' Victory | Yamira Colón Rosa  | 19,649  | 6.74%  | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Annette Jiménez Collet  | 17,041  | 5.85%  | N/A
| Project Dignity | Arnaldo López Rosado  | 15,881  | 5.45%  | N/A
| Independence | Luis Romero Nieves  | 11,042  | 3.79%  | N/A
| Independence | Roberto Rivera Olivencia  | 7,357  | 2.53%  | N/A
Turnout | 291,181  | 52.72%  | 3.71

#### IV Mayagüez-Aguadilla

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2020 Mayagüez-Aguadilla District Election[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Popular Democratic | Ada Garciá Montes | 60,068 | 21.07% | N/A
| Popular Democratic | Migdalia González | 59,204 | 20.77% | N/A
| New Progressive | Marcos Gonzalez  | 54,332  | 19.06%  | N/A
| New Progressive | Luis Daniel Muñiz (incumbent)  | 54,111  | 18.98  | 6.13
| Citizens' Victory | Marisol Vega  | 17,743  | 6.22%  | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Luis Ferren  | 16,664  | 5.50%  | N/A
| Independence | Luis Casiano Rodríguez  | 12,556  | 4.40%  | N/A
| Independence | Juan Mari Pesquera  | 11,375  | 3.99%  | 0.65
Turnout | 285,053  | 53.32%  | 3.84

#### V Ponce

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2020 Ponce District Election[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Popular Democratic | Marially González | 56,846 | 20.07% | N/A
| Popular Democratic | Ramón Ruiz | 51,465 | 18.17% | 4.43
| New Progressive | Luis Berdiel (incumbent)  | 50,091  | 17.68%  | 7.68
| New Progressive | Nelson Cruz (incumbent)  | 48,224  | 17.03%  | 7.66
| Project Dignity | Elaine Arrufat Berastain  | 16,217  | 5.73%  | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Daniel Ortíz Lugo  | 14,626  | 5.16%  | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Maikel González  | 14,562  | 5.14%  | N/A
| Project Dignity | Luis Yordár Frau  | 11,976  | 4.23%  | N/A
| Independence | Ángel Comas Nazario  | 10,060  | 3.55%  | N/A
| Independence | José Ortiz Lugo  | 9,181  | 3.24%  | N/A
Turnout | 283,248  | 51.23%  | 2.98

#### VI Guayama

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2020 Guayama District Election[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Popular Democratic | Gretchen Hau | 69,386 | 23.63% | N/A
| Popular Democratic | Albert Torres Berrios | 67,419 | 22.96% | N/A
| New Progressive | Alex Roque (incumbent)  | 57,943  | 19.73%  | 4.92
| New Progressive | Wanda Cruz  | 57,300  | 19.51%  | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Tomas Flores Torres  | 18,866  | 6.42%  | N/A
| Independence | Victor Alvarado Guzmán  | 13,240  | 4.51%  | N/A
| Independence | Justo Echevarriá Figueroa  | 9,485  | 3.23%  | N/A
Turnout | 293,639  | 54.62%  | 3.22

#### VII Humacao

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2020 Humacao District Election[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Popular Democratic | Rosamar Trujillo Plumey | 57,004 | 19.77% | N/A
| New Progressive | Wanda Soto | 54,822 | 19.01% | N/A
| Popular Democratic | Hill Román Abreu  | 54,780  | 19.00%  | N/A
| New Progressive | Miguel Laureano (incumbent)  | 54,688  | 18.96  | 4.54
| Citizens' Victory | Mayra Vicil Bernier  | 22,999  | 7.98%  | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Xander Torres  | 17,509  | 6.07%  | N/A
| Independence | Edda López Serrano  | 15,154  | 5.25%  | N/A
| Independence | Juan Lebrón López  | 11,431  | 3.96%  | N/A
Turnout | 288,387  | 56.02%  | 0.81

#### VIII Carolina

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2020 Carolina District Election[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Popular Democratic | Javier Aponte Dalmau | 43,473 | 17.97% | N/A
| New Progressive | Marissa Jiménez | 42,740 | 17.66% | N/A
| Popular Democratic | Christian Rodríguez  | 40,375  | 16.69%  | N/A
| New Progressive | Nayda Venegas Brown (incumbent)  | 40,344  | 16.67%  | 7.54
| Citizens' Victory | Alice Pérez Fernandez  | 21,952  | 9.07%  | N/A
| Citizens' Victory | Reginald Smith Pizarro  | 19,374  | 8.01%  | N/A
| Project Dignity | Janise Santiago Ramos  | 13,391  | 5.53%  | N/A
| Independence | Marisol Quiñones Algarín  | 11,136  | 4.60%  | 1.48
| Independence | Wanda Alemán Alemán  | 9,173  | 3.79%  | N/A
Turnout | 241,958  | 48.80%  | 3.09

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d 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).

## References

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1. ^ "At-Large Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
2. ^ "Senate District Map". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
3. ^ "San Juan I District Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
4. ^ "Bayamón II District Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
5. ^ "Arecibo III District Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
6. ^ "Mayagüez-Aguadilla IV District Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
7. ^ "Ponce V District Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
8. ^ "Guayama VI District Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
9. ^ "Humacao VII District Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
10. ^ "Carolina VIII District Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

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