General elections will be held in Puerto Rico on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections,[1] electing the governor, resident commissioner and members of the House of Representatives and Senate. A non-binding status referendum and a straw poll for the 2024 United States presidential election are also set to be held.[2]
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Background
editPrimaries were held on June 2, 2024, with Incumbent Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón winning the New Progressive primary defeating Incumbent Governor Pedro Pierluisi. [3] This continued the tradition of the Governor of Puerto Rico only serving one term that started with Governor Sila María Calderón and the Popular Democratic Party twenty years prior in the 2004 Gubernatorial Election.
Territorial representative and president of the Popular Democratic Party, Jesús Manuel Ortiz, would secure the party's nomination for Governor, defeating at-large territorial senator and former Puerto Rico Secretary of Treasury, Juan Zaragoza.
In September 2024, the American Civil Rights Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction, as well as a declaratory judgment, allowing potential voters to register, through October 6.[4] On October 1, the High Court of Puerto Rico dismissed the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Rights Union (ACLU). The Court declines to intervene in Puerto Rico's electoral processes or grant the extraordinary remedy of a preliminary injunction. The American Civil Rights Union (ACLU) has failed to demonstrate that the September 21 voter registration deadline constitutes an unconstitutional disenfranchisement, or a manifest injustice, that justifies the intrusion of the United States federal government, into the election administration of the State of Puerto Rico.[5]
On October 7, 2024, the New Progressive Party (PNP) requested the court to order the State Election Commission (SEC) to “immediately validate all applications for mail-in and advance ballots” that were not processed within two business days.[6] However, shortly after, the "PNP" canceled his trial in which he requested the vote by correspondence without verification, and processed in cash, while his hearing was already scheduled.[7]
On October 8, 2024, Electoral Commissioner Aníbal Vega Borges requests the court to immediately validate all applications for postal and advance voting received and not processed within the established deadline.[8]
The State Election Commission (SEC) received approximately 142,000 early voting applications.[9]
Governor
editCandidate | Party | |
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Jenniffer González-Colón | New Progressive Party | |
Jesús Manuel Ortiz | Popular Democratic Party | |
Javier Córdova Iturregu | Citizens' Victory Movement | |
Juan Dalmau | Puerto Rican Independence Party | |
Javier Jiménez | Project Dignity | |
Total |
Resident commissioner
editCandidate | Party | |
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William Villafañe | New Progressive Party | |
Pablo Hernández Rivera | Popular Democratic Party | |
Ana Irma Rivera Lassén | Citizens' Victory Movement | |
Roberto Velázquez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | |
Viviana Ramírez Morales | Project Dignity | |
Total |
Senate
editElections for the Senate of Puerto Rico will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[10] Primaries were held on June 2, 2024.[3]
Party or alliance | At-large | District | Total seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
Popular Democratic Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
New Progressive Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Alianza de País | Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Puerto Rican Independence Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Proyecto Dignidad | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Independents | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Write-ins | 294 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 294 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 294 | 100.00 | ||||||||
Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||||
Blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | – | ||||||
Total votes | 294 | 100.00 | ||||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 0 | – | 0 | – |
House of Representatives
editElections for the Puerto Rico House of Representatives will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[11] Primaries were held on June 2, 2024.[3]
Party or alliance | At-large | District | Total seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
Popular Democratic Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
New Progressive Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Alianza de País | Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Puerto Rican Independence Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Proyecto Dignidad | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Independents | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Write-ins | 294 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 294 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 294 | 100.00 | ||||||||
Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||||
Blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | – | ||||||
Total votes | 294 | 100.00 | ||||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 0 | – | 0 | – |
Mayoral
editReferendum
editPresidential straw poll
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Puerto Rico elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ Acevedo Irizarry, Marielis (2024-07-27). "Partido Demócrata en Puerto Rico hará campaña para que boricuas voten por Kamala Harris en cuarta papeleta el 5 de noviembre". El Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ a b c "Puerto Rico 2024 General Election". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ Figueroa Cancel, Alex (2024-09-23). "La ACLU radica demanda federal para que el cierre del periodo de inscripción en el registro electoral sea en octubre". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Torres Nieves, Valéria María (2024-10-01). "Tribunal Federal desestima demanda de la ACLU para reabrir el registro electoral". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Serrano, Oscar J. (2024-10-07). "PNP demanda para autorizar voto ausente sin verificar y para recibir esos votos en bonche". Noticel (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Serrano, Oscar J. (2024-10-08). "Elecciones 2024 PNP retira demanda en la que pedían voto ausente sin verificación y tramitado en bonche". Noticel (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Caro González, Lesya (2024-10-08). "Comisionado electoral del PNP retira demanda contra la presidenta alterna de la CEE". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ Puerto Rico, Metro (2024-10-14). "Acusan al MVC y el PIP de intentar sabotear el voto adelantado al no llevar voluntarios al proceso". metro.pr (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-22.