2020 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries

The 2020 New Progressive Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for 2020. The primaries, originally scheduled for June 2020, were delayed until August 9, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The August 9 elections, however, were marred by a lack of ballots leading a suspension of the election; polling locations that could not open on August 9 were scheduled to be open for voting on August 16.[1] The winner for the party's nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico is Pedro Pierluisi, former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico and acting Governor after Ricardo Rosselló's resignation, over incumbent Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced.

2020 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries

August 9 and 16, 2020
 
Nominee Pedro Pierluisi Wanda Vázquez Garced
Party New Progressive New Progressive
Popular vote 134,330 97,641
Percentage 57.91% 42.09%

Previous New Progressive Party nominee for Governor of Puerto Rico

Ricardo Rosselló

2020 New Progressive Party nominee for Governor of Puerto Rico

Pedro Pierluisi

Candidates

Governor

Resident Commissioner


Senate

The PNP holds 21 seats in the Senate of Puerto Rico, 6 at-large seats and 15 district seats.

House of Representatives

The PNP holds 34 seats in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.

See also

References

  1. Ortiz-Blanes, Syra; Padró Ocasto, Bianca (August 9, 2020). "'Never in my life had I seen this.' Puerto Rico to delay primaries amid election chaos". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. "Pedro Pierluisi: "Puerto Rico va a echar hacia adelante conmigo al mando"". ElNuevoDia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
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