2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary

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2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary
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 2012June 5, 2016 (2016-06-05) 2020  
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  Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Bernie Sanders September 2015 cropped.jpg
Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Popular vote54,83933,958
Percentage61.14%37.86%

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Results by municipality
  Hillary Clinton
  Bernie Sanders
  No votes

The 2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary took place on June 5 in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

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Clinton was a heavy favorite to win the territory's primary. In her two terms as United States Senator from New York, the state with the largest population of Puerto Rican-Americans, she gained a strong degree of familiarity with the island. Those connections helped her build institutional support from top Puerto Rico Democrats, including then-Governor Alejandro García Padilla. [1]

No other Democratic or Republican primaries took place on the same day. The Republican Party's Puerto Rico primary took place on March 6, 2016.

Results

Puerto Rico Democratic caucuses, June 5, 2016
CandidatePopular voteEstimated delegates
CountPercentagePledgedUnpledgedTotal
Hillary Clinton 52,65859.74%36742
Bernie Sanders 33,36837.85%24024
Rocky De La Fuente 3000.35%
Total88,149100%60767
Source: [2]

Results By Districts

County [3] ClintonVotesSandersVotes
San Juan I 49.4%6,47246.4%6,080
Bayamon II 56.9%6,52542.7%4,897
Arecibo III 66.3%8,01133.1%4,004
Mayagüez IV 57.6%5,75641.8%4,176
Ponce V 65.7%6,47232.5%3,199
Guayama VI 61.8%6,57428.6%3,043
Humacao VII 61.6%4,96037.8%3,046
Carolina VIII 61.1%7,88838.0%4,923
Total59.7%52,65837.9%33,368

References

  1. Strauss, Daniel. "Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary". POLITICO. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. The Green Papers
  3. "Comisión Estatal de Elecciones". Primarias Presidenciales Demócratas 2016 (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2021.