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The 2020 Puerto Rico House of Representative election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the members of the 31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor, the Resident Commissioner, the Senate, and the mayors of the 78 municipalities. The winners were elected to a four-year term from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2025.
The New Progressive Party lost their 2/3 majority, and the Popular Democratic Party narrowly surpassed the 26 seat threshold, and acquired the 1/2 majority. The Puerto Rican Independence Party retained their seat, while the Citizen's Victory Movement and Project Dignity gained 2 and 1 seat respectively.
There are 172 candidates running for representative:
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PNP19 | PNP20 | PNP21 | MVC1 | MVC2 | PIP1 | PD1 |
Parties | District | At-large | Total seats | Composition | ± | |||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||||
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | 436,522 | 39.04% | 24 | 414,283 | 35.84% | 2 | 26 | 26 / 51 | 10 | |||||
New Progressive Party (PNP) | 435,930 | 38.99% | 16 | 387,934 | 33.57% | 5 | 21 | 21 / 51 | 13 | |||||
Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC) | 125,489 | 11.22% | 0 | 151,409 | 13.10% | 2 | 2 | 2 / 51 | 2 | |||||
Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | 98,864 | 8.84% | 0 | 122,973 | 10.64% | 1 | 1 | 1 / 51 | ||||||
Project Dignity (PD) | 18,264 | 1.63% | 0 | 79,166 | 6.85% | 1 | 1 | 1 / 51 | 1 | |||||
Independents | 3,059 | 0.27% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 51 | ||||||
Total | 1,118,128 | 100.0 | 40 | 1,155,765 | 100.0 | 11 | 51 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Eddie Charbonier Chinea (incumbent) | 10,506 | 42.35% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Alberto Derkes de Leon | 5,948 | 23.98% | ||
Popular Democratic | Rosario Tata | 5,634 | 22.71% | ||
Independence | Carmen Santiago Negrón | 2,720 | 10.96% | ||
Turnout | 24,808 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Luis Torres Cruz (incumbent) | 8,166 | 31.54% | ||
New Progressive | Ricardo Rey Ocasio | 8,003 | 30.91% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Fernando Villaespesa | 6,285 | 24.28% | ||
Independence | Dario Ortiz González | 3,164 | 12.22% | ||
Independent | Julio Vargas Cruz | 270 | 1.04% | ||
Turnout | 25,888 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Juan Morales Rodríguez (incumbent) | 8,590 | 35.14% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Eva Prado Rodríguez | 8,462 | 34.61% | ||
Popular Democratic | José Ortiz | 5,898 | 24.13% | ||
Independence | Ángel Alicea Montañez | 1,497 | 6.12% | ||
Turnout | 24,447 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Victor Parés (incumbent) | 10,189 | 33.20% | ||
Popular Democratic | Manuel Calderón Cerame | 9,640 | 31.41% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Rafaela Esteves Agramonte | 6,921 | 22.55% | ||
Independence | Marian Ortiz Vargas | 3,937 | 12.83% | ||
Turnout | 30,687 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Jorge Navarro (incumbent) | 11,277 | 35.16% | ||
Popular Democratic | Roberto Zayas | 8,764 | 27.32% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Carlos Ávila Pacheco | 6,565 | 20.47% | ||
Independence | Alfonzo Questell Ortiz | 2,841 | 8.86% | ||
Project Dignity | Ricardo Rodríguez Quiles | 2,630 | 8.20% | ||
Turnout | 32,077 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Antonio Soto (incumbent) | 13,547 | 44.87% | ||
Popular Democratic | Noemí Andújar | 7,573 | 25.08% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Alex Rodríguez Rodríguez | 6,471 | 21.43% | ||
Independence | Jaime Rodríguez Rivera | 2,603 | 8.62% | ||
Turnout | 30,194 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Luis Pérez Ortiz (incumbent) | 11,064 | 42.03% | ||
Popular Democratic | Janice Nieves | 7,112 | 27.02% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Carmen Pagán Cabrera | 5,187 | 19.70% | ||
Independence | Mario Maldonado Ramírez | 2,962 | 11.25% | ||
Turnout | 26,325 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Yashira Lebrón (incumbent) | 10,373 | 39.33% | ||
Popular Democratic | Eric Bonilla Latoni | 6,092 | 23.10% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Moraima Rodríguez | 5,303 | 20.11% | ||
Independence | Jesús Dávila Molina | 2,405 | 9.12% | ||
Project Dignity | Paul Rodríguez González | 2,202 | 8.35% | ||
Turnout | 26,375 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Yazzer Morales Díaz | 9,801 | 38.22% | ||
Popular Democratic | Noelia Ramos Vázquez | 9,093 | 35.46% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Edna Vázquez Díaz | 4,550 | 17.74% | ||
Independence | Iván Sánchez Almodovar | 2,199 | 8.56% | ||
Turnout | 25,643 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Deborah Soto Arroyo | 9,950 | 44.26% | ||
New Progressive | Pedro Santiago Guzman (incumbent) | 9,609 | 42.74% | ||
Independence | Roberto Jusino Serrano | 2,922 | 13.00% | ||
Turnout | 22,481 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Rafael Hernandez (incumbent) | 11,357 | 38.84% | ||
New Progressive | Isabela Molina | 10,731 | 36.69% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Lousif Nevárez de Garcia | 4,568 | 15.62% | ||
Independence | Guillermo Martínez Rivera | 2,588 | 8.85% | ||
Turnout | 29,244 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Edgardo Feliciano | 11,807 | 39.79% | ||
New Progressive | Javier Parés | 11,061 | 37.27% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Edwin Marrero Santiago | 5,465 | 18.41% | ||
Independence | Ángel Santana | 1,344 | 4.53% | ||
Turnout | 29,677 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Gabriel Rodríguez (incumbent) | 12,656 | 41.23% | ||
Popular Democratic | Brian Casais García | 12,349 | 40.23% | ||
Citizens' Victory | José Cintrón | 3,223 | 10.50% | ||
Independence | Yahaira Velázquez Correa | 2,471 | 8.05% | ||
Turnout | 30,699 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | José González (incumbent) | 11,862 | 43.43% | ||
Popular Democratic | Juan Torres | 9,043 | 33.11% | ||
Project Dignity | Edwin Mieles Richard | 2,892 | 10.59% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Ismael Rodríguez Medina | 2,338 | 8.56% | ||
Independence | Héctor Guillermo Díaz | 1,176 | 4.31% | ||
Turnout | 27,311 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Joel Franqui Atiles (incumbent) | 14,769 | 46.97% | ||
Popular Democratic | Armando Legarreta Raíces | 14,205 | 45.17% | ||
Independence | Fernando Babilonia Aguilar | 2,471 | 7.86% | ||
Turnout | 31,445 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Eladio Cardonia | 15,847 | 49.30% | ||
New Progressive | Félix Lassalle Toro (incumbent) | 13,969 | 43.46% | ||
Independence | Pedro Méndez Acosta | 2,326 | 7.24% | ||
Turnout | 32,142 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Wilson Roman (incumbent) | 14,101 | 47.14% | ||
Popular Democratic | David Villanueva | 11,711 | 39.15% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Santiago Concepción | 2,442 | 8.16% | ||
Independence | Hector Santaella Buitrago | 1,661 | 5.55% | ||
Turnout | 29,915 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Jessi Cortés Ramos | 14,961 | 43.53% | ||
New Progressive | Jose Pérez Cordero (incumbent) | 14,895 | 43.34% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Pedro Acevedo Vargas | 3,099 | 9.02% | ||
Independence | Antonio Vargas Morales | 1,416 | 4.12% | ||
Turnout | 34,371 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Jocelyne Rodríguez Negrón | 9,892 | 41.34% | ||
New Progressive | Maricarmen Mas (incumbent) | 8,541 | 35.70% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Yadira Vázquez Rivera | 3,102 | 12.96% | ||
Independence | Jose Muñiz Quiñones | 2,392 | 10.00% | ||
Turnout | 23,927 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Kebin Maldonado Martinez | 11,669 | 39.89% | ||
New Progressive | Emilio Carlo | 10,155 | 34.71% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Noé Ramírez Ramírez | 4,087 | 13.97% | ||
Independence | Milagros Martínez Pérez | 3,344 | 11.43% | ||
Turnout | 29,255 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Lydia Méndez (incumbent) | 12,122 | 42.29% | ||
New Progressive | Yamilet González Alicea | 11,870 | 41.42% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Andrés Acosta Mercado | 2,867 | 10.00% | ||
Independence | Jaime Camacho Román | 1,802 | 6.29% | ||
Turnout | 28,661 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Jorge Alfredo Rivera | 15,049 | 48.44% | ||
New Progressive | Michael Quiñones (incumbent) | 14,483 | 46.61% | ||
Independence | Edna Quiñones | 1,538 | 4.95% | ||
Turnout | 31,070 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Popular Democratic | José Rivera Madera | 11,017 | 37.96% | ||
New Progressive | Victor Torres (incumbent) | 10,816 | 37.27% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Saime Figueroa Rodríguez | 4,803 | 16.55% | ||
Independence | Jimmy Borrero | 2,385 | 8.22% | ||
Turnout | 29,021 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Popular Democratic | Ángel Fourquet | 9,024 | 36.34% | ||
New Progressive | José Bachs Alemán (incumbent) | 7,944 | 31.99% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Reinaldo Colón Alonso | 3,325 | 13.39% | ||
Project Dignity | Luis Salinas | 2,353 | 9.48% | ||
Independence | Carlos Reyes Alonso | 2,185 | 8.80% | ||
Turnout | 24,831 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Popular Democratic | Domingo Torres Garcia | 11,453 | 42.08% | ||
New Progressive | Jacqueline Rodríguez (incumbent) | 10,021 | 36.82% | ||
Independence | Gerardo Cruz López | 2,908 | 10.68% | ||
Project Dignity | José Hernández Pagán | 2,837 | 10.42% | ||
Turnout | 27,219 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Popular Democratic | Orlando Aponte Rosario | 18,096 | 51.80% | ||
New Progressive | Urayoán Hernández (Incumbent) | 14,636 | 41.89% | ||
Independence | Calixto Negrón Aponte | 2,203 | 6.31% | ||
Turnout | 34,935 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Popular Democratic | Estrella Martínez Soto | 14,230 | 48.39% | ||
New Progressive | Manuel Claudio (Incumbent) | 11,850 | 40.30% | ||
Independence | Rafael Rosario Rivera | 3,327 | 11.31% | ||
Turnout | 29,407 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Popular Democratic | Juan Santiago Nieves | 17,059 | 46.60% | ||
New Progressive | Rafael June Rivera (Incumbent) | 14,251 | 38.93% | ||
Citizens' Victory | José Daniel Rodríguez | 3,894 | 10.64% | ||
Independence | Roy Ayala Pérez | 1,402 | 3.83% | ||
Turnout | 36,606 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | José Díaz Collazo (Incumbent) | 13,093 | 49.64% | ||
New Progressive | Lisandro Morales Vázquez | 9,024 | 34.21% | ||
Independence | Fernando Maldonado Morales | 4,259 | 16.15% | ||
Turnout | 26,376 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Luis Ortiz Lugo (Incumbent) | 12,160 | 49.16% | ||
New Progressive | Héctor Torres | 10,017 | 40.49% | ||
Independence | Eduardo Soto | 2,561 | 10.35% | ||
Turnout | 24,738 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Jesús Santa Rodríguez (Incumbent) | 10,369 | 32.84% | ||
New Progressive | Vimarie Peña Dávila | 10,255 | 32.48% | ||
Citizens' Victory | César García Martínez | 4,994 | 15.82% | ||
Independence | Luis Domenech Sepúlveda | 3,675 | 11.64% | ||
Project Dignity | Raúl Colón Rodríguez | 2,279 | 7.22% | ||
Turnout | 31,572 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | José Varela (Incumbent) | 8,558 | 35.43% | ||
New Progressive | José Figueroa | 7,146 | 29.58% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Maritza Maymí Hernández | 5,420 | 22.44% | ||
Independence | Jesús Roque | 3,034 | 12.56% | ||
Turnout | 24,158 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Ángel Peña Jr. (Incumbent) | 13,257 | 49.91% | ||
Popular Democratic | Luis Collazo Negrón | 9,757 | 36.73% | ||
Independence | Gloria Santana Velázquez | 3,548 | 13.36% | ||
Turnout | 26,562 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Ramón Cruz Burgos (Incumbent) | 16,719 | 52.18% | ||
New Progressive | Félix Figueroa | 13,098 | 40.88% | ||
Independence | Carlos Rosado Dávila | 2,227 | 6.95% | ||
Turnout | 32,044 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Sol Higgins | 11,892 | 49.26% | ||
New Progressive | Alejandro Martínez Burgos | 7,933 | 32.86% | ||
Independent | Samuel Pagán Cuadrado | 2,321 | 9.61% | ||
Independence | Ricardo Díaz Maldonado | 1,996 | 8.27% | ||
Turnout | 24,142 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Carlos Méndez (Incumbent) | 9,634 | 44.36% | ||
Popular Democratic | Juan Gómez | 9,364 | 43.11% | ||
Independence | Lydia Ramos Ivaldo | 2,722 | 12.53% | ||
Turnout | 21,720 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Ángel Bulerín (Incumbent) | 10,639 | 41.31% | ||
Popular Democratic | Ángel Osorio Vélez | 9,933 | 38.56% | ||
Project Dignity | Eilleen Ramos Rivera | 3,071 | 11.92% | ||
Independence | Reginald Carrasquillo | 2,114 | 8.21% | ||
Turnout | 25,757 | ||||
New Progressive hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Progressive | Wanda del Valle Correa | 9,696 | 36.66% | ||
Popular Democratic | Luis Rivera Filomino | 8,941 | 33.80% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Daniel Lugo Mercado | 5,188 | 19.61% | ||
Independence | Luz Álvarez Rodríguez | 2,158 | 8.16% | ||
Independent | Emmanuel Huertas | 468 | 1.77% | ||
Turnout | 26,451 | ||||
New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Roberto Rivera Ruiz (Incumbent) | 8,949 | 37.18% | ||
New Progressive | Luis Alberto Cortés | 7,012 | 29.13% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Manuel Alonso López | 5,984 | 24.86% | ||
Independence | Luis Cruz Batista | 2,124 | 8.82% | ||
Turnout | 24,069 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Popular Democratic | Ángel Matos Garcia (Incumbent) | 7,974 | 36.45% | ||
New Progressive | Sergio Estevez | 6,649 | 30.39% | ||
Citizens' Victory | Tiffany Rohena | 4,998 | 22.84% | ||
Independence | María Vargas Cáceres | 2,257 | 10.32% | ||
Turnout | 21,878 | ||||
Popular Democratic hold | |||||
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San Juan, Puerto Rico, held an election for mayor on November 3, 2020. Among other elections, it was held concurrently with the 2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election. It saw the election of New Progressive Party nominee Miguel Romero.
The 2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Resident Commissioner, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the mayors of the 78 municipalities. Incumbent New Progressive Party Governor Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia is running for re-election to a second term in office.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico to elect the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico will be held on November 5, 2024. The election of the Resident Commissioner will be held concurrently with concurrently with the larger 2024 United States House of Representatives elections, the 2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, and other U.S. federal and Puerto Rican general election races.