2024 Puerto Rico Senate election

2024 Puerto Rico Senate elections

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All 27 seats in the Senate of Puerto Rico 14 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Thomas Rivera Schatz José Luis Dalmau María de Lourdes Santiago Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Independence Leader since January 2, 2017 January 2, 2021 January 2, 2021 Seats before 10 12 1 Seats after 19 5 2 [a] Seat change 9 7 1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Joanne Rodríguez Veve Eliezer Molina (write-in) Ana Irma Rivera Lassén [b] Party Project Dignity Independent Citizens' Victory Leader since January 2, 2021 — January 2, 2021 Seats before 1 1 [c] 2 Seats after 1 1 0 Seat change 2
President of the Senate before election José Dalmau Santiago Popular Democratic Elected President of the Senate Thomas Rivera Schatz New Progressive

The 2024 Puerto Rico Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the members of the 28th 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 were elected to four-year terms from January 2, 2025, to January 2, 2029.

This was the first Puerto Rico Senate election with a successful write-in candidate, Eliezer Molina, who won one of the 11 at-large seats after receiving 71,254 votes. ^{[1] [2]}

Summary

There are 77 candidates running for senator:

• New Progressive Party (PNP) have 22 candidates, 9 of whom are incumbent.
• Popular Democratic Party (PPD) have 20 candidates, 8 of whom are incumbent.
• Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) have 9 candidates, 1 of whom was incumbent.
• Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC) have 8 candidates.
• Project Dignity (PD) have 15 candidates, 1 of whom was incumbent.
• 3 candidates are independent, 1 of whom was incumbent.

Senate composition

27th Senate of Puerto Rico (2021-2025)

PPD1	PPD2	PPD3	PPD4	PPD5	PPD6	PPD7	PPD8	PPD9
PPD10	PPD11	PPD12	MVC1	MVC2	PIP1	PD1	IND1	PNP1
PNP2	PNP3	PNP4	PNP5	PNP6	PPD7	PPD8	PPD9	PPD10

28th Senate of Puerto Rico (2025-2029)

PNP1	PNP2	PNP3	PNP4	PNP5	PNP6	PPD7	PPD8	PPD9
PNP10	PNP11	PNP12	PNP13	PNP14	PNP15	PNP16	PNP17	PNP18
PNP19	PPD1	PPD2	PPD3	PPD4	PPD5	PIP1	PIP2 [a]	PD1
IND1

Results

Final certifications are due on December 26, 2024, by the Puerto Rico State Commission (CEE). ^[3]

Summary

Parties		District			At-large			Total seats	Composition	±%
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	New Progressive Party (PNP)	872,873	39.8	15	446,273	35.1	5	19	19 / 27	+9
	Popular Democratic Party (PPD)	729,922	33.3	1	325,053	25.6	4	5	5 / 27	-7
	Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP)	198,590	9.1	0	178,575	14.0	1	1	1 / 27	–
	Project Dignity (PD)	170,566	7.8	0	94,604	7.4	1	1	1 / 27	–
	Independents	0	0	0	132,053	10.4	1	1	1 / 27	–
	Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC)	156,795	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	0 / 27	-2
Total		2,192,800	100.00	16	1,271,361	100.00	11	27

Left-of-center parties PIP and MVC formed an electoral alliance for the 2024 elections, called the Alianza de País. They agreed to only run one candidate per Senate district to maximize their opportunities. ^[4]

Senate at-large

2024 Puerto Rico At-Large Senate Election ^{[5] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independence	María de Lourdes Santiago (incumbent)	178,575	14.0	+2.7
	New Progressive	Thomas Rivera Schatz (incumbent)	100,001	7.9	+1.3
	Project Dignity	Joanne Rodríguez Veve (incumbent)	94,604	7.4	+0.1
	Popular Democratic	José Luis Dalmau (incumbent)	86,097	6.8	+0.9
	Popular Democratic	Javy Hernandez	85,956	6.8	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Josian Santiago	76,961	6.1	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Ada Álvarez Conde	76,039	6.0	+1.2
	New Progressive	Ángel Toledo López	72,368	5.7	n/a
	Independent	Eliezer Molina Pérez (write-in)	71,254	5.6	n/a
	New Progressive	Gregorio Matías (incumbent)	69,350	5.5	+0.1
	New Progressive	Roxanna I. Soto Aguilú	69,010	5.4	n/a
	New Progressive	Keren Riquelme (incumbent)	67,953	5.3	+0.1
	New Progressive	Leyda Cruz	67,591	5.3	n/a
	Independent	José Vargas Vidot (incumbent)	48,566	3.8	−2.0
	Independent	Elizabeth Torres	10,191	0.8	n/a
	Independent	Nelson R. Albino	2,042	0.2	n/a
	Write-in		13,395	1.1	n/a
Total votes			1,271,361	100.0
	Independence hold
	New Progressive hold
	Project Dignity hold
	Popular Democratic hold
	Popular Democratic hold
	Popular Democratic gain from Independent
	Popular Democratic gain from Citizens' Victory
	New Progressive hold
	Independent hold
	New Progressive hold
	New Progressive gain from Citizens' Victory

The Popular Democratic Party decided to nominate four candidates instead of six candidates like they normally do, claiming that this would help them win more overall at-large seats. ^[6] Although the Citizen's Victory Movement originally planned to have two at-large candidates, these being incumbent senator Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl and newcomer Alejandro Santiago Calderón, their candidacies were invalidated by the Supreme Court for not having collected the necessary endorsements required by law. ^[7]

Senate by District

I San Juan

2024 Puerto Rico San Juan District Election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Progressive	Nitza Morán (incumbent)	52,617	21.4	+4.8
	New Progressive	Juan Oscar Morales	51,862	21.1	n/a
	Independence	Andrés González Berdecia [d]	45,950	18.7	+13.0
	Citizens' Victory	Rosa Seguí	41,856	16.9	+3.4
	Popular Democratic	Ivonne Lozada	27,904	11.4	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Gabriel Pérez Pérez	25,654	10.4	n/a
Total votes			245,843	100.0
	New Progressive hold
	New Progressive hold

II Bayamón

2024 Bayamón District Election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Progressive	Carmelo Ríos Santiago (incumbent)	56,229	22.0	+1.3
	New Progressive	Migdalia Padilla (incumbent)	56,106	22.0	+2.1
	Citizens' Victory	Betito Márquez	36,920	14.5	N/A
	Popular Democratic	Raquel Gauthier	29,520	11.6	N/A
	Popular Democratic	Antonio Cruz Rodríguez	26,533	10.4	N/A
	Independence	Noel Berríos Díaz	25,799	10.1	N/A
	Project Dignity	César Vázquez Muñiz	12,331	4.8	N/A
	Project Dignity	Lymari Ocasio Pérez	11,635	4.6	N/A
Total votes			255,073	100.0
	New Progressive hold
	New Progressive hold

III Arecibo

2024 Arecibo District Election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Progressive	Brenda Pérez Soto	61,769	21.8	n/a
	New Progressive	Gaby González	61,241	21.6	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Elizabeth Rosa Vélez (incumbent)	51,119	18.0	−1.1
	Popular Democratic	Ramón Luis Hernández Espino (incumbent)	50,808	17.9	−1.0
	Independence	Taíra M. Barreto Canals	17,212	6.1	n/a
	Project Dignity	Edwin Mieles Richard	14,850	5.2	n/a
	Project Dignity	Mario Javier Rosario Maisonet	13,526	4.8	n/a
	Citizens' Victory	Cristina Pérez	12,908	4.6	n/a
Total votes			283,433	100.0
	New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic
	New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic

IV Mayagüez-Aguadilla

2024 Mayagüez-Aguadilla District Election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Progressive	Jeison "El Calvito" Rosa	57,015	20.1	n/a
	New Progressive	Karen Michelle Román Rodríguez	56,985	20.1	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Migdalia González (incumbent)	56,908	20.1	−0.7
	Popular Democratic	Juan "Veguita" Vega	53,730	18.9	n/a
	Independence	Julia Rita Rodríguez Sánchez	22,022	7.8	n/a
	Project Dignity	José A. Bonilla Morales	14,505	5.1	n/a
	Project Dignity	Raúl López Vergé	13,245	4.7	n/a
	Citizens' Victory	Nil Matías	9,271	3.3	n/a
Total votes			283,661	100.0
	New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic
	New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic

V Ponce

2024 Ponce District Election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Popular Democratic	Migdalia González (incumbent)	67,122	21.9	+1.8
	New Progressive	Jamie Barlucea	65,823	21.5	n/a
	New Progressive	Jackie Rodríguez	64,074	20.9	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Ramoncito Ruiz Nieves (incumbent)	62,263	20.3	+2.1
	Independence	Justiniano Díaz	18,058	5.9	n/a
	Project Dignity	Francisco Javier Rodríguez Napoleoni	9,899	3.2	n/a
	Citizens' Victory	Ramón Rodríguez Ramos	9,791	3.2	n/a
	Project Dignity	José Alberto Hernández Pagán	9,232	3.0	n/a
Total votes			306,262	100.0
	Popular Democratic hold
	New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic

VI Guayama

2024 Guayama District Election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Progressive	Rafy Santos Ortiz	67,542	22.5	n/a
	New Progressive	Wilmer Reyes Berríos	67,504	22.5	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Albert Torres Berríos (incumbent)	56,356	18.8	−4.2
	Popular Democratic	Héctor Santiago (incumbent)	55,761	18.6	n/a
	Independence	Víctor Alvarado Guzmán	20,772	6.9	+2.4
	Citizens' Victory	Luzmina Martínez Vera	15,393	5.1	n/a
	Project Dignity	Verónica Rivera Lebrón	9,075	3.0	n/a
	Project Dignity	Javier F. Concepción Vázquez	7,927	2.6	n/a
Total votes			300,330	100.0
	New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic
	New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic

VII Humacao

2024 Humacao District Election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Progressive	Wanda Soto Tolentino (incumbent)	60,403	21.4	+2.4
	New Progressive	Luis Daniel Colón La Santa	59,032	20.9	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Nina Valedón	49,543	17.6	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Luis Raúl Sánchez Hernández	46,404	16.4	n/a
	Independence	Luis Domenech Sepúlveda	24,385	8.6	n/a
	Project Dignity	Jennifer López Contreras	15,347	5.4	n/a
	Citizens' Victory	Mayra Vicil Bernier	13,932	4.9	n/a
	Project Dignity	Katherine Tirado Flores	13,050	4.6	n/a
Total votes			282,096	100.0
	New Progressive hold
	New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic

VIII Carolina

2024 Carolina District Election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Progressive	Marissa Jiménez (incumbent)	51,897	22.0	+4.3
	New Progressive	Héctor Joaquín Sánchez Álvarez	46,848	19.8	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Enid Monge Ortiz	35,396	15.0	n/a
	Popular Democratic	Frankie Guerra Morales	34,901	14.8	n/a
	Independence	Dwight Rodríguez Delgado	24,392	10.3	n/a
	Citizens' Victory	Daniel Lugo Mercado	16,724	7.1	n/a
	Project Dignity	Eilleen Violeta Ramos Rivera	13,463	5.7	n/a
	Project Dignity	David Ramón Matta Fontanet	12,481	5.3	n/a
Total votes			236,102	100.0
	New Progressive hold
	New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic

Notes

1. The numbers of legislators in this senate increased from 27 to 28, because the New Progressive Party (PNP) won 19 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 (1 seat in this election).
2. Ran for Resident Commissioner
3. Vargas Vidot
4. Elected under Article III of the Puerto Rico constitution, as an extra seat for minority parties. ^{[8] [9]}

References

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2. In Re: Consulta de votación sobre variantes de nominación directa (in Spanish), Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico – via Scribd
3. "Sin certificaciones oficiales antes de Navidad" (in Spanish). December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024– via PressReader.
4. Goodman, Amy (October 24, 2024). "Una nueva alianza política en Puerto Rico busca sacar a la isla del control de los dos partidos dominantes: "Es una oferta histórica para el pueblo de Puerto Rico"". Democracy Now! (in Spanish). Retrieved January 7, 2024.
5. "Certificación de resultados finales Elecciones Generales y Plebiscito 2024 - Gobernador, Comisionado Residente, Cámara y Senado" [Certification of final results of the 2024 General Elections and Plebiscite - Governor, Resident Commissioner, House of Representatives, and Senate](PDF). Comisión estatal de elecciones de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). December 31, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
6. Cabiya, Pamela Hernández. "El Partido Popular postulará a cuatro candidatos por acumulación en Cámara y en Senado". www.noticel.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
7. PR, por Microjuris (June 10, 2024). "Supremo invalida cuatro candidaturas legislativas por acumulación del MVC". Microjuris al Día (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2024.
8. "In Re:Cláusula Constitucional sobre escaños por adición para la Cámara de Representantes". Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico.
9. "Entran a la Legislatura tres candidatos del PIP por Ley de Minorías". La Perla del Sur. January 1, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.