2024 Puerto Rico Senate election

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2024 Puerto Rico Senate elections
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 

All 27 seats in the Senate of Puerto Rico
14 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Jose Dalmau Presidente.jpg Sen. Thomas Rivera Schatz (cropped).jpg Ana Irma Rivera Lassen crop.png
Leader José L. Dalmau Santiago Thomas Rivera Schatz Ana I. Rivera Lassén (running for Resident Commissioner)
Party Popular Democratic New Progressive Citizens' Victory
Leader sinceJanuary 2, 2021January 2, 2017January 2, 2021
Seats before12102

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Maria de Lourdes Santiago.jpg Joanne M. Rodriguez Veve.jpg Vargas Vidot.jpg
Leader María de Lourdes Santiago Joanne M. Rodríguez Veve José A. Vargas Vidot
Party Independence Project Dignity Independent
Leader sinceJanuary 2, 2021January 2, 2021January 2, 2017
Seats before111

President of the Senate before election

José Dalmau Santiago
Popular Democratic

Elected President of the Senate

TBD

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.

Contents

Summary

There are 77 candidates running for senator:

Senate composition

27th Senate of Puerto Rico (2021-2025)

PPD1PPD2PPD3PPD4PPD5PPD6PPD7PPD8PPD9
PPD10PPD11PPD12MVC1MVC2PIP1PD1IND1PNP1
PNP2PNP3PNP4PNP5PNP6PPD7PPD8PPD9PPD10

Results

Summary

PartiesDistrictAt-largeTotal seatsComposition±%
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
0 / 27
New Progressive Party (PNP)
0 / 27
Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC)
0 / 27
Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP)
0 / 27
Project Dignity (PD)
0 / 27
Independents
0 / 27
Total100.0016100.001127

Senate At-Large

2024 Puerto Rico At-Large Senate Election
CandidateParty or alliance
Thomas Rivera Schatz (incumbent) PNP
Keren Riquelme Cabrera (incumbent) PNP
Gregorio Matías Rosario (incumbent) PNP
Ángel Toledo López PNP
Roxana I. Soto Aguilú PNP
Leyda Cruz Berrios PNP
José L. Dalmau Santiago (incumbent) PPD
Luis J. Hernández Ortiz PPD
José A. Santiago Rivera PPD
Ada Álvarez Conde PPD
María Santiago Negrón (incumbent) Alianza PIP
Joanne Rodríguez Veve (incumbent) PD
José Vargas Vidot (incumbent) IND
Elizabeth Torres Rodriguez IND
Nelson R. Albino IND
Total

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. [1] 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. [2]

Senate by District

I San Juan

2024 Puerto Rico San Juan District election
CandidateParty or alliance
Juan O. Morales Rodríguez (incumbent) PNP
Nitza S. Morán Trinidad (incumbent) PNP
Ivonne Lozada Rosas PPD
Gabriel Pérez Pérez PPD
Rosa M. Seguí Cordero Alianza MVC
Adrián González Costa Alianza PIP
Total

II Bayamón

2024 Puerto Rico Bayamón District election
CandidateParty or alliance
Carmelo J. Ríos Santiago (incumbent) PNP
Migdalia Padilla Alvelo (incumbent) PNP
Raquel Rodríguez Gauthier PPD
Antonio Cruz Rodríguez PPD
José B. Márquez Reyes Alianza MVC
Noel Berríos Díaz Alianza PIP
César Vázquez Muñiz PD
Lymari Ocasio Pérez PD
Total

III Arecibo

2024 Puerto Rico San Juan District election
CandidateParty or alliance
Héctor G. González López PNP
Brenda Pérez Soto PNP
Elizabeth Rosa Vélez (incumbent) PPD
Ramón L. Hernández Espino (incumbent) PPD
Cristina Perez Reyes Alianza MVC
Taira M. Barreto Canals Alianza PIP
Edwin Mieles Richard PD
Mario J. Rosario Maisonet PD
Total

IV Mayagüez-Aguadilla

2024 Puerto Rico Mayagüez-Aguadilla District election
CandidateParty or alliance
Karen M. Román Rodríguez PNP
Jeison Rosa Ramos PNP
Migdalia I. González Arroyo (incumbent) PPD
Juan E. Vega Quiñones PPD
Neal E. Matías Vélez Alianza MVC
Julia R. Rodríguez Sánchez Alianza PIP
José A. Bonilla Morales PD
Raúl E. López Vergé PD
Total

V Ponce

2024 Puerto Rico Ponce District election
CandidateParty or alliance
Jaime M. Barlucea Rodríguez PNP
Jaqueline Rodríguez Hernández PNP
Marially González Huertas (incumbent) PPD
Ramón Ruiz Nievez (incumbent) PPD
Ramón Rodríguez Ramos Alianza MVC
Justiniano Díaz Maldonado Alianza PIP
José A. Hernández Pagán PD
Francisco J. Rodríguez Napoleoni PD
Total

VI Guayama

2024 Puerto Rico Guayama District election
CandidateParty or alliance
Wílmer E. Reyes Berríos PNP
Rafael Santos Ortiz PNP
Alberto Torres Berríos (incumbent) PPD
Héctor L. Santiago Torres (incumbent) PPD
Mariela L. Martínez Vera Alianza MVC
Víctor A. Alvarado Guzmán Alianza PIP
Verónica Rivera Lebrón PD
Javier F. Concención Vázquez PD
Total

VII Humacao

2024 Puerto Rico Humacao District election
CandidateParty or alliance
Wanda M. Soto Tolentino (incumbent) PNP
Luis D. Colón La Santa PNP
Nina D. Valedón Santiago PPD
Luis R. Sánchez Hernández PPD
Mayra Viól Bernier Alianza MVC
Luis Domenech Sepúlveda Alianza PIP
Katherine Tirado Flores PD
Jennifer López Contreras PD
Total

VIII Carolina

2024 Puerto Rico Carolina District election
CandidateParty or alliance
Marissa Jiménez Santoni (incumbent) PNP
Héctor J. Sánchez Álvarez PNP
Enid Monge Ortiz PPD
Frankie Guerra Morales PPD
Luis D. Lugo Mercado Alianza MVC
Dwight Rodríguez Delgado Alianza PIP
David R. Matta Fontanet PD
Eilleen V. Ramos Rivera PD
Total

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