2024 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico

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2024 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico
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Nominee Pablo Hernández Rivera William Villafañe Ana Irma Rivera Lassén
Party Popular Democratic New Progressive Citizens' Victory
Alliance Democratic Republican Alianza de País
Popular vote482,938379,624107,888
Percentage44.6%35.0%9.9%
 
NomineeViviana Ramírez MoralesRoberto Karlo Velázquez [a]
Party Project Dignity Independence
Alliance Republican Alianza de País
Popular vote56,97456,498
Percentage5.3%5.2%
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Results by municipality
Hernández:      40-50%     50-60%
Villafañe:      40–50%     50–60%
Resident Commissioner before election

Jenniffer González
New Progressive

Elected Resident Commissioner

Pablo Hernández Rivera
Popular Democratic

The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico to elect the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico were held on November 5, 2024. The election of the Resident Commissioner was held 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.

Contents

The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is the only member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected every four years instead of a two-year term. The incumbent is Jenniffer González, a member of the New Progressive Party (PNP) and the Republican Party, who was re-elected with 41.2% of the vote in 2020. González is not seeking re-election in 2024, instead choosing to run for governor. [1]

The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico nominated Pablo Hernández Rivera to seek the Resident Commissioner seat. He formed an exploratory bid in February 2023 but became the official nominee in May. Hernández is a Democrat and the grandson of the former governor of Puerto Rico Rafael Hernández Colón. [2]

The Puerto Rican Independence Party and Citizens' Victory Movement have formed an electoral alliance, with both parties agreeing to support current territorial senator Ana Irma Rivera Lassén; however, all parties are required to nominate a candidate for governor, so PIP nominated Dr. Roberto Velázquez.

New Progressive Party primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

William Villafañe

Statewide officials

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Elmer
Román		William
Villafañe		Other/
undecided
Pasquines [13] May 22–30, 2024483 (RV)?29%69%2%

Results

New Progressive primary [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Progressive William Villafañe 155,571 54.46
New Progressive Elmer Román 130,11545.54
Total votes285,686 100.00

Nominee

Alianza de País (MVC-PIP Alliance)

The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and Citizens' Victory Movement (MVC) have formed an alliance for the 2024 elections. The Independence Party has agreed to support whoever wins the Citizens Victory Movement primary; however, they are still required to nominate a candidate of their own by law. [16]

MVC nomination

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Ana Irma Rivera Lassén

U.S. representatives

Territorial legislators

Political parties

Newspapers

  • Momento Crítico [24]

PIP nominee

Project Dignity nomination

Nominee

General election

Debate

DatesLocationVillafañeHernándezLassénRamírezVelázquezLink
October 7, 2024ParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipant YouTube [26]
October 17, 2024ParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipant YouTube [27]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		William
Villafañe (PNP)		Pablo
Hernández (PPD)		Ana Irma
Lassén (MVC)		Viviana
Ramírez (PD)		Roberto Karlo
Velázquez (PIP) [a] 		Undecided
AtlasIntel [28] November 1–4, 20244,914 (LV)± 1.0%34%41%16%5%1%3% [c]
El Nuevo Día/The Research Office [29] October 29 – November 1, 20241,000 (LV)—38%37%15%6%—4%
Lit Data PR [30] October 25 – November 1, 2024800 (A)± 3.39%29%41%13%4%1%13%
31%43%15%8%3%—
Pasquines [31] October 21 – November 1, 2024(A)—34%38%17%8%1%2%
Bacon Research [32] October 25–29, 2024807 (LV)± 3.0%30%33%7%5%4%22% [d]
Lit Data PR [33] October 18–25, 2024800 (A)± 3.39%34%38%8%4%3%14%
36%40%15%5%4%—
Consultoría Académica e Investigación Social LLC [34] October 10–22, 2024784 (V)—35%29%19%14%—3%
Gaither International [35] [A] October 1–16, 20241,109 (LV)—29%35%12%5%3%16%
Lit Data PR [36] October 4–11, 2024800 (A)± 3.39%37%34%5%2%2%19%
Bacon Research [37] October 3–10, 2024807 (LV)± 3.0%31%30%9%5%2%23% [e]
Lit Data PR [38] September 27 – October 4, 2024800 (A)± 3.39%16%16%4%3%2%59%
El Nuevo Día/The Research Office [39] September 28 – October 2, 2024(RV)—39%29%15%7%—10%
Lit Data PR [40] September 21–27, 2024800 (A)—15%16%5%3%1%60%
Lit Data PR [41] September 5–20, 2024800 (A)—15%13%5%3%2%64%
Gaither International [42] [A] June 23 – July 8, 20241,109 (V)—33%22%11%6%4%25%
AtlasIntel [43] [B] February 15–22, 20242,200 (V)± 2.0%26%28%13%5%—28% [f]

Results

2024 Puerto Rico resident commissioner election [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Popular Democratic Pablo Hernández Rivera 482,938 44.55% +20.61%
New Progressive William Villafañe 379,62435.02%−26.54%
Citizens' Victory Ana Irma Rivera Lassén 107,8889.95%−31.57%
Project Dignity Viviana Ramírez Morales56,9745.26%−40.57%
Independence Roberto Karlo Velázquez [a] 56,4985.21%−28.03%
Total votes1,083,922 100.00% -12.94%
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive
Democratic gain from Republican

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Paper candidate
  2. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ↑ "Won't Vote" with 1%
  4. ↑ "Won't Vote" with 10%
  5. ↑ "Won't Vote" with 12%
  6. ↑ "No Voteria" with 14%

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 Poll sponsored by El Vocero de Puerto Rico, WAPA-TV, and WKAQ
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by Noticel

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  32. ↑ Bacon Research
  33. ↑ Lit Data PR
  34. ↑ Consultoría Académica e Investigación Social LLC
  35. ↑ Gaither International
  36. ↑ Lit Data PR
  37. ↑ Bacon Research
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