The 2016 New Progressive Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2016 general elections. They were held on June 5, 2016 and also coincided with the Democratic Party primaries in the island.
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Candidates
Governor
- Pedro Pierluisi, incumbent Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
- Ricky Rosselló, scientist and political activist, son of former Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro Rosselló
Resident Commissioner
- Jenniffer González, incumbent member and former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
- Carlos Pesquera, former Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works and gubernatorial candidate
Senate
At-large
House of Representatives
At-large
Results
The primaries were held on June 5, 2016. In it, newcomer Ricky Rosselló narrowly defeated incumbent Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi to win the spot for Governor at the 2016 elections.[1] Also, Jenniffer González comfortably defeated Carlos Pesquera with 71% of the votes to win the spot for Resident Commissioner.[2]
Governor
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rosselló | 236,524 | 51.09% | |
| Pedro Pierluisi | 226,449 | 48.91% | |
Resident Commissioner
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenniffer González | 323,893 | 70.54% | |
| Carlos Pesquera | 135,246 | 29.46% | |
Senate
At-large
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Rivera Schatz | 361,362 | 16.67% | |
| Larry Seilhamer | 271,780 | 12.54 | |
| Zoé Laboy | 251,732 | 11.61 | |
| Abel Nazario | 216,472 | 9.99 | |
| Margarita Nolasco | 213,886 | 9.87 | |
| Itzamar Peña | 203,609 | 9.39 | |
| José Chemo Soto | 123,126 | 5.68 | |
| Johanne Vélez García | 108,855 | 5.02 | |
| Alba Iris Calderón | 72,397 | 3.34 | |
| Eric "Javo" Ramírez | 64,301 | 2.97 | |
| Javier García Cabán | 58,211 | 2.69 | |
| Ramón Díaz | 53,810 | 2.48 | |
| Iván Díaz Carrasquillo | 46,729 | 2.16 | |
| Frankie Amador | 46,634 | 2.15 | |
| Mario Ramos Méndez | 39,059 | 1.80 | |
| María Salgado Sánchez | 35,661 | 1.65 | |
House of Representatives
At-large
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| María Milagros Charbonier | 267,662 | 13.53% | |
| Lourdes Ramos | 266,421 | 13.47% | |
| José Kikito Meléndez | 261,172 | 13.20% | |
| José "Pichy" Torres Zamora | 256,470 | 12.97% | |
| José Aponte | 210,191 | 10.63% | |
| Néstor Alonso | 179,629 | 9.08% | |
| Hiram Torres Montalvo | 144,551 | 7.31% | |
| Jorge Emmanuel Báez | 101,584 | 5.14% | |
| Roberto Rivera | 98,472 | 4.98% | |
| Jesús Vélez | 79,675 | 4.03% | |
| Joe Colón | 62,205 | 3.15% | |
| José Olmos Muñíz | 49,868 | 2.52% | |
See also
References
External links
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