New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2008
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2008 New Progressive Party primaries were the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico, namely the position of Governor, for the 2008 general elections. Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño was selected as the nominee at the primary elections held on March 9, 2008. He would go on to win the 2008 general election as well.
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Contents
- 1 Background
- 2 Candidates
- 2.1 Governor
- 2.2 Resident Commissioner
- 2.3 Senate
- 2.4 House of Representatives
- 2.4.1 At-large
- 2.4.2 District
- 2.4.2.1 District 1
- 2.4.2.2 District 4
- 2.4.2.3 District 5
- 2.4.2.4 District 6
- 2.4.2.5 District 8
- 2.4.2.6 District 9
- 2.4.2.7 District 10
- 2.4.2.8 District 11
- 2.4.2.9 District 14
- 2.4.2.10 District 15
- 2.4.2.11 District 16
- 2.4.2.12 District 17
- 2.4.2.13 District 18
- 2.4.2.14 District 20
- 2.4.2.15 District 21
- 2.4.2.16 District 22
- 2.4.2.17 District 23
- 2.4.2.18 District 24
- 2.4.2.19 District 26
- 2.4.2.20 District 28
- 2.4.2.21 District 31
- 2.4.2.22 District 32
- 2.4.2.23 District 33
- 2.4.2.24 District 34
- 2.4.2.25 District 35
- 2.4.2.26 District 36
- 2.4.2.27 District 37
- 2.4.2.28 District 38
- 2.4.2.29 District 39
- 2.4.2.30 District 40
- 2.5 Mayors
- 2.5.1 Aguada
- 2.5.2 Aguas Buenas
- 2.5.3 Arecibo
- 2.5.4 Arroyo
- 2.5.5 Caguas
- 2.5.6 Camuy
- 2.5.7 Canóvanas
- 2.5.8 Cataño
- 2.5.9 Cayey
- 2.5.10 Ceiba
- 2.5.11 Corozal
- 2.5.12 Florida
- 2.5.13 Guaynabo
- 2.5.14 Humacao
- 2.5.15 Juana Díaz
- 2.5.16 Juncos
- 2.5.17 Lajas
- 2.5.18 Lares
- 2.5.19 Las Piedras
- 2.5.20 Loíza
- 2.5.21 Luquillo
- 2.5.22 Morovis
- 2.5.23 Patillas
- 2.5.24 Ponce
- 2.5.25 Quebradillas
- 2.5.26 Rincón
- 2.5.27 Río Grande
- 2.5.28 Sabana Grande
- 2.5.29 Salinas
- 2.5.30 San Germán
- 2.5.31 San Sebastián
- 2.5.32 Toa Alta
- 2.5.33 Trujillo Alto
- 2.5.34 Utuado
- 3 Results
- 3.1 Governor
- 3.2 Resident Commissioner
- 3.3 Senate
- 3.4 House of Representatives
- 3.4.1 At-large
- 3.4.2 District
- 3.4.2.1 District 1
- 3.4.2.2 District 4
- 3.4.2.3 District 5
- 3.4.2.4 District 6
- 3.4.2.5 District 8
- 3.4.2.6 District 10
- 3.4.2.7 District 11
- 3.4.2.8 District 14
- 3.4.2.9 District 15
- 3.4.2.10 District 16
- 3.4.2.11 District 17
- 3.4.2.12 District 18
- 3.4.2.13 District 20
- 3.4.2.14 District 21
- 3.4.2.15 District 23
- 3.4.2.16 District 24
- 3.4.2.17 District 26
- 3.4.2.18 District 28
- 3.4.2.19 District 31
- 3.4.2.20 District 32
- 3.4.2.21 District 33
- 3.4.2.22 District 34
- 3.4.2.23 District 35
- 3.4.2.24 District 36
- 3.4.2.25 District 37
- 3.4.2.26 District 38
- 3.4.2.27 District 39
- 3.4.2.28 District 40
- 4 Aftermath
- 5 See also
- 6 References
Background
Pedro Rosselló had come from a defeat against Aníbal Acevedo Vilá at the 2004 elections. Despite that, he managed to gain a seat in the Senate. After an unsuccessful power struggle within the Senate to gain the presidency of the body, it was speculated that Rosselló would make another attempt at being elected Governor for the 2008 elections.
The power struggle had caused a division within the party, with the faction that supported Senate President Kenneth McClintock (called the "Auténticos") being expelled from the party during the previous year. Although the Supreme Court allowed them to run in the PNP primaries, Pedro Rosselló, then President of the party, still vouched for a "vote of punishment" against the Senators, which he called "traitors".[1]
Candidates
Governor
- Luis Fortuño, incumbent Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
- Pedro Rosselló, incumbent Senator and former Governor of Puerto Rico
Resident Commissioner
- Pedro Pierluisi, former Secretary of Justice
- Charlie Rodríguez, former President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
- Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer, former Senator
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Pierluisi.jpeg
Senate
At-large
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District
The New Progressive Party held primaries on all 8 of the senatorial districts.
San Juan
Bayamón
Arecibo
Mayagüez-Aguadilla
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Ponce
Guayama
Humacao
Carolina
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House of Representatives
At-large
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District
The Popular Democratic Party held primaries on 30 of the 40 representative districts.
District 1
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18District 20
District 21
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District 22
District 23
District 24
District 26
District 28
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
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Mayors
The New Progressive Party held primaries in 34 of 78 municipalities.
Aguada
Aguas Buenas
Arecibo
Arroyo
Caguas
Camuy
Canóvanas
Cataño
Cayey
CeibaCorozal
Florida
Guaynabo
Humacao
Juana Díaz
Juncos
Lajas
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Lares
Las Piedras
Loíza
Luquillo
Morovis
Patillas
Ponce
Quebradillas
Rincón
Río Grande
Sabana Grande
Salinas
San Germán
San Sebastián
Toa Alta
Trujillo Alto
Utuado
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Results
The primaries were held on March 9, 2008. In it, Fortuño comfortably defeated Rosselló to win the spot for Governor at the 2008 elections.[2] Also, Pedro Pierluisi defeated Charlie Rodríguez and Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer with 60% of the votes to win the spot for Resident Commissioner.[3]
Governor
Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
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Luis Fortuño | 445,026 | 59.21% | |
Pedro Rosselló | 306,590 | 40.79% | |
Others | 49 | 0.01% |
Resident Commissioner
Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
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Pedro Pierluisi | 440,672 | 59.59% | |
Charlie Rodríguez | 248,127 | 33.56% | |
Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer | 50,590 | 6.84% | |
Others | 64 | 0.01% |
Senate
At-large
Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
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Norma Burgos | 421,139 | 11.37% | |
Thomas Rivera Schatz | 410,474 | 11.08% | |
Margarita Nolasco | 307,723 | 8.31% | |
Jorge de Castro Font | 278,733 | 7.53% | |
Lucy Arce | 228,360 | 6.17% | |
Itzamar Peña Ramírez | 219,524 | 5.93 | |
Henry Neumann | 208,535 | 5.63% | |
Oreste Ramos | 203,051 | 5.48% | |
Abid Quiñones | 179,890 | 4.86% | |
José Garriga Picó | 169,485 | 4.58% | |
William Villafañe | 162,918 | 4.40% | |
Reynaldo Paniagua | 144,668 | 3.91% | |
Luis Batista Salas | 102,479 | 2.77% | |
Tito Maldonado | 93,097 | 2.51% | |
Roger Iglesias | 85,859 | 2.32% | |
Wanda Aponte | 85,115 | 2.30% | |
Cristóbal Berríos | 77,053 | 2.08% | |
Roberto Carlos Mejill | 69,036 | 1.86% | |
Luz M. "Tuty" Silva | 64,171 | 1.73% | |
Orlando José Rivera Sepúlveda | 59,311 | 1.60% | |
Manuel de Jesús | 51,594 | 1.39% | |
Santos Ramos Lugo | 50,373 | 1.36% | |
Luis Oscar Casillas González | 29,253 | 0.79% | |
Others | 1,382 | 0.04% |
District
San Juan
Bayamón
Arecibo
Mayagüez-Aguadilla
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Ponce
Guayama
Humacao
Carolina
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House of Representatives
At-large
Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
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Jennifer González | 404,852 | 11.24% | |
Iris Miriam Ruíz | 370,123 | 10.27% | |
Lourdes Ramos | 354,358 | 9.84% | |
José Aponte | 343,915 | 9.55% | |
Rolando Crespo | 280,263 | 7.78% | |
José Chico | 275,371 | 7.64 | |
Jaime Irizarry | 254,626 | 7.07% | |
Nicolás Muñoz | 246,449 | 6.84% | |
Félix Vega Fournier | 206,695 | 5.74% | |
Soraya | 194,496 | 5.40% | |
Angel Cortés | 184,346 | 5.12% | |
José Torres Zamora | 163,159 | 4.53% | |
Aixa Martinó | 157,830 | 4.38% | |
Julio Lebrón Lamboy | 124,520 | 3.46% | |
Italo Costa Corsi | 41,308 | 1.15% | |
Others | 233 | 0.01% |
District
District 1
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 8
District 10
District 11
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 20
District 21
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District 23
District 24
District 26
District 28
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
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Aftermath
Members of PPD voting
During and after the primaries, members of the New Progressive Party (PNP), like Senator Norma Burgos, claimed they saw voters affiliated with the opposing Popular Democratic Party (PPD) voting in the PNP ballots.[4] Also, Maritza Vázquez, Electoral Commissioner of PPD representative Conny Varela, admitted in 2010 that "thousands of 'populares' voted on that election'".[5] Some of the supporters of Rosselló maintain that this "crossover" was crucial in Pedro Rosselló's defeat against Luis Fortuño.
Rosselló "Write-In" campaign
As a result of Rosselló's loss in the primaries, a group of his supporters started a campaign to have him elected through "Write-in" voting.
The fate of the "Auténticos"
Despite Rosselló's call for a "vote of punishment" against the "Auténticos", all but one of the eligible candidates from that faction were elected in the primaries. Carlos Díaz was edged out of the election race by Senators Roberto Arango and Kimmey Raschke. Migdalia Padilla, Lucy Arce, and Jorge de Castro Font were all elected. Kenneth McClintock had decided not to run for Senate, while Orlando Parga refused to return to the party after his expulsion, and started an independent campaign.
See also
References
- ↑ Apuesta Rosselló al voto de castigo on El Nuevo Día (January 3, 2008)
- ↑ Primarias 2008: Escrutinio General - Gobernador on CEEPUR
- ↑ Primarias 2008: Escrutinio General - Comisionado Residente on CEEPUR
- ↑ Gobernador da las gracias por rechazo a Rosselló on NoticiasOnline; Banuchi, Rebecca (3/10/2008)
- ↑ Conny usará ejército de abogados para que estadistas voten on El Nuevo Día (August 5, 2010)