The 2020 Puerto Rico Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the members of the
27th Senate of Puerto Rico
The 27th Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the 19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico. Its counterpart in the lower house is the 31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.
The body will meet from January 2, 2021, to January 1, ...
, concurrently with the election of the
Governor
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, the
Resident Commissioner
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, the
House of Representatives, and the
mayors
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of the
78 municipalities. The winners will be elected to a four-year term from January 2, 2021, to January 2, 2025.
The
New Progressive Party lost their two-thirds super-majority, but the
Popular Democratic Party failed to win the 14 seats needed for a majority. The
Puerto Rican Independence Party and Independent senator
Vargas Vidot retained their seats, while the
Citizen's Victory Movement and
Project Dignity gained 2 and 1 seats respectively.
José Luis Dalmau
José Luis Dalmau Santiago (born September 19, 1966) is an attorney and politician. He is the current President of the Senate of Puerto Rico and President of the Popular Democratic Party.
Early years and studies
José Luis Dalmau Santiago was ...
(PPD) was elected
Senate President
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The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for ex ...
on January 2.
Summary
There are 88 candidates running for senator:
*
New Progressive Party (PNP) have 22 candidates, 15 of which are incumbent.
*
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) have 22 candidates, 2 of which are incumbent.
*
Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) have 19 candidates.
*
Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC) have 19 candidates.
*
Project Dignity (PD) have 5 candidates.
* 1 candidate is independent, 1 of which is incumbent.
Senate Composition
26th Senate of Puerto Rico
The 26th Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico. Its counterpart in the lower house is the 30th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.
The body will meet from January 2, 2017 to January 1, 2 ...
(2017-2021)
27th Senate of Puerto Rico
The 27th Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the 19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico. Its counterpart in the lower house is the 31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.
The body will meet from January 2, 2021, to January 1, ...
(2021-2025)
Results
Summary
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Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
, 797,203
, 36.50%
, 10
, 377,195
, 31.21%
, 2
, 12
,
, 9
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New Progressive Party (PNP)
, 814,941
, 37.32%
, 6
, 402,774
, 33.33%
, 4
, 10
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, 12
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Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC)
, 315,931
, 14.46%
, 0
, 133,069
, 11.01%
, 2
, 2
,
, 2
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Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP)
, 198,093
, 9.07%
, 0
, 136,679
, 11.32%
, 1
, 1
,
, 1
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, style="text-align:left;" ,
Project Dignity (PD)
, 57,465
, 2.63%
, 0
, 88,716
, 7.35%
, 1
, 1
,
, 1
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, style="text-align:left;" , Independents
, 0
, 0%
, 0
, 69,810
, 5.78%
, 1
, 1
,
, 1
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, 2,183,633
, 100.0
, 16
, 1,208,243
, 100.0
, 11
, 27
,
,
Senator At-Large
Every party has a seat in the senate, making it the first time since 2004 that all parties are represented. María de Lourdes Santiago placed 1st for the second time (1st being 2012) and won a third non-consecutive term; Joanne Rodríguez Veve came in 2nd place, while
Senate President
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Thomas Rivera Schatz came in 4th place, losing 3.74% of the vote relative to his last performance.
Senator by District
I San Juan
II Bayamón
III Arecibo
IV Mayagüez-Aguadilla
V Ponce
VI Guayama
VII Humacao
VIII Carolina
Notes
References
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Senate
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Puerto Rico Senate
The Senate of Puerto Rico ( es, Senado de Puerto Rico) is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate, together with the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, control t ...