The 2012 Popular Democratic Party primaries were the
primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
s by which voters of the
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the
2012 general elections. They were held on March 18, 2012 and coincided with the
Republican Party primaries in the island.
Background
At the time of the primaries, the Popular Democratic Party had already chosen current
Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Alejandro García Padilla
Alejandro Javier García Padilla (; born August 3, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2017.
Prior to this position, García Padilla held various roles in the political la ...
, as their gubernatorial candidate. He would be joined in the ballot by
Rafael Cox Alomar
Rafael Cox Alomar (born December 30, 1974) is a Puerto Rican lawyer, professor of law, author and 2012 candidate for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Early life
Cox Alomar was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 30 December 1974 to Noemí A ...
as candidate for
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
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.
In the
Senate
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, there were 5 sitting senators looking to retain their election spots. In the
House
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, there were around 5 sitting representatives as well. Also, some returning candidates from previous years, like
Roberto Vigoreaux
Roberto Vigoreaux Lorenzana (born January 12, 1956, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican producer, TV show host, actor, singer, and former Senator. He is the son of TV producer Luis Vigoreaux, and the younger brother of Luisito Vigore ...
, and other former officeholders, like
Miguel Pereira and
Aníbal José Torres
Aníbal José "Jossie" Torres is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Torres has served in several positions of leadership within his party. He served as Secretary of the party during the 2000s ...
, were entering the political race. Some relatives of known politicians also made the jump to politics. Eduardo Ferrer, brother of
Héctor Ferrer
Héctor Jose Ferrer Ríos (March 27, 1970 – November 5, 2018) was a Puerto Rican politician and attorney. He served as a legislator in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2012 for three consecutive terms. He was the pres ...
, was aspiring for a Senate spot, while
Javier Aponte Dalmau
Javier Aponte Dalmau is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2012 to represent District 38. Has a bachelor's degree in business administratio ...
, brother of current mayor of
Carolina
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** North Carolina, a U.S. state
** South Carolina, a U.S. state
* Province of Carolina, a British province until 1712
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,
José Aponte Dalmau
José Carlos Aponte Dalmau (born March 2, 1965) is a Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Aponte is the son of longtime mayor of Carolina, José Aponte de la Torre and Carmen Idalia "Daly" Dalmau. He completed his ...
, both sons of former mayor
José Aponte de la Torre
José Ernesto Aponte de la Torre (December 5, 1941 – May 5, 2007) was a Puerto Rican politician, and was the mayor of Carolina, Puerto Rico for 22 years.
Biography
Aponte de la Torre was born and raised in Cayey, Puerto Rico in 1941. He was ...
, was running for a spot as representative for District 38.
Francisco Zayas Seijo
Francisco R. Zayas Seijo, also known as Ico (born 4 October 1951), is a former member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and mayor of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. During his 4-year mayoral term, Zayas Seijo established the Mariana ...
, who was mayor of
Ponce, was also attempting a return to politics after his defeat in 2008. He was running for the mayoral candidacy again, this time against Ramón Torres. The only sitting mayor from the PPD that was challenged in a primary was
Edgardo Arlequín, from
Guayanilla
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.
Also, the amount of primaries per municipality and districts were few, when compared to previous years. As a result, the primaries were expected to be of low participation among the party members.
Candidates
Mayors
The Popular Democratic Party held primaries in 20 of 78 municipalities.
Aibonito
Aibonito () is a small mountain town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the Sierra de Cayey mountain range, north of Salinas; south of Barranquitas and Comerío; east of Coamo; and west of Cidra, and Cayey. Aibonito is spread over 8 ' ...
* Leonardo González
* Lisandro Quiles
* Dennis Nuñez
Arecibo
Arecibo (; ) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about west of San Juan, the ...
* René González
* Gilberto Legarreta
* Jesús "Manía" López
* Raquel Ortíz Roldán
Arroyo
Arroyo often refers to:
* Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek
Arroyo may also refer to:
People
* Arroyo (surname)
Places United States
;California
* Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California
* Arroyo ...
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Eric Bachier Román
Eric Enrique Bachier Román (born August 21, 1976) is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Bachier is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) and has served as mayor since 2013.
Early life and edu ...
* Roberto Cora
Camuy
Camuy () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares and San Sebastián; east of Quebradillas; and west of Hatillo. Camuy is spread over 12 barrios and Camuy Pueblo (the downtown area and the admini ...
* Ricardo García
* Víctor Román Vélez
Cidra
* Roberto Colón
* Georgie Maldonado
* Rudy Santos
Culebra
* Alexis Bermúdez
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Iván Solís
Edilberto Romero is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Culebra. Romero is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP) and has served as mayor since 2021.
References
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Living people
Mayors of p ...
Fajardo
Fajardo (, ) is a town and municipality -Fajardo Combined Statistical Area.
Fajardo is the hub of much of the recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It is ...
* Michael Avilés
* Reginald Neptune Torres
Guayama
Guayama (, ), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama ( es, Municipio Autónomo de Guayama) is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 36,614. It is the c ...
*
Eduardo Cintrón
Eduardo E. Cintrón Suárez is a Puerto Rican politician and former mayor of Guayama. Cintrón was affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
In 2022, Cintrón-Suárez pleaded guilty to engaging in a bribery scheme in which he receive ...
* Samuel Ruíz
Guayanilla
Guayanilla (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the southern coast of the island, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Adjuntas, east of Yauco; and west of Peñuelas and about west of Ponce. Guayanilla is spread over 16 ...
*
Edgardo Arlequín
* Juan "Tonito" Torres
Luquillo
Luquillo () is a Luquillo barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northeast coast, northwest of Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Fajardo; and east of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, Rio Grande. Luquillo i ...
*
Jesús "Jerry" Marquéz
* María "Yini" Santiago
Moca
* Héctor "Mol" Ibañez
* Domingo "Isín" Méndez
* Samuel Pellot
Morovis
Morovis (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 barrios and Mor ...
* Miguel "Mickey" Ríos
* Roxana "Ivy" Sánchez
Naguabo
* Wilfredo Astacio
* Aguedo Rivera Ríos
* José Obel Rosario
Patillas
Patillas (, ) is a beach town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern coast, south of San Lorenzo; west of Yabucoa and Maunabo; and east of Guayama and Arroyo. It is spread over 15 barrios and Patillas Pueblo (the downtown a ...
* José "Cheo" Pabón
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Norberto Soto Figueroa
Norberto Soto Figueroa is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Patillas. Soto is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor since 2013. He lost to Martiza Sánchez Neris in 2020
2020 was ...
Ponce
* Ramón Torres Morales
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Francisco Zayas Seijo
Francisco R. Zayas Seijo, also known as Ico (born 4 October 1951), is a former member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and mayor of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. During his 4-year mayoral term, Zayas Seijo established the Mariana ...
San Sebastián
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* Reinaldo Ramos
* Angel Salas Pérez
Santa Isabel
* Jaime Muñoz
* Justo Torres
Toa Alta
Toa Alta () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast of the island, north of Naranjito; south of Dorado and Toa Baja; east of Vega Alta and Corozal; and west of Bayamón. Toa Alta is spread over eight barrios an ...
*
Clemente Agosto
Clemente "Chito" Agosto (born in ) is a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Toa Alta. Agosto is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, Popular Democratic Party (PPD) a ...
* José "Tito" Rolón
Utuado
Utuado () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central mountainous region of the island known as the '' Cordillera Central''. It is located north of Adjuntas and Ponce; south of Hatillo and Arecibo; east of Lares; and west ...
*
Ernesto Irizarry Salvá
Ernesto Irizarry Salvá is a Puerto Rican educator, politician and former mayor of Utuado. Irizarry is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) and has served as mayor from 2013 to 2021. When elected Mayor of Utuado in 2012, he was t ...
* Rafael Juarbe Pagán
Vieques
Vieques (; ), officially Isla de Vieques, is an island and municipality of Puerto Rico, in the northeastern Caribbean, part of an island grouping sometimes known as the Spanish Virgin Islands. Vieques is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, ...
*
Víctor Emeric
Víctor Emeric Catarineau (born May 29, 1952) is a Puerto Rican politician and was the mayor of Vieques. Emeric is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor from 2013 till January 11 2021.
ABRE Puerto Rico gav ...
* José Cedrid Morales
* Dámaso Serrano
Results
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San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
* San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province
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Arecibo
Arecibo (; ) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about west of San Juan, the ...
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Guayama
Guayama (, ), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama ( es, Municipio Autónomo de Guayama) is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 36,614. It is the c ...
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Humacao
Humacao () is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 12 barrios and Humacao Pueblo (the ...
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Carolina
Carolina may refer to:
Geography
* The Carolinas, the U.S. states of North and South Carolina
** North Carolina, a U.S. state
** South Carolina, a U.S. state
* Province of Carolina, a British province until 1712
* Carolina, Alabama, a town in ...
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See also
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New Progressive Party primaries, 2012
References
External links
Comisión Estatal de EleccionesComisionado Electoral PPD
{{Puerto Rico political parties primaries
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