Puerto Rico Senatorial District VIII, also known as the Senatorial District of Carolina, is one of the eight senatorial districts of

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. It is currently represented by

Henry Neumann Henry Neumann Zayas is an attorney, and a former state senator for the District of San Juan (PNP-R) Former Secretary of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico. After finishing high school entered Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where ...

and Nitza Morán (both from the New Progressive Party).

District profile

The Senatorial District VIII has an approximate population of 465,427. It covers the following municipalities: * Canóvanas * Carolina *

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* Culebra *

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 ...

* Loíza *

Luquillo Luquillo () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northeast coast, northwest of Fajardo; and east of Rio Grande. Luquillo is spread over 5 barrios and Luquillo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the ci ...

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Trujillo Alto Trujillo Alto (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Plain, on the boundary between the karst zone and Sierra de Luquillo, north of Caguas, and Gurabo; southeast of San Juan, and west of Carolina. Trujil ...

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, ...

In previous distributions, the territory covered by the Senatorial District VIII has changed. In 1983, the District didn't include the municipality of

and included the Sabana Llana region of

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. In the 1991 redistribution, Ceiba was reassigned to the District of Guayama, while the Sabana Llana region was reassigned to the District of San Juan. The district hasn't suffered changes in the recent redistributions of 2002 and 2011.Distribución de Distritos Senatoriales y Representativos 2002
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Election results

2012

, - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , , Pedro A. Rodríguez , 101,391 , 25.53 , , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , ,

Luis Daniel Rivera Luis Daniel Rivera Filomeno is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Rivera was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012. Rivera was born in Carolina. He has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. Rivera h ...

, 100,080 , 25.20 , , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , ,

Lornna Soto Lornna J. Soto Villanueva (born May 27, 1970) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). She is the current mayor of Canóvanas, succeeding her father, José "Chemo" Soto in 2014. Before being mayor, Soto wa ...

, 91,216 , 22.97 , -1.88 , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , ,

Roger Iglesias Roger J. Iglesias Suárez (born September 12, 1958, in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1992 to 2000 and 2011 to 2013. In 2011, he was elected to fill the vacant seat left b ...

, 86,584 , 21.80 , -1.10 , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Pedro José "Pepe" Alvarez , 5,378 , 1.35 , -1.75 , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Dwight Rodríguez Orta , 5,302 , 1.34 , +0.36 , - ! style="background-color:#008080" , , style="width: 130px" , Movimiento Unión Soberanista (MUS) , , Guillermo Sosa Rodríguez , 2,217 , 0.56 , , - ! style="background-color:#FFBF00" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) , , Fabiola Carrasquillo , 1,309 , 0.33 , -1.46 , - ! style="background-color:#FFBF00" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) , , Edwin M. González , 1,134 , 0.29 ,

2008

, - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , ,

, 105,008 , 24.85% , +0.19 , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , , Héctor Martínez , 103,824 , 24.57 , +0.23 , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , , Javier Aponte Dalmau , 95,038 , 22.49 , , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , , Nazario Lugo , 93,398 , 22.10 , , - ! style="background-color:#FFBF00" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) , , Fabiola Carrasquillo , 7,585 , 1.79 , , - ! style="background-color:#FFBF00" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) , , Brian P. Deese , 7,094 , 1.68 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Dwight Rodríguez Orta , 4,158 , 0.98 , -2.02 , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Juan J. Rivera , 4,025 , 0.95 ,

2004

, - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , ,

, 106,272 , 24.66% , , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , , Héctor Martínez , 104,905 , 24.34 , , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , ,

Yasmín Mejías Yasmín Mejías Lugo is a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, singer, politician and former Senator. She was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. Mejías is famous for her performance of Dominican maid Altagracia, a character ...

, 100,581 , 23.34 , -0.76 , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , ,

Juan Cancel Alegría Juan Andrés Cancel Alegría is a Puerto Rican politician and former senator. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. Biography Juan Cancel Alegría is the son of former President of the Senate Juan Cancel Ríos and Car ...

, 96,537 , 22.40 , -1.10 , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Carmen Texeira , 8,989 , 2.09 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Paco Abreu , 8,666 , 2.01 , , - ! style="background-color:#999999" , , style="width: 130px" , Independent , , Ebenecer López Ruyol , 2,936 , 0.68 ,

References

External links

Distribución de Distritos Senatoriales de Puerto Rico
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