Puerto Rico Senatorial District V, also known as the Senatorial District of Ponce, is one of the eight senatorial districts of

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. It is currently represented by

Marially González Huertas Doctor Marially González Huertas is a Puerto Rican senator for the district of Ponce, Puerto Rico. She is a member of Puerto Rico's Partido Popular Democratico and President pro tempore of the Puerto Rico Senate. González Huertas has a Bac ...

and Ramón Ruiz Nieves (both from the Popular Democratic Party).

District profile

The Senatorial District V has an approximate population of 464,962. It covers the following municipalities: *

Adjuntas Adjuntas (, ) is a small mountainside town and municipality in Puerto Rico located central midwestern portion of the island on the Cordillera Central, north of Yauco, Guayanilla, and Peñuelas; southeast of Utuado; east of Lares and Yauco; a ...

* Guánica *

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 ...

Jayuya Jayuya (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce; east of Utuado; and west of Ciales. Jayuya is spread over 10 barrios and Jayuya Pueblo (the downtown and administra ...

* Lajas *

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Maricao Maricao () is a town and the second-least populous municipality of Puerto Rico; it is located at the western edge of the Cordillera Central. It is a small town set around a small square in hilly terrain, north of San Germán, Sabana Grande and ...

* Peñuelas * Ponce * Sabana Grande * Utuado *

Yauco Yauco () is a town and municipality in southern Puerto Rico. Although the downtown is inland, the municipality stretches to a southern coast facing the Caribbean Sea. Yauco is located south of Maricao, Lares and Adjuntas; east of Sabana Grande ...

* and some regions of

Juana Díaz Juana is a Spanish female first name. It is the feminine form of Juan (English John), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane, Janet, Jean, Joan, and Joanna. Juanita is a common variant. The name Juana may refer to: People *Juana I (14 ...

In previous distributions, the territory covered by the Senatorial District V has changed. In 1972, the District didn't include the municipality of

, which was annexed during the 1983 redistribution. Also, in 1972 and 1983 the District didn't include the municipalities of Lajas,

. However, in the 1991 redistribution, both Lajas and Maricao were assigned to the district. The district didn't suffer changes in the redistribution of 2002,Distribución de Distritos Senatoriales y Representativos 2002
on ElectionsPuertoRico but some regions of Juana Díaz were added in the redistribution of 2011.

Election results

2012

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

Ramón Ruiz Ramón Ruiz Nieves is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Ruiz was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012. Ruiz was elected once again in the election in 2020 as District Senator. Ruiz was born in Arecibo. ...

, 113,499 , 24.43 , , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , ,

Martín Vargas Morales Martín Vargas Morales (born December 12, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Vargas served as Mayor of Guánica for three consecutive terms (2000-2012). He was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2 ...

, 112,974 , 24.32 , , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , ,

Luis Berdiel Luis A. Berdiel Rivera (born October 8, 1962 in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician and was member of the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2009. He is affiliated with the pro-statehood New Progressive Party (PNP) and had also served as ...

, 111,806 , 24.07 , -1.44 , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , , Eliezer Velázquez , 111,454 , 23.99 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Luis Enrique Martínez , 6,246 , 1.34 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Javier Maldonado Mercado , 5,972 , 1.29 ,

2008

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

Larry Seilhamer Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment * Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer *Larry Boone ...

, 116,666 , 25.69% , , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , ,

, 115,857 , 25.51 , , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , , Rafael Santiago Pereles , 102,316 , 22.53 , , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , , José Luis Galarza , 101,509 , 22.35 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Luis E. Rodríguez Santiago , 5,243 , 1.15 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Oscar Castellón , 5,062 , 1.11 , , - ! style="background-color:#FFBF00" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) , , Raúl Morris , 4,704 , 1.04 ,

2004

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

Modesto Agosto Alicea Modesto Agosto Alicea (December 7, 1943 – October 22, 2016) was a Puerto Rican politician and senator. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1997 to 2005 representing the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Early years and studies Mo ...

, 115,866 , 24.60% , -0.70 , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , ,

Bruno Ramos Bruno A. Ramos Olivera (born December 4, 1950 in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician and former senator. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1997 to 2005 representing the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Early years ...

, 115,302 , 24.48 , -0.62 , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , , María "Mayita" Meléndez , 109,322 , 23.21 , , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , , Linnette Toledo , 108,846 , 23.11 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Myrna Rodríguez Lugo , 9,823 , 2.09 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Luis Varela Ortíz , 9,578 , 2.03 ,

References

External links

Distribución de Distritos Senatoriales de Puerto Rico
{{Puerto Rico Senatorial districts Puerto Rico Senatorial districts