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, held an election for

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on November 3, 2020. Among other elections, it was held concurrently with the 2020 Puerto Rico general election. It saw the election of New Progressive Party nominee

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mayor

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, a member of the Popular Democratic Party did not seek reelection to a third term, and instead ran an unsuccessful campaign for her party's nomination in the

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Nominations

New Progressive Party primary

The New Progressive Party held their party's

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on August 9, nominating

(a district member of the

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) over Manuel Colón.

Popular Democratic Party

The Popular Democracy Party cancelled its party primary election. It nominated

Rossana López León Rossana López León (born March 6, 1969) is a Puerto Rican politician and public servant from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). López was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012. Before that, she served as Director of the Office of Af ...

, an at-large member of the Senate of Puerto Rico, without holding a primary.

Project Dignity

Project Dignity nominated Nelson Rosario Rodríguez.

Citizen's Victory Movement

Citizen's Victory Movement nominated Manuel Natal Albelo, an at-large member of the

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Puerto Rican Independence Party

The

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nominated Adrián González Costa.

General

Polls

Results

Litigation

Manuel Natal Albelo launched a legal challenge demanding that a new election be held for the municipality's 77th Unit, which groups together several forms of absentee-voting and

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s. In his litigation, he alleged widespread irregularities during the counting process and leading to the election. The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in January 2021 due to a total lack of evidence supporting the claim.

References

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San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral

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