2020 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election
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San Juan, Puerto Rico,held an election formayoron November 3, 2020. Among other elections, it was held concurrently with the2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election.It saw the election ofNew Progressive PartynomineeMiguel Romero.
IncumbentmayorCarmen Yulín Cruz,a member of thePopular Democratic Partydid not seek reelection to a third term, and instead ran an unsuccessful campaign for her party's nomination in thegubernatorial election.
Nominations
[edit]New Progressive Party primary
[edit]TheNew Progressive Partyheld their party'sprimary electionon August 9, nominatingMiguel Romero(a district member of theSenate of Puerto Rico) over Manuel Colón.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Progressive | Miguel Romero | 20,549 | 76.24 | |
| New Progressive | Mauel "Palomo" Colón | 6,406 | 23.77 | |
| Total votes | 26,955 | 100 | ||
Popular Democratic Party
[edit]ThePopular Democracy Partycancelled its party primary election. It nominatedRossana López León,an at-large member of the Senate of Puerto Rico, without holding a primary.[1][3]
Project Dignity
[edit]Project Dignitynominated Nelson Rosario Rodríguez.[1]
Citizen's Victory Movement
[edit]Citizen's Victory MovementnominatedManuel Natal Albelo,an at-large member of thePuerto Rico House of Representatives.[1][4]
Puerto Rican Independence Party
[edit]ThePuerto Rican Independence Partynominated Adrián González Costa.[1]
General
[edit]Polls
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Rossana Lopez (PPD) |
Miguel Romero (PNP) |
Manuel Natal (MVC) |
Adrian Gonzalez (PIP) |
Nelson Rosario (PD) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | October 13–15, 2020 | 258 (RV) | – | 26% | 37% | 10% | 2% | 1% | 2%[b] | 23%[c] |
| Gaither International/El Vocero | October 1–7, 2020 | 500 (V) | ± 4% | 17% | 38% | 18% | 2% | 1% | – | 24% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Progressive | Miguel Romero | 46,427 | 36.60 | |
| Citizens' Victory | Manuel Natal Albelo | 42,962 | 33.87 | |
| Popular Democratic | Rossana López León | 29,451 | 23.22 | |
| Independence | Adrián González Costa | 4,157 | 3.28 | |
| Project Dignity | Nelson Rosario Rodríguez | 3,848 | 3.03 | |
| Total votes | 126,845 | 100 | ||
Litigation
[edit]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 ofabsentee-votingandmail-in ballots.In his litigation, he alleged widespread irregularities during the counting process and leading to the election.[6]The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in January 2021 due to a total lack of evidence supporting the claim.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcde"Mayoral election in San Juan, Puerto Rico (2020)".Ballotpedia.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
- ^"CEE Event".primarias2020.ceepur.org.August 20, 2020.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
- ^"Rossana López León".Ballotpedia.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
- ^"Manuel Natal Albelo".Ballotpedia.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
- ^"CEE Event".elecciones2020.ceepur.org.November 7, 2020.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
- ^"Manuel Natal insiste en que la ilegalidad de 6,500 papeletas en la unidad 77 de San Juan" está documentada "".El Nuevo Día(in Spanish).RetrievedMarch 1,2021.
- ^"Manuel Natal's lawsuit dismissed – PR Headline News".www.puertoricoheadlinenews.com.January 29, 2021.RetrievedJuly 14,2021.
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