2020 Puerto Rico House of Representatives election

2020 Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections
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All 51 seats in the House of Representatives
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Tatito Hernández Johnny Méndez Mariana Nogales Molinelli
Party Popular Democratic New Progressive Citizens' Victory
Leader since January 3, 2017 January 3, 2017
Seats before 16 34 New
Seats after 26 21 2
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 13 Increase 2
Popular vote 850,805 823,864 276,898
Percentage 37.42% 36.23% 12.18%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Denis Márquez Lebrón Lisie Burgos Muñiz
Party Independence Project Dignity
Seats before 1 New
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 221,837 97,430
Percentage 9.76% 4.28%
Election results:
     PNP gain      PPD gain
     PNP hold      PPD hold
     MVC gain      Project Dignity gain
     PIP hold
Speaker of the House before election

Johnny Méndez
New Progressive

Elected Speaker of the House

Tatito Hernández
Popular Democratic

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The 2020 Puerto Rico House of Representative election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the members of the 31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor, the Resident Commissioner, the Senate, and the mayors of the 78 municipalities. The winners were elected to a four-year term from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2025.

The New Progressive Party lost their 2/3 majority, and the Popular Democratic Party narrowly surpassed the 26 seat threshold, and acquired the 1/2 majority. The Puerto Rican Independence Party retained their seat, while the Citizen's Victory Movement and Project Dignity gained 2 and 1 seat respectively.

Summary[edit]

There are 172 candidates running for representative:

  • 3 candidates are independent.

House of Representatives Composition[edit]

30th House of Representatives (2017-2021)[edit]

PNP1 PNP2 PNP3 PNP4 PNP5 PNP6 PNP7 PNP8 PNP9 PNP10 PNP11
PNP12 PNP13 PNP14 PNP15 PNP16 PNP17 PNP18 PNP19 PNP20 PNP21 PNP22
PNP23 PNP24 PNP25 PNP26 PNP27 PNP28 PNP29 PNP30 PNP31 PNP32 PNP33
PNP34 PPD1 PPD2 PPD3 PPD4 PPD5 PPD6 PPD7 PPD8 PPD9 PPD10
PPD11 PPD12 PPD13 PPD14 PPD15 PPD16 PIP1

31st House of Representatives (2021-2025)[edit]

PPD1 PPD2 PPD3 PPD4 PPD5 PPD6 PPD7 PPD8 PPD9 PPD10 PPD11
PPD12 PPD13 PPD14 PPD15 PPD16 PPD17 PPD18 PPD19 PPD20 PPD21 PPD22
PPD23 PPD24 PPD25 PPD26 PNP1 PNP2 PNP3 PNP4 PNP5 PNP6 PNP7
PNP8 PNP9 PNP10 PNP11 PNP12 PNP13 PNP14 PNP15 PNP16 PNP17 PNP18
PNP19 PNP20 PNP21 MVC1 MVC2 PIP1 PD1

Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

Parties District At-large Total seats Composition ±
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) 436,522 39.04% 24 414,283 35.84% 2 26
26 / 51
 Increase 10
New Progressive Party (PNP) 435,930 38.99% 16 387,934 33.57% 5 21
21 / 51
 Decrease 13
Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC) 125,489 11.22% 0 151,409 13.10% 2 2
2 / 51
 Increase 2
Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) 98,864 8.84% 0 122,973 10.64% 1 1
1 / 51
 Steady
Project Dignity (PD) 18,264 1.63% 0 79,166 6.85% 1 1
1 / 51
 Increase 1
Independents 3,059 0.27% 0 0 0 0 0
0 / 51
 Steady
Total 1,118,128 100.0 40 1,155,765 100.0 11 51

At-large Representatives[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico At-Large Representative Election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Héctor Ferrer Santiago 134,587 11.64%
Independence Denis Márquez Lebrón (Incumbent) 122,973 10.64%
Citizens' Victory Mariana Nogales Molinelli 85,727 7.42%
Project Dignity Lisie J. Burgos Muñiz 79,166 6.85%
New Progressive José Torres Zamora (Incumbent) 77,449 6.70%
Popular Democratic Jesús Ortiz González (Incumbent) 67,471 5.84%
New Progressive José "Quiquito" Meléndez (Incumbent) 66,939 5.79%
Citizens' Victory Jose Bernando Márquez 65,682 5.68%
New Progressive José Aponte Hernández (Incumbent) 64,017 5.54%
New Progressive Néstor Alonso Vega (Incumbent) 61,883 5.35%
New Progressive Lourdes Ramos (Incumbent) 59,461 5.14%
New Progressive Jorge Emmanuel Báez Pagán 58,185 5.03%
Popular Democratic Enid Monge 55,475 4.80%
Popular Democratic Keyliz Méndez Torres 54,656 4.73%
Popular Democratic Yaramary Torres 53,295 4.61%
Popular Democratic Gabriel López Arrieta 48,799 4.22%
Total votes 1,155,765 100.00%
Turnout 1,232,679 52.32%

District Representatives[edit]

[2]

Representative District 1[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 1 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Eddie Charbonier Chinea (incumbent) 10,506 42.35%
Citizens' Victory Alberto Derkes de Leon 5,948 23.98%
Popular Democratic Rosario Tata 5,634 22.71%
Independence Carmen Santiago Negrón 2,720 10.96%
Turnout 24,808
New Progressive hold

Representative District 2[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 2 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Luis Torres Cruz (incumbent) 8,166 31.54%
New Progressive Ricardo Rey Ocasio 8,003 30.91%
Citizens' Victory Fernando Villaespesa 6,285 24.28%
Independence Dario Ortiz González 3,164 12.22%
Independent Julio Vargas Cruz 270 1.04%
Turnout 25,888
Popular Democratic hold

Representative District 3[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 3 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Juan Morales Rodríguez (incumbent) 8,590 35.14%
Citizens' Victory Eva Prado Rodríguez 8,462 34.61%
Popular Democratic José Ortiz 5,898 24.13%
Independence Ángel Alicea Montañez 1,497 6.12%
Turnout 24,447
New Progressive hold

Representative District 4[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 4 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Victor Parés (incumbent) 10,189 33.20%
Popular Democratic Manuel Calderón Cerame 9,640 31.41%
Citizens' Victory Rafaela Esteves Agramonte 6,921 22.55%
Independence Marian Ortiz Vargas 3,937 12.83%
Turnout 30,687
New Progressive hold

Representative District 5[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 5 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Jorge Navarro (incumbent) 11,277 35.16%
Popular Democratic Roberto Zayas 8,764 27.32%
Citizens' Victory Carlos Ávila Pacheco 6,565 20.47%
Independence Alfonzo Questell Ortiz 2,841 8.86%
Project Dignity Ricardo Rodríguez Quiles 2,630 8.20%
Turnout 32,077
New Progressive hold

Representative District 6[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 6 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Antonio Soto (incumbent) 13,547 44.87%
Popular Democratic Noemí Andújar 7,573 25.08%
Citizens' Victory Alex Rodríguez Rodríguez 6,471 21.43%
Independence Jaime Rodríguez Rivera 2,603 8.62%
Turnout 30,194
New Progressive hold

Representative District 7[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 7 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Luis Pérez Ortiz (incumbent) 11,064 42.03%
Popular Democratic Janice Nieves 7,112 27.02%
Citizens' Victory Carmen Pagán Cabrera 5,187 19.70%
Independence Mario Maldonado Ramírez 2,962 11.25%
Turnout 26,325
New Progressive hold

Representative District 8[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 8 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Yashira Lebrón (incumbent) 10,373 39.33%
Popular Democratic Eric Bonilla Latoni 6,092 23.10%
Citizens' Victory Moraima Rodríguez 5,303 20.11%
Independence Jesús Dávila Molina 2,405 9.12%
Project Dignity Paul Rodríguez González 2,202 8.35%
Turnout 26,375
New Progressive hold

Representative District 9[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 9 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Yazzer Morales Díaz 9,801 38.22%
Popular Democratic Noelia Ramos Vázquez 9,093 35.46%
Citizens' Victory Edna Vázquez Díaz 4,550 17.74%
Independence Iván Sánchez Almodovar 2,199 8.56%
Turnout 25,643
New Progressive hold

Representative District 10[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 10 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Deborah Soto Arroyo 9,950 44.26%
New Progressive Pedro Santiago Guzman (incumbent) 9,609 42.74%
Independence Roberto Jusino Serrano 2,922 13.00%
Turnout 22,481
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 11[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 11 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Rafael Hernandez (incumbent) 11,357 38.84%
New Progressive Isabela Molina 10,731 36.69%
Citizens' Victory Lousif Nevárez de Garcia 4,568 15.62%
Independence Guillermo Martínez Rivera 2,588 8.85%
Turnout 29,244
Popular Democratic hold

Representative District 12[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 12 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Edgardo Feliciano 11,807 39.79%
New Progressive Javier Parés 11,061 37.27%
Citizens' Victory Edwin Marrero Santiago 5,465 18.41%
Independence Ángel Santana 1,344 4.53%
Turnout 29,677
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 13[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 13 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Gabriel Rodríguez (incumbent) 12,656 41.23%
Popular Democratic Brian Casais García 12,349 40.23%
Citizens' Victory José Cintrón 3,223 10.50%
Independence Yahaira Velázquez Correa 2,471 8.05%
Turnout 30,699
New Progressive hold

Representative District 14[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 14 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive José González (incumbent) 11,862 43.43%
Popular Democratic Juan Torres 9,043 33.11%
Project Dignity Edwin Mieles Richard 2,892 10.59%
Citizens' Victory Ismael Rodríguez Medina 2,338 8.56%
Independence Héctor Guillermo Díaz 1,176 4.31%
Turnout 27,311
New Progressive hold

Representative District 15[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 15 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Joel Franqui Atiles (incumbent) 14,769 46.97%
Popular Democratic Armando Legarreta Raíces 14,205 45.17%
Independence Fernando Babilonia Aguilar 2,471 7.86%
Turnout 31,445
New Progressive hold

Representative District 16[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 16 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Eladio Cardonia 15,847 49.30%
New Progressive Félix Lassalle Toro (incumbent) 13,969 43.46%
Independence Pedro Méndez Acosta 2,326 7.24%
Turnout 32,142
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 17[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 17 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Wilson Roman (incumbent) 14,101 47.14%
Popular Democratic David Villanueva 11,711 39.15%
Citizens' Victory Santiago Concepción 2,442 8.16%
Independence Hector Santaella Buitrago 1,661 5.55%
Turnout 29,915
New Progressive hold

Representative District 18[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 18 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Jessi Cortés Ramos 14,961 43.53%
New Progressive Jose Pérez Cordero (incumbent) 14,895 43.34%
Citizens' Victory Pedro Acevedo Vargas 3,099 9.02%
Independence Antonio Vargas Morales 1,416 4.12%
Turnout 34,371
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 19[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 19 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Jocelyne Rodríguez Negrón 9,892 41.34%
New Progressive Maricarmen Mas (incumbent) 8,541 35.70%
Citizens' Victory Yadira Vázquez Rivera 3,102 12.96%
Independence Jose Muñiz Quiñones 2,392 10.00%
Turnout 23,927
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 20[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 20 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Kebin Maldonado Martinez 11,669 39.89%
New Progressive Emilio Carlo 10,155 34.71%
Citizens' Victory Noé Ramírez Ramírez 4,087 13.97%
Independence Milagros Martínez Pérez 3,344 11.43%
Turnout 29,255
Popular Democratic hold

Representative District 21[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 21 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Lydia Méndez (incumbent) 12,122 42.29%
New Progressive Yamilet González Alicea 11,870 41.42%
Citizens' Victory Andrés Acosta Mercado 2,867 10.00%
Independence Jaime Camacho Román 1,802 6.29%
Turnout 28,661
Popular Democratic hold

Representative District 22[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 22 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Jorge Alfredo Rivera 15,049 48.44%
New Progressive Michael Quiñones (incumbent) 14,483 46.61%
Independence Edna Quiñones 1,538 4.95%
Turnout 31,070
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 23[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 23 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic José Rivera Madera 11,017 37.96%
New Progressive Victor Torres (incumbent) 10,816 37.27%
Citizens' Victory Saime Figueroa Rodríguez 4,803 16.55%
Independence Jimmy Borrero 2,385 8.22%
Turnout 29,021
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 24[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 24 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Ángel Fourquet 9,024 36.34%
New Progressive José Bachs Alemán (incumbent) 7,944 31.99%
Citizens' Victory Reinaldo Colón Alonso 3,325 13.39%
Project Dignity Luis Salinas 2,353 9.48%
Independence Carlos Reyes Alonso 2,185 8.80%
Turnout 24,831
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 25[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 25 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Domingo Torres Garcia 11,453 42.08%
New Progressive Jacqueline Rodríguez (incumbent) 10,021 36.82%
Independence Gerardo Cruz López 2,908 10.68%
Project Dignity José Hernández Pagán 2,837 10.42%
Turnout 27,219
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 26[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 26 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Orlando Aponte Rosario 18,096 51.80%
New Progressive Urayoán Hernández (Incumbent) 14,636 41.89%
Independence Calixto Negrón Aponte 2,203 6.31%
Turnout 34,935
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 27[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 27 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Estrella Martínez Soto 14,230 48.39%
New Progressive Manuel Claudio (Incumbent) 11,850 40.30%
Independence Rafael Rosario Rivera 3,327 11.31%
Turnout 29,407
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 28[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 28 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Juan Santiago Nieves 17,059 46.60%
New Progressive Rafael June Rivera (Incumbent) 14,251 38.93%
Citizens' Victory José Daniel Rodríguez 3,894 10.64%
Independence Roy Ayala Pérez 1,402 3.83%
Turnout 36,606
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 29[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 29 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic José Díaz Collazo (Incumbent) 13,093 49.64%
New Progressive Lisandro Morales Vázquez 9,024 34.21%
Independence Fernando Maldonado Morales 4,259 16.15%
Turnout 26,376
Popular Democratic hold

Representative District 30[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 30 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Luis Ortiz Lugo (Incumbent) 12,160 49.16%
New Progressive Héctor Torres 10,017 40.49%
Independence Eduardo Soto 2,561 10.35%
Turnout 24,738
Popular Democratic hold

Representative District 31[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 31 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Jesús Santa Rodríguez (Incumbent) 10,369 32.84%
New Progressive Vimarie Peña Dávila 10,255 32.48%
Citizens' Victory César García Martínez 4,994 15.82%
Independence Luis Domenech Sepúlveda 3,675 11.64%
Project Dignity Raúl Colón Rodríguez 2,279 7.22%
Turnout 31,572
Popular Democratic hold

Representative District 32[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 32 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic José Varela (Incumbent) 8,558 35.43%
New Progressive José Figueroa 7,146 29.58%
Citizens' Victory Maritza Maymí Hernández 5,420 22.44%
Independence Jesús Roque 3,034 12.56%
Turnout 24,158
Popular Democratic hold

Representative District 33[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 33 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Ángel Peña Jr. (Incumbent) 13,257 49.91%
Popular Democratic Luis Collazo Negrón 9,757 36.73%
Independence Gloria Santana Velázquez 3,548 13.36%
Turnout 26,562
New Progressive hold

Representative District 34[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 34 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Ramón Cruz Burgos (Incumbent) 16,719 52.18%
New Progressive Félix Figueroa 13,098 40.88%
Independence Carlos Rosado Dávila 2,227 6.95%
Turnout 32,044
Popular Democratic hold

Representative District 35[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 35 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Sol Higgins 11,892 49.26%
New Progressive Alejandro Martínez Burgos 7,933 32.86%
Independent Samuel Pagán Cuadrado 2,321 9.61%
Independence Ricardo Díaz Maldonado 1,996 8.27%
Turnout 24,142
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

Representative District 36[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 36 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Carlos Méndez (Incumbent) 9,634 44.36%
Popular Democratic Juan Gómez 9,364 43.11%
Independence Lydia Ramos Ivaldo 2,722 12.53%
Turnout 21,720
New Progressive hold

Representative District 37[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 37 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Ángel Bulerín (Incumbent) 10,639 41.31%
Popular Democratic Ángel Osorio Vélez 9,933 38.56%
Project Dignity Eilleen Ramos Rivera 3,071 11.92%
Independence Reginald Carrasquillo 2,114 8.21%
Turnout 25,757
New Progressive hold

Representative District 38[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 38 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Progressive Wanda del Valle Correa 9,696 36.66%
Popular Democratic Luis Rivera Filomino 8,941 33.80%
Citizens' Victory Daniel Lugo Mercado 5,188 19.61%
Independence Luz Álvarez Rodríguez 2,158 8.16%
Independent Emmanuel Huertas 468 1.77%
Turnout 26,451
New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic

Representative District 39[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 39 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Roberto Rivera Ruiz (Incumbent) 8,949 37.18%
New Progressive Luis Alberto Cortés 7,012 29.13%
Citizens' Victory Manuel Alonso López 5,984 24.86%
Independence Luis Cruz Batista 2,124 8.82%
Turnout 24,069
Popular Democratic hold

Representative District 40[edit]

2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 40 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Popular Democratic Ángel Matos Garcia (Incumbent) 7,974 36.45%
New Progressive Sergio Estevez 6,649 30.39%
Citizens' Victory Tiffany Rohena 4,998 22.84%
Independence María Vargas Cáceres 2,257 10.32%
Turnout 21,878
Popular Democratic hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES, November 7, 2020
  2. ^ DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, November 7, 2020
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