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Gubernatorial elections were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect thegovernor of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of theResident Commissioner, theSenate, theHouse of Representatives, and themayors of the78 municipalities, as well as the election events of astatus referendum and apresidential straw poll. As a candidate in the2024 general elections, the winner was elected to serve a four-year term from January 2, 2025 to January 2, 2029.
Two parties filed to hold a primary election: theNew Progressive Party and thePopular Democratic Party. IncumbentNew Progressive Party GovernorPedro Pierluisi Urrutia ran for re-election to a second term in office, but lost the PNP primary to Resident CommissionerJenniffer Gonzalez Colon.[1] ThePopular Democratic Party nominatedJesús Manuel Ortíz, a member of theHouse of Representatives of Puerto Rico. ThePuerto Rican Independence Party andCitizens' Victory Movement formed anelectoral alliance, with both parties agreeing to support former member of theSenate of Puerto Rico,Juan Dalmau. However, since all registered parties are required to nominate a candidate for governor, Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana nominateddummy candidate Javier Córdova Iturregui.Project Dignity nominatedSan Sebastián mayorJavier Jiménez.
González Colón ultimately won the general election. This was the first Puerto Rico gubernatorial election since1952 in which a candidate from the Independence Party finished second in a gubernatorial race, the first time since1964 in which the incumbent governing party was re-elected after two terms in office, and the second time Puerto Rico has elected a female governor.[a] This election also saw the Popular Democratic Party lose control of theLegislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and finish third for the first time in its entire history in a gubernatorial election, albeit retaining a majority of mayoral races and flipping the office ofResident Commissioner.[2]
On March 20, 2022, during the New Progressive Party's general assembly, governorPedro Pierluisi announced that he would run for a second term.[1] In an interview on August 28, he reaffirmed the press that he would be in fact running again, stating that "Puerto Rico is moving forward and there is no one who can stop us" and that they were "going to beat thePDP".[3] Resident CommissionerJenniffer González Colón won the primary against Governor Pierluisi, becoming the first-ever female gubernatorial nominee for theNew Progressive Party.
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Pedro Pierluisi | Jenniffer González Colón | Others | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasquines[10] | 22–30 May 2024 | 483 (RV) | – | 63% | 35% | 1%[c] | 1% |
| Noticel and Atlas Intel[11] | 8–12 October 2023 | 2,350[d] (A) | ± 2.0% | 50.4% | 42.4% | – | 6.1% |
| El Nuevo Día and The Research Office[12] | 31 January – 5 February 2023 | ≈400 (A) | ± 6.0% | 25% | 64% | 3% | 3% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Progressive | Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon | 159,527 | 54.57% | |
| New Progressive | Pedro Pierluisi (incumbent) | 132,805 | 45.43% | |
| Total votes | 292,332 | 100.0% | ||
After suffering defeat in the2020 elections, thePopular Democratic Party suffered a major divide on opinions, from the topic ofabortion[14] to whatpolitical status should the party pursue in the case of an8th plebiscite.[15] Some like the former party presidentJosé Luis Dalmau say that the party should keep supporting thecurrent political status (ELA), while others within the party like former territorial senatorMarco Rigau Jiménez stated that the party should move towardsFree Association.[16]
On June 16, 2022, while criticizing the party president José Dalmau,Morovis mayorCarmen Maldonado González challenged him, and announced that she would be running for governor.[17] Later, on October 17, she officialized her candidacy in a press conference.[18] Afterward, on January 18, 2023, she stated that she would run for president of the party.[19] On May 7, after coming last on the presidency election, she conceded and announced that she would instead be running for re-election.[20]
Territorial senatorJuan Zaragoza Gómez announced his candidacy for governor during a press conference on September 13, 2022, saying that "If God gives me health, I'm going there".[21] Zaragoza previously had announced that he would run for governor in the2020 primary,[22] before withdrawing his candidacy to run as territorial senator at-large.[23]
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Jesús Manuel Ortiz | Carlos Delgado Altieri | José Luis Dalmau | Juan Zaragoza | Luis Javier Hernández | Carmen Maldonado González | Others | Undecided / Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Nuevo Día and The Research Office[28] | 24–29 October 2023 | ≈1,000 (A) | ± 6.0% | 30% | 26% | 17% | 13% | 13% | – | – | 1% |
| Noticel and Atlas Intel[29] | 8 – 12 October 2023 | ≈2,350 (A) | ± 6.0% | 42.6% | 16.4% | 5.6% | 3.8% | 17.3% | – | – | 14.4% |
| El Nuevo Día and The Research Office[30] | 31 January – 5 February 2023 | ≈400 (A) | ± 6.0% | – | 28% | 24% | 19% | 4% | 8% | 6% | – |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Democratic | Jesús Manuel Ortiz | 83,045 | 61.71% | |
| Popular Democratic | Juan Zaragoza Gómez | 51,534 | 38.29% | |
| Total votes | 134,579 | 100.0% | ||
ThePuerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) andCitizens' Victory Movement (MVC) have formed an alliance for the 2024 elections. MVC has agreed to support PIP's nominee,Juan Dalmau Ramírez. However, Puerto Rico law requires all parties to nominate a candidate for governor, so MVC nominated Javier Córdova Iturregui as a placeholder candidate.[32][33]
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Ada Norah Henriquez, who ran forresident commissioner in 2020, announced on 23 May 2023, while on theLa Trinchera podcast that "we are going to aspire for the executive."[37]
César Vázquez Muñiz, the president of the party and the nominee for governor in 2020, announced on 27 May 2023, while at a protest asking for the resignation of theSecretary of Justice of Puerto RicoDomingo Emanuelli, that he would be running again for governor, stating that "What you see is not asked". He later dropped out to run for territorial senate in theBayamón district.
Javier Jiménez Pérez, mayor ofSan Sebastián del Pepino, who switched to Proyecto Dignidad earlier, announced his intention to run. This was further confirmed by a party assembly that certified the party will hold primaries to select the candidate.[38]
Henriquez announced in December 2023 that she would run as an independent, leaving Jiménez as the only candidate seeking the PD nomination.[39]
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| Dates | Location | González- Colón | Manuel Ortiz | Dalmau | Jiménez | Link |
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| October 2, 2024 | WAPA Studios Guaynabo | Participant | Participant | Participant | Participant | YouTube |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[e] | Margin of error | Jenniffer González- Colón (PNP) | Jesús Manuel Ortiz (PPD) | Juan Dalmau (PIP) | Javier Jiménez (PD) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtlasIntel[45] | November 1–4, 2024 | 4,914 (LV) | ± 1.0% | 36% | 20% | 35% | 8% | 2% |
| Lit Data PR[46] | November 1–4, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 39.89% | 16.01% | 34.55% | 9.55% | — |
| El Nuevo Día/The Research Office[47] | October 29 – November 1, 2024 | 1,000 (LV) | N/a | 37% | 22% | 29% | 7% | 5% |
| Lit Data PR[48] | October 25 – November 1, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 35% | 15% | 34% | 8% | 9% |
| 38% | 16% | 36% | 10% | N/a | ||||
| Pasquines[49] | October 21 – November 1, 2024 | (A) | N/a | 37% | 23% | 31% | 7% | 3%[f] |
| IZQ Strategies[50] | October 14–31, 2024 | 1,651 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 35% | 17% | 37% | 7% | 4% |
| Bacon Research[51] | October 25–29, 2024 | 807 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 32% | 18% | 25% | 7% | 17%[g] |
| Lit Data PR[52] | October 18–25, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 32% | 14% | 30% | 7% | 17% |
| 38% | 17% | 36% | 9% | N/a | ||||
| Consultoría Académica e Investigación Social LLC[53] | October 10–22, 2024 | 784 (V) | N/a | 38% | 17% | 30% | 13% | 2% |
| Lit Data PR[54] | October 11–18, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 34% | 13% | 28% | 6% | 18% |
| Gaither International[55] | October 1–16, 2024 | 1,109 (A) | ± 2.94% | 31% | 18% | 29% | 8% | 14% |
| Lit Data PR[54] | October 4–11, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 34% | 17% | 26% | 5% | 18% |
| Bacon Research[56] | October 3–10, 2024 | 807 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 33% | 20% | 20% | 7% | 20%[h] |
| Lit Data PR[57] | September 27 – October 4, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 30% | 13% | 25% | 4% | 28% |
| El Nuevo Día/The Research Office[58] | September 28 – October 2, 2024 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3% | 37% | 22% | 25% | 9% | 7% |
| Lit Data PR[59] | September 21–27, 2024 | 800 (A) | N/a | 35% | 12% | 21% | 5% | 26% |
| Lit Data PR[60] | September 5–20, 2024 | 800 (A) | N/a | 34% | 10% | 21% | 5% | 30%[i] |
| Consultoría Académica e Investigación Social LLC[61] | August 31 – September 3, 2024 | N/a | N/a | 37% | 23% | 25% | 12% | 3%[j] |
| Gaither International[62][A] | June 23 – July 8, 2024 | 1,109 (A) | ± 2% | 43% | 14% | 23% | 9% | 10% |
| El Nuevo Día/The Research Office[63] | February 20–25, 2024 | 1,000 (V) | N/a | 38% | 30% | 10% | 8% | 14% |
| AtlasIntel[64][B] | February 15–22, 2024 | 2,200 (V) | N/a | 33% | 20% | 25% | 8% | 16%[k] |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenniffer González-Colón | New Progressive Party | 526,020 | 41.22 | |
| Juan Dalmau | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 392,185 | 30.73 | |
| Jesús Manuel Ortiz | Popular Democratic Party | 273,649 | 21.44 | |
| Javier Jiménez | Project Dignity | 81,369 | 6.38 | |
| Javier Córdova Iturregu[l] | Citizens' Victory Movement | 1,522 | 0.12 | |
| Write-ins | 1,362 | 0.11 | ||
| Total | 1,276,107 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,276,107 | 99.62 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,592 | 0.12 | ||
| Blank votes | 3,305 | 0.26 | ||
| Total votes | 1,281,004 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,987,317 | 64.46 | ||
| Source: CEEPUR[65] | ||||
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