2024 Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections|
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The 2024 Puerto Rico House of Representative election were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the members of the 32nd 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, as well as the election events of a status referendum and a presidential straw poll. As candidates in the 2024 general elections, the winners were elected to serve a four-year term from January 2, 2025 to January 2, 2029.
Summary
167 candidates are running for representative:
House of Representatives composition
- 31st House of Representatives (2021–2025)
| PPD1
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PPD2
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PPD3
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PPD4
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PPD5
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PPD6
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PPD7
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PPD8
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PPD9
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PPD10
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PPD11
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| PPD12
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PPD13
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PPD14
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PPD15
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PPD16
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PPD17
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PPD18
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PPD19
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PPD20
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PPD21
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PPD22
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| PPD23
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PPD24
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PPD25
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PNP1
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PNP2
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PNP3
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PNP4
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PNP5
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PNP6
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PNP7
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PNP8
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| PNP9
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PNP10
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PNP11
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PNP12
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PNP13
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PNP14
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PNP15
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PNP16
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PNP17
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PNP18
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PNP19
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| PNP20
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PNP21
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MVC1
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MVC2
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PIP1
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PD1
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IND1[a]
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- 32nd House of Representatives (2025–2029)
| PNP1
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PNP2
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PNP3
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PNP4
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PNP5
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PNP6
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PNP7
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PNP8
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PNP9
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PNP10
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PNP11
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| PNP12
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PNP13
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PNP14
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PNP15
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PNP16
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PNP17
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PNP18
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PNP19
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PNP20
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PNP21
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PNP22
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| PNP23
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PNP24
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PNP25
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PNP26
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PNP27
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PNP28
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PNP29
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PNP30
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PNP31
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PNP32
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PNP33
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| PNP34
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PNP35
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PNP36
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PPD1
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PPD2
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PPD3
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PPD4
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PPD5
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PPD6
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PPD7
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PPD8
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| PPD9
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PPD10
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PPD11
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PPD12
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PPD13
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PIP1
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PIP2[b]
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PIP3[b]
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PD1
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Results
The final results of the 2024 Puerto Rico House of Representatives election were certified on December 31, 2024, by the Puerto Rico State Commission (CEE).[2][3]
Summary
| Parties
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District
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At-large
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Total seats
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Composition
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±%
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| Votes
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%
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Seats
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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New Progressive Party (PNP)
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498,434
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42.8
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30
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463,931
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36.5
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6
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36
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+15
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Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
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411,374
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35.4
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10
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388,352
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30.5
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3
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13
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-12
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Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP)
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112,652
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9.7
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0
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192,404
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15.1
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1
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1
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–
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Project Dignity (PD)
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67,757
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5.8
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0
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84.796
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6.7
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1
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1
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–
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Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC)
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73,061
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6.3
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0
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0
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0.0
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0
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0
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-2
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Independents
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0
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0
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0
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12,910
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1.0
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0
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0
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-1
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| Total
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1,163,278
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100.00
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40
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1,271,361
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100.00
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11
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51
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Left-of-center parties PIP and MVC formed an electoral alliance for the 2024 elections, called the Alianza de País. They agreed to not compete against each other, except when legally required (as in the gubernatorial and Resident Commissioner election).[4]
At-large
The Popular Democratic Party decided to nominated 4 candidates instead of 6 candidates like they normally do, citing that this would help them win more overall At-large seats.[6] Although the Citizen's Victory Movement originally planned to have 2 at-large candidates, these being incumbent senator Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl and newcomer Alejandro Santiago Calderón, their candidacies were invalidated by the Supreme Court for not having collected the necessary endorsements required by law.[7]
District Representatives
District 1
District 2
On May 4, 2022, incumbent representative Luis R. Torres Cruz announced that he was unaffiliating himself from the Popular Democratic Party, which he had been a part of since 1995.[8] Later, on December 1, 2023, he announced that he would not seek reelection in the district 2 seat which he has held since 2001, instead choosing to run for an At-Large seat.[9]
District 3
On June 11, 2022, PNP San Juan I district senator Henry Neumann Zayas announced that he would be stepping down from his post for personal reasons.[10] To fill the senate seat, on September 11 of that year, the New Progressive Party held a special election, where incumbent representative Juan O. Morales Rodríguez ran and won the seat, leaving the District 3 representative seat open.[11] That meant that the representative seat had to be filled, which was done later on December 6, where José A. Hernández Concepción won the special election.[12]
District 4
District 5
District 6
Incumbent representative Ángel Morey Noble won the PNP primary.[13]
District 7
District 8
District 9
Incumbent representative Er Y. Morales Díaz lost the PNP primaries to Félix E. Pacheco Burgos.[14]
District 10
Pedro J. Santiago Guzmán won the PNP primary.[15]
District 11
Incumbent PPD representative and Speaker of the House Rafael Hernández Montañez announced on August 31, 2023 that he would not run for reelection, instead choosing to run for mayor of Dorado.[16] Rubén Soto Rivera won the PPD primary,[17] while Elinnette González Aguayo won the PNP primary.[18]
District 12
Jesús M. Figueroa Torres won the PNP primary.[19]
District 13
Incumbent PNP representative Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló announced on March 25, 2022 that he would not seek reelection in the district 13 seat which he has held since 2005, instead choosing to run for an At-Large seat.[20] Jerry Z. Nieves Rosario won the PNP primary,[21] while Yulixa A. Paredes Albarrán won the PPD primary.[22]
District 14
Incumbent PNP representative José O. González Mercado announced on November 18, 2023 that he would not run for reelection, instead choosing to run for mayor of Arecibo.[23] Edgar E. Robles Rivera won the PNP primary,[24] while Juan C. Colón González won the PPD primary.[25]
District 15
Iván Serrano Cordero won the PPD primary.[26]
District 16
Incumbent PPD representative Eladio J. Cardona Quiles announced on December 28, 2023 that he would not run for reelection, instead choosing to run for mayor of San Sebastian.[27] Reinaldo Figueroa Acevedo won the PPD primary,[28] while Liza I. Alfaro Mercado won the PNP primary.[29]
District 17
Incumbent representative Wilson J. Román López won the PNP primary,[30] while Kenneth R. Sanabría Domenech won the PPD primary.[31]
District 18
Odalys González González won the PNP primary.[32]
District 19
Incumbent PPD representative Jocelyn M. Rodríguez Negrón announced on December 23, 2023 that she would not run for reelection, instead choosing to run for mayor of Mayagüez.[33] Lilibeth Rosas Vargas won the PPD primary,[34] while Edson R. Rodríguez González won the PNP primary.[35]
District 20
On February 28, 2023, Incumbent PPD representative Kebin Maldonado Martínez announced that he would be stepping down from his post to become a National Guard Officer.[36] Joel Sánchez Ayala was chosen to fill this representative seat.[37] Emilio Carlo Acosta won the PNP primary.[38]
District 21
Incumbent PPD primary Lydia Méndez Silva announced on November 14, 2023 that she would not run for reelection, instead choosing to retire after 28 years of service.[39] José A. Cuevas Garcia won the PPD primary,[40] while Omayra M. Mártinez Vázquez won the PNP primary.[41]
District 22
Joe A. Colón Rodriguez won the PNP primary.[42]
District 23
District 24
Doris E. Alvarado Golderos won the PNP primary.[43]
District 25
District 26
Incumbent PPD representative Orlando Aponte Rosario was accused by his wife on April 13, 2023 of physically abusing her, for which a court gave the representative a restraining order. [44] Even though she later removed this restraining order,[45] the news had affected his political career, and he decided to renounce from his post on June 13.[46] To fill this seat, on August 6, the party had a special internal primary where Jesús A. Hernández Arroyo won.[47] Luis J. Jiménez Torres won the PNP primary.[48]
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
Fernando Sanabria Colón won the PNP primary.[49]
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
Cristian O. Muriel Sánchez won the PNP primary.[50]
District 35
Jean P. Carrillo Cáceres won the PNP primary.[51]
District 36
District 37
Incumbent PNP representative Ángel Bulerín Ramos on January 6, 2024 that he would not run for reelection, instead choosing to retire after 55 years of service, 32 of which were in this seat.[52] Carmen M. Medina Calderón won the PNP primary,[53] while Ángel Osorio Vélez won the PPD primary.[54]
District 38
Incumbent representative Wanda del Valle Correa won the PNP primary,[55] while Christian G. Rodriguez Rivera won the PPD primary.[56]
District 39
District 40
Sergio E. Estévez Vélez won the PNP primary.[57]
Notes
- ^ a b Originally elected under the Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
- ^ a b c d Per Section 7, Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico, if a party wins a two-thirds majority (34 out of 51 seats) or more in the House of Representatives, seats equal to the number of seats over the 34-seat threshold must be added to preserve the participation and representation of minority parties. Since the New Progressive Party (PNP) exceeded the threshold by two seats, the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) was awarded two seats, selecting the candidates with the highest vote share won at-large or in a district.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Part of the Alianza de País
- ^ Incumbent from District 18
- ^ Incumbent from District 2
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