1980 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election

The 1980 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election was held on November 4, 1980 to elect the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was held as part of the 1980 Puerto Rican general election. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Hernán Padilla, a member of the New Progressive Party.

Nominees[]

Celeste Benitez (Popular Democratic Party)
Hernán Padilla (New Progressive Party), former member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Lucía A. Romero (Puerto Rican Socialist Party)
Roberto Aponte Toro (Puerto Rican Independence Party)

San Juan mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Progressive	Hernán Padilla Ramírez (incumbent)	117,797	53.50
	Popular Democratic	Celeste Benitez	86,346	39.22
	Puerto Rican Independence	Roberto Aponte Toro	14,767	6.71
	Puerto Rican Socialist Party	Lucía A. Romero	1,259	0.57
Total votes			220,169	100

^ "Consulta de Resultados: Municipio de San Juan Elecciones Generales de 1980". Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico. 1980. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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