Held in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, November 8, 2016
2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election Turnout 55.1%[1]
Nominee
Ricardo Rosselló
David Bernier
Party
New Progressive
Popular Democratic
Alliance
Democratic
Democratic
Popular vote
655,626
610,956
Percentage
41.8%
38.9%
Nominee
Alexandra Lúgaro
Manuel Cidre
Party
Independent
Independent
Popular vote
174,529
89,890
Percentage
11.1%
5.7%
The 2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Puerto Rico . The incumbent Popular Democratic Governor Alejandro García Padilla did not run for re-election. The election was won by Ricardo Rosselló , who received 41% of the vote in a four-way race.
Popular Democratic Party [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
David Bernier , former Secretary of State of Puerto Rico , former President of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee and former Puerto Rico Secretary of Sports and Recreation [2]
Declined [ ]
New Progressive Party primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Ricky Rossello won the primaries of New Progressive Party by securing 51.09% votes against Pedro Pierluisi 's 48.91% votes.
Puerto Rican Independence Party [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Independent [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
Puerto Rican general election, 2016
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016
Puerto Rico portal
Politics portal
References [ ]
^ "CEE Event" . Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-09 .
^ Brown, Nick (December 16, 2015). "Bernier plans to announce Puerto Rico governor bid Wednesday" . Reuters. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015 .
^ "Puerto Rico governor will not seek reelection" . Yahoo. December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015 .
^ Estrada Torres, Michelle (August 9, 2015). "Pierluisi inaugura comité de campaña en Bayamón" . Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015 .
^ "Analistas opinan que candidatura de Ricky Rosselló le conviene al PPD" . Primera Hora (in Spanish). September 21, 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015 .
^ Suárez Torres, Limarys (March 15, 2016). "Opiniones encontradas ante resultados de la encuesta" . El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
^ Ugarte, Rodrigo (21 April 2015). "Puerto Rico's Alexandra Lúgaro, First Independent Candidate for Governor, Unveils Plan for the Future" . Latin Post. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015 .
^ Figueroa, Alex (9 November 2015). "Manuel Cidre quiere ser gobernador" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016 .
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