2020 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico
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The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the mayors of the 78 municipalities. Incumbent New Progressive Party resident commissioner Jenniffer González, was re-elected to a second term in office.[1]
The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is the only member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected every four years instead of a two-year term.
New Progressive Party[]
On November 3, 2019, incumbent resident commissioner Jenniffer González announced that she would run for a second term for the office of resident commissioner.
Nominee[]
- Jenniffer González, Incumbent Resident Commissioner[2]
Popular Democratic Party[]
On December 10, 2019, former governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá announced that he would run for a second non-consecutive term for resident commissioner. His first term was from 2001 to 2005. He became the official nominee on January 31, 2020, after his opponent José Nadal Power did not receive enough endorsements to officialize his candidacy.[3]
Nominee[]
- Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Former governor[4]
Puerto Rican Independence Party[]
On December 27, 2019, the Puerto Rican Independence Party nominated Dr. for resident commissioner.
Nominee[]
- Luis Roberto Piñero, Pediatrist[5]
Citizen's Victory Movement[]
On February 5, 2020, the party had a general assembly, where Dr. was chosen as the candidate for resident commissioner.
Nominee[]
- Zayira Jordán Conde, Cyber security expert and Entrepreneur[6]
Project Dignity[]
On May 24, 2020, gubernatorial candidate announced that attorney would run for the party.
Nominee[]
- Ada Norah Henriquez, Attorney at law[7]
Polling[]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jenniffer González (PNP-R) | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (PPD-D) | Luis Roberto Piñero (PIP) | Zayira Jordán Conde (MVC) | Ada Norah Henriquez (PD) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Research Office/El Nuevo Día | October 27–30, 2020 | 1000 (RV) | ± 3% | 44% | 32% | 7% | 9% | 4% | – | 4% |
| Jorge Benítez Nazario/Radio Isla/Telemundo Puerto Rico | October 23 – November 1, 2020 | 1,010 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 43% | 39% | 7% | 4% | 3% | – | – |
| Data For Progress | October 19–26, 2020 | 439 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 46% | 34% | 4% | 8% | 0% | 0%[b] | 7% |
| Radio Isla/Jorge Benítez | October 12–17, 2020 | 676 (RV) | ± 3.16% | 43% | 40% | 7% | 2% | 2% | – | 6% |
| Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | October 13–15, 2020 | 809 (RV) | – | 44% | 26% | – | 5% | 2% | 7%[c] | 16%[d] |
| Gaither International/El Vocero | September 21 – October 6, 2020 | 2,401 (A) | ± 2% | 44% | 16% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 6%[e] | 5% |
| Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | October 1–5, 2020 | 1,200 (LV) | – | 47% | 22% | – | 7% | 2% | 8%[f] | 14%[d] |
| El Nuevo Día | September 19–23, 2020 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.1% | 43% | 33% | 6% | 11% | 1% | 1%[g] | 5%[d] |
| Becaon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | September 14–18, 2020 | 803 (RV) | – | 51% | 18% | – | 7% | 3% | 8%[h] | 13%[d] |
| Radio Isla/Jorge Benítez | July 28–August 3, 2020 | 983 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 40% | 34% | 6% | 8% | 3% | – | 9% |
| Becaon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | July 20–26, 2020 | 802 (V) | – | 50% | 21% | – | 4% | 2% | 10%[i] | 12%[d] |
| Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | May 3–7, 2020 | 903 (LV) | – | 48% | 15% | – | 4% | – | 25%[j] | 8%[d] |
| Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | March, 2020 | – (V)[k] | – | 32% | 21% | – | 5% | – | 26%[l] | 16%[d] |
| Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | February, 2020 | – (V)[k] | – | 39% | 22% | – | 5% | – | 25%[m] | 9%[d] |
Hypothetical polling
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Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| New Progressive | Jenniffer González (inc.) | 512,697 | 41.14% |  7.6%
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| Popular Democratic | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | 400,412 | 32.13% | 15.1%
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| Citizen's Victory Movement | Zayira Jordán Conde | 157,679 | 12.65% | N/A | |
| Project Dignity | Ada Norah Henriquez | 95,873 | 7.69% | N/A | |
| Puerto Rican Independence | Luis Roberto Piñero | 78,503 | 6.30% |  3.6%
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| Write-in | 928 | 0.07% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 1,246,092 | ||||
Notes[]
- ^ a b Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ "Other candidate" and would not vote with 0%
- ^ Would not vote with 6%; "Someone else" with 1%
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Includes "Refused"
- ^ "None" with 6%
- ^ Would not vote with 6%; "Someone else" with 2%
- ^ Would not vote with 1%
- ^ Would not vote with 5%; "Someone else" with 3%
- ^ Would not vote with 8%; "Someone else" with 2%
- ^ Would not vote with 17%; "Someone else" with 8%
- ^ a b Not yet released
- ^ Would not vote with 17%; "Someone else" with 9%
- ^ Would not vote with 16%; "Someone else" with 9%
- ^ "Other candidate" with 12%; would not vote with 7%
References[]
- ^ a b "Comisionado Residente Resultados Isla". San Juan, Puerto Rico: Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Jennifer González buscará quedarse en Washington". www.noticel.com. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ Marrero, Juan. "Aníbal Acevedo Vilá buscará la comisaría residente por el PPD". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ Notiséis 360 (2020-01-31). "Aníbal Acevedo Vilá será el candidato a comisionado residente por el PPD • WIPR". WIPR. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ Marrero, Juan. "PIP radica más de 1,000 candidatos para las elecciones 2020". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Zayira Jordán Conde busca la candidatura a comisaría residente por el Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ elvocero.com, Redacción. "Proyecto Dignidad presenta candidata a Comisionada Residente". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-22.
External links[]
- Official campaign websites
- Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (PPD / D) for Resident Commissioner
- Jenniffer González (PNP / R) for Resident Commissioner
- Zayira Jordán Conde (MVC) for Resident Commissioner Archived 2020-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Ada Norah Henriquez (PD) for Resident Commissioner
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