2020 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2020 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries

| country = Puerto Rico

| type = primary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election =

| next_year = 2024

| election_date = August 9 and 16, 2020

| image1 = Pedro-Pierluisi-cropped 2.jpg

| nominee1 = Pedro Pierluisi

| party1 = New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico

| alliance1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 134,330

| percentage1 = 57.91%

| image2 = Wanda_Vasquez_(cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Wanda Vázquez Garced

| party2 = New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico

| alliance2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 97,641

| percentage2 = 42.09%

| title = New Progressive Party nominee for Governor of Puerto Rico

| before_election = Ricardo Rosselló

| posttitle = 2020 New Progressive Party nominee for Governor of Puerto Rico

| after_election = Pedro Pierluisi

| map_image = Primarias_PNP_2020.svg

| map_caption = Results by county or municipality

}}{{Sidebar Elections in Puerto Rico}}

The 2020 New Progressive Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for 2020. The primaries, originally scheduled for June 2020, were delayed until August 9, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The August 9 elections, however, were marred by a lack of ballots leading a suspension of the election; polling locations that could not open on August 9 were scheduled to be open for voting on August 16.{{cite news|title='Never in my life had I seen this.' Puerto Rico to delay primaries amid election chaos|last1=Ortiz-Blanes|first1=Syra|last2=Padró Ocasto|first2=Bianca|date=August 9, 2020|work=Miami Herald|location=Miami, Florida|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article244839272.html|access-date=August 10, 2020}} The winner for the party's nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico is Pedro Pierluisi, former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico and acting Governor after Ricardo Rosselló's resignation, over incumbent Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced.

Candidates

=Governor=

Wanda Vázquez Garced, incumbent Governor
Pedro Pierluisi, former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/pedropierluisipuertoricovaaecharhaciaadelanteconmigoalmando-2516932/|title=Pedro Pierluisi: "Puerto Rico va a echar hacia adelante conmigo al mando"|website=ElNuevoDia|language=es-pr|access-date=2019-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910215249/https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/pedropierluisipuertoricovaaecharhaciaadelanteconmigoalmando-2516932/|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}}

==Withdrawn==

Ricardo Rosselló, former Governor of Puerto Rico{{Cite web|url=https://www.wapa.tv/noticias/locales/rossello-pone-fecha-al-inicio-de-su-campana-para-la-reeleccion-_20131122445686.html|title=Rosselló pone fecha al inicio de su campaña para la reelección|website=www.wapa.tv|date=February 6, 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808021621/https://www.wapa.tv/noticias/locales/rossello-pone-fecha-al-inicio-de-su-campana-para-la-reeleccion-_20131122445686.html|archive-date=August 8, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/rossello-no-renunciara-rafael-romo/|title=Rosselló no renunciará, pero no buscará la reelección en 2020|date=July 21, 2019|website=CNN|language=es-ES|access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808021621/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/rossello-no-renunciara-rafael-romo/|archive-date=August 8, 2019|url-status=live}}
Iván González Cancel, former Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico and PNP candidate for the 2012 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election{{cite web |work=Politics1 |access-date=May 19, 2020 |url=https://politics1.com/pr.htm |title=PUERTO RICO}}

=Resident Commissioner=

Jenniffer González, incumbent Resident Commissioner

=Senate=

The PNP holds 21 seats in the Senate of Puerto Rico, 6 at-large seats and 15 district seats.

=House of Representatives=

The PNP holds 34 seats in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.

Opinion polling

=Governor=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"

valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name=key|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:60px;"| Wanda Vázquez

! style="width:60px;"| Pedro Pierluisi

! Other

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Radio Isla [https://radioisla.tv/al-frente-wanda-vazquez-en-la-contienda-primarista-del-pnp/ Radio Isla ]

|July 28–August 3, 2020

| ≈295 (LV){{efn|30% of a full sample of 983 likely voters}}

| –

|{{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}}|49%

|45%

| —

|6%

style="text-align:left;"|Becaon Research/Puerto Rico Herald[https://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2020/vol18n03/PRH-July%202020%20Poll%20-%20Final%20Topline.pdf Becaon Research/Puerto Rico Herald]

|July 20–26, 2020

| ≈289 (V){{efn|36% of a full sample of 802 voters}}

| –

|43%

| –

|13%{{efn|name=refuse|Includes "refused"}}

style="text-align:left;"|Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald[https://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2020/vol18n02/May%202020%20Islandwide%20Final%20Topline%20Political%20Questions%20Only.pdf Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald]

|May 3–7, 2020

| ≈316 (LV){{efn|35% of a full sample of 903 likely voters}}

| –

|{{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}}|45%

|40%

| –

|15%{{efn|name=refuse}}

style="text-align:left;"|Diario Las Américas[https://www.scribd.com/document/470157816/Encuesta-para-elecciones-Puerto-Rico Diario Las Américas]

|March 30-April 21, 2020

| — (RV){{efn|PNP subsample of 1500 registered voter sample}}

| —

|{{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}}|52%

|36%

|1%

|11%

|March, 2020

| – (V){{efn|name=norelease|Not yet released}}

| –

|37%

|{{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}}|49%

| –

|13%{{efn|name=refuse}}

|February, 2020

| – (V){{efn|name=norelease}}

| –

|28%

|{{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}}|61%

| –

|11%{{efn|name=refuse}}

style="text-align:left;"|El Nuevo Día[https://www.scribd.com/document/450474678/Cuestionario-de-La-Encuesta-de-El-Nuevo-Dia-de-marzo-de-2020 El Nuevo Día]

|February 21–25, 2020

|247 (RV)

|± 6.2%

|{{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}}|48%

|47%

|2%{{efn|"Other candidate" with 2%; "refused" and would not vote with 0%}}

|3%

Results

=Governor=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = New Progressive Party primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate = Pedro Pierluisi

|party = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)

|votes = 162,345

|percentage = 57.67%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate = Wanda Vázquez Garced (incumbent)

|party = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)

|votes = 119,184

|percentage = 42.33%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 281,529

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

Notes

References

External links

[http://www.ceepur.org/ Comisión Estatal de Elecciones]

Category:Primary elections in Puerto Rico

PNP

Category:New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)

2020 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries

Candidates

=Governor=

==Withdrawn==

=Resident Commissioner=

=Senate=

=House of Representatives=

Opinion polling

=Governor=

Results

=Governor=

See also

Notes

References

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