2020 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election
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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| flag_image= Flag of San Juan, Puerto Rico.svg
| country = Puerto Rico
| type = presidential
| previous_election = 2016 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election
| previous_year = 2016
| next_election = 2024 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election
| next_year = 2024
| election_date = November 3, 2020
| image1 = Alcalde_Miguel_Romero_Lugo_%28cropped%29.jpg
| nominee1 = Miguel Romero
| party1 = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
| popular_vote1 = 46,427
| percentage1 = 36.60%
| image2 = Manuel_Natal_Albelo.png
| nominee2 = Manuel Natal Albelo
| party2 = Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana
| alliance2 =
| popular_vote2 = 42,962
| percentage2 = 33.87%
| image3 = 3x4.svg
| nominee3 = Rossana López León
| party3 = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
| alliance3 =
| popular_vote3 = 29,451
| percentage3 = 23.22%
| map_image =
| title = Mayor
| before_election = Carmen Yulín Cruz
| before_party = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
| after_election = Miguel Romero
| after_party = New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
}}
{{ElectionsPR}}
San Juan, Puerto Rico, held an election for mayor on November 3, 2020. Among other elections, it was held concurrently with the 2020 Puerto Rico general election. It saw the election of New Progressive Party nominee Miguel Romero.
Incumbent mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, a member of the Popular Democratic Party did not seek reelection to a third term, and instead ran an unsuccessful campaign for her party's nomination in the gubernatorial election.
Nominations
=New Progressive Party primary=
The New Progressive Party held their party's primary election on August 9, nominating Miguel Romero (a district member of the Senate of Puerto Rico) over Manuel Colón.{{cite web |title=Mayoral election in San Juan, Puerto Rico (2020) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mayoral_election_in_San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico_(2020) |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=13 July 2021 |language=en}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = New Progressive Party primary results{{cite web |title=CEE Event |url=https://primarias2020.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2020_PNP_58/Noche_del_Evento_88/index.html#es/default_list/ALCALDES_Municipios.xml |website=primarias2020.ceepur.org |access-date=13 July 2021 |date=20 August 2020}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Miguel Romero
|party = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
|votes = 20549
|percentage = 76.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Mauel "Palomo" Colón
|party = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
|votes = 6406
|percentage = 23.77
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 26955
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Popular Democratic Party=
The Popular Democracy Party cancelled its party primary election. It nominated Rossana López León, an at-large member of the Senate of Puerto Rico, without holding a primary.{{cite web |title=Rossana López León |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Rossana_L%C3%B3pez_Le%C3%B3n |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=13 July 2021 |language=en}}
=Project Dignity=
Project Dignity nominated Nelson Rosario Rodríguez.
=Citizen's Victory Movement=
=Puerto Rican Independence Party=
The Puerto Rican Independence Party nominated Adrián González Costa.
General
=Polls=
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Rossana ! style="width:100px;"| Miguel ! style="width:100px;"| Manuel ! style="width:100px;"| Adrian ! style="width:100px;"| Nelson ! Other ! Undecided |
| style="text-align:left;"|Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald[https://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2020/vol18n06/Mid%20Oct%202020%20Tracking%20%20-%20Final%20Topline.pdf Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald]
|October 13–15, 2020 |258 (RV) | – |26% |{{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}}|37% |10% |2% |1% |2%{{efn|"Someone else" with 2%}} |23%{{efn|Includes "Refused"}} |
| style="text-align:left;"|Gaither International/El Vocero[https://www.elvocero.com/politica/con-la-preferencia-del-voto-miguel-romero/article_8bcd335e-0d07-11eb-9eab-bb4718180b7e.html Gaither International/El Vocero]
|October 1–7, 2020 |500 (V) |± 4% |17% |{{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}}|38% |18% |2% |1% | – |24% |
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=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
|title = San Juan mayoral election{{cite web |title=CEE Event |url=http://elecciones2020.ceepur.org/Noche_del_Evento_92/index.html#es/default/GOBERNADOR_Resumen.xml |website=elecciones2020.ceepur.org |access-date=13 July 2021 |date=7 Nov 2020}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
|candidate = Miguel Romero
|votes = 46,427
|percentage = 36.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana
|candidate = Manuel Natal Albelo
|votes = 42,962
|percentage = 33.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
|candidate = Rossana López León
|votes = 29,451
|percentage = 23.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Puerto Rican Independence Party
|candidate = Adrián González Costa
|votes = 4,157
|percentage = 3.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Project Dignity
|candidate = Nelson Rosario Rodríguez
|votes = 3,848
|percentage = 3.03
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 126,845
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Litigation=
Manuel Natal Albelo launched a legal challenge demanding that a new election be held for the municipality's 77th Unit, which groups together several forms of absentee-voting and mail-in ballots. In his litigation, he alleged widespread irregularities during the counting process and leading to the election.{{Cite web|title=Manuel Natal insiste en que la ilegalidad de 6,500 papeletas en la unidad 77 de San Juan "está documentada"|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/notas/manuel-natal-insiste-en-que-la-ilegalidad-de-6500-papeletas-en-la-unidad-77-de-san-juan-esta-documentada/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=El Nuevo Día|language=spanish}} The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in January 2021 due to a total lack of evidence supporting the claim.{{cite web |title=Manuel Natal’s lawsuit dismissed – PR Headline News |url=https://www.puertoricoheadlinenews.com/manuel-natals-lawsuit-dismissed/ |website=www.puertoricoheadlinenews.com |access-date=14 July 2021 |date=29 January 2021}}
See also
References
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{{San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral elections}}
{{2020 United States elections}}
{{Puerto Rican elections}}