2020 Puerto Rico House of Representatives election

The 2020 Puerto Rico House of Representative election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the members of the 31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor, the Resident Commissioner, the Senate, and the mayors of the 78 municipalities. The winners were elected to a four-year term from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2025.

2020 Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections
November 3, 2020
All 51 seats in the House of Representatives
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Tatito Hernández Johnny Méndez Mariana Nogales Molinelli
Party PPD PNP Citizens' Victory
Leader since January 3, 2017 January 3, 2017
Seats before 16 34 New Party
Seats after 26 21 2
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 13 Increase 2
Popular vote 850,805 823,864 276,898
Percentage 37.42% 36.23% 12.18%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Denis Márquez Lebrón Lisie Burgos Muñiz
Party Puerto Rican Independence Project Dignity
Seats before 1 New Party
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 221,837 97,430
Percentage 9.76% 4.28%
Election results:
     PNP gain      PPD gain
     PNP hold      PPD hold
     MVC gain      Project Dignity gain
     PIP hold
Speaker of the House before election

Johnny Méndez
PNP

 Elected Speaker of the House

Tatito Hernández
PPD

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The New Progressive Party lost their 2/3 majority, and the Popular Democratic Party narrowly surpassed the 26 seat threshold, and acquired the 1/2 majority. The Puerto Rican Independence Party retained their seat, while the Citizen's Victory Movement and Project Dignity gained 2 and 1 seat respectively.

Summary

There are 172 candidates running for representative:

  • 3 candidates are independent.

House of Representatives Composition

30th House of Representatives (2017-2021)
PNP1 PNP2 PNP3 PNP4 PNP5 PNP6 PNP7 PNP8 PNP9 PNP10 PNP11
PNP12 PNP13 PNP14 PNP15 PNP16 PNP17 PNP18 PNP19 PNP20 PNP21 PNP22
PNP23 PNP24 PNP25 PNP26 PNP27 PNP28 PNP29 PNP30 PNP31 PNP32 PNP33
PNP34 PPD1 PPD2 PPD3 PPD4 PPD5 PPD6 PPD7 PPD8 PPD9 PPD10
PPD11 PPD12 PPD13 PPD14 PPD15 PPD16 PIP1

31st House of Representatives (2021-2025)
PPD1 PPD2 PPD3 PPD4 PPD5 PPD6 PPD7 PPD8 PPD9 PPD10 PPD11
PPD12 PPD13 PPD14 PPD15 PPD16 PPD17 PPD18 PPD19 PPD20 PPD21 PPD22
PPD23 PPD24 PPD25 PPD26 PNP1 PNP2 PNP3 PNP4 PNP5 PNP6 PNP7
PNP8 PNP9 PNP10 PNP11 PNP12 PNP13 PNP14 PNP15 PNP16 PNP17 PNP18
PNP19 PNP20 PNP21 MVC1 MVC2 PIP1 PD1

Results

Summary
Parties District At-large Total seats Composition ±
Votes  % Seats Votes  % Seats
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) 436,522 39.04% 24 414,283 35.84% 2 26
26 / 51
 Increase 10
New Progressive Party (PNP) 435,930 38.99% 16 387,934 33.57% 5 21
21 / 51
 Decrease 13
Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC) 125,489 11.22% 0 151,409 13.10% 2 2
2 / 51
 Increase 2
Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) 98,864 8.84% 0 122,973 10.64% 1 1
1 / 51
 Steady
Project Dignity (PD) 18,264 1.63% 0 79,166 6.85% 1 1
1 / 51
 Increase 1
Independents 3,059 0.27% 0 0 0 0 0
0 / 51
 Steady
Total 1,118,128 100.0 40 1,155,765 100.0 11 51

At-large Representatives
2020 Puerto Rico At-Large Representative Election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Héctor Ferrer Santiago 134,587 11.64%
PIP Denis Márquez Lebrón (Incumbent) 122,973 10.64%
Citizens' Victory Mariana Nogales Molinelli 85,727 7.42%
Project Dignity Lisie J. Burgos Muñiz 79,166 6.85%
PNP José Torres Zamora (Incumbent) 77,449 6.70%
PPD Jesús Ortiz González (Incumbent) 67,471 5.84%
PNP José "Quiquito" Meléndez (Incumbent) 66,939 5.79%
Citizens' Victory Jose Bernando Márquez 65,682 5.68%
PNP José Aponte Hernández (Incumbent) 64,017 5.54%
PNP Néstor Alonso Vega (Incumbent) 61,883 5.35%
PNP Lourdes Ramos (Incumbent) 59,461 5.14%
PNP Jorge Emmanuel Báez Pagán 58,185 5.03%
PPD Enid Monge 55,475 4.80%
PPD Keyliz Méndez Torres 54,656 4.73%
PPD Yaramary Torres 53,295 4.61%
PPD Gabriel López Arrieta 48,799 4.22%
Total votes 1,155,765 100.00%
Turnout 1,232,679 52.32%

District Representatives

[2]

Representative District 1
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 1 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Eddie Charbonier Chinea (incumbent) 10,506 42.35%
Citizens' Victory Alberto Derkes de Leon 5,948 23.98%
PPD Rosario Tata 5,634 22.71%
PIP Carmen Santiago Negrón 2,720 10.96%
Turnout 24,808
PNP hold

Representative District 2
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 2 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Luis Torres Cruz (incumbent) 8,166 31.54%
PNP Ricardo Rey Ocasio 8,003 30.91%
Citizens' Victory Fernando Villaespesa 6,285 24.28%
PIP Dario Ortiz González 3,164 12.22%
Independent Julio Vargas Cruz 270 1.04%
Turnout 25,888
PPD hold

Representative District 3
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 3 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Juan Morales Rodríguez (incumbent) 8,590 35.14%
Citizens' Victory Eva Prado Rodríguez 8,462 34.61%
PPD José Ortiz 5,898 24.13%
PIP Ángel Alicea Montañez 1,497 6.12%
Turnout 24,447
PNP hold

Representative District 4
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 4 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Victor Parés (incumbent) 10,189 33.20%
PPD Manuel Calderón Cerame 9,640 31.41%
Citizens' Victory Rafaela Esteves Agramonte 6,921 22.55%
PIP Marian Ortiz Vargas 3,937 12.83%
Turnout 30,687
PNP hold

Representative District 5
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 5 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Jorge Navarro (incumbent) 11,277 35.16%
PPD Roberto Zayas 8,764 27.32%
Citizens' Victory Carlos Ávila Pacheco 6,565 20.47%
PIP Alfonzo Questell Ortiz 2,841 8.86%
Project Dignity Ricardo Rodríguez Quiles 2,630 8.20%
Turnout 32,077
PNP hold

Representative District 6
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 6 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Antonio Soto (incumbent) 13,547 44.87%
PPD Noemí Andújar 7,573 25.08%
Citizens' Victory Alex Rodríguez Rodríguez 6,471 21.43%
PIP Jaime Rodríguez Rivera 2,603 8.62%
Turnout 30,194
PNP hold

Representative District 7
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 7 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Luis Pérez Ortiz (incumbent) 11,064 42.03%
PPD Janice Nieves 7,112 27.02%
Citizens' Victory Carmen Pagán Cabrera 5,187 19.70%
PIP Mario Maldonado Ramírez 2,962 11.25%
Turnout 26,325
PNP hold

Representative District 8
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 8 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Yashira Lebrón (incumbent) 10,373 39.33%
PPD Eric Bonilla Latoni 6,092 23.10%
Citizens' Victory Moraima Rodríguez 5,303 20.11%
PIP Jesús Dávila Molina 2,405 9.12%
Project Dignity Paul Rodríguez González 2,202 8.35%
Turnout 26,375
PNP hold

Representative District 9
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 9 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Yazzer Morales Díaz 9,801 38.22%
PPD Noelia Ramos Vázquez 9,093 35.46%
Citizens' Victory Edna Vázquez Díaz 4,550 17.74%
PIP Iván Sánchez Almodovar 2,199 8.56%
Turnout 25,643
PNP hold

Representative District 10
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 10 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Deborah Soto Arroyo 9,950 44.26%
PNP Pedro Santiago Guzman (incumbent) 9,609 42.74%
PIP Roberto Jusino Serrano 2,922 13.00%
Turnout 22,481
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 11
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 11 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Rafael Hernandez (incumbent) 11,357 38.84%
PNP Isabela Molina 10,731 36.69%
Citizens' Victory Lousif Nevárez de Garcia 4,568 15.62%
PIP Guillermo Martínez Rivera 2,588 8.85%
Turnout 29,244
PPD hold

Representative District 12
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 12 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Edgardo Feliciano 11,807 39.79%
PNP Javier Parés 11,061 37.27%
Citizens' Victory Edwin Marrero Santiago 5,465 18.41%
PIP Ángel Santana 1,344 4.53%
Turnout 29,677
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 13
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 13 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Gabriel Rodríguez (incumbent) 12,656 41.23%
PPD Brian Casais García 12,349 40.23%
Citizens' Victory José Cintrón 3,223 10.50%
PIP Yahaira Velázquez Correa 2,471 8.05%
Turnout 30,699
PNP hold

Representative District 14
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 14 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP José González (incumbent) 11,862 43.43%
PPD Juan Torres 9,043 33.11%
Project Dignity Edwin Mieles Richard 2,892 10.59%
Citizens' Victory Ismael Rodríguez Medina 2,338 8.56%
PIP Héctor Guillermo Díaz 1,176 4.31%
Turnout 27,311
PNP hold

Representative District 15
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 15 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Joel Franqui Atiles (incumbent) 14,769 46.97%
PPD Armando Legarreta Raíces 14,205 45.17%
PIP Fernando Babilonia Aguilar 2,471 7.86%
Turnout 31,445
PNP hold

Representative District 16
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 16 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Eladio Cardonia 15,847 49.30%
PNP Félix Lassalle Toro (incumbent) 13,969 43.46%
PIP Pedro Méndez Acosta 2,326 7.24%
Turnout 32,142
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 17
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 17 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Wilson Roman (incumbent) 14,101 47.14%
PPD David Villanueva 11,711 39.15%
Citizens' Victory Santiago Concepción 2,442 8.16%
PIP Hector Santaella Buitrago 1,661 5.55%
Turnout 29,915
PNP hold

Representative District 18
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 18 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Jessi Cortés Ramos 14,961 43.53%
PNP Jose Pérez Cordero (incumbent) 14,895 43.34%
Citizens' Victory Pedro Acevedo Vargas 3,099 9.02%
PIP Antonio Vargas Morales 1,416 4.12%
Turnout 34,371
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 19
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 19 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Jocelyne Rodríguez Negrón 9,892 41.34%
PNP Maricarmen Mas (incumbent) 8,541 35.70%
Citizens' Victory Yadira Vázquez Rivera 3,102 12.96%
PIP Jose Muñiz Quiñones 2,392 10.00%
Turnout 23,927
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 20
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 20 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Kebin Maldonado Martinez 11,669 39.89%
PNP Emilio Carlo 10,155 34.71%
Citizens' Victory Noé Ramírez Ramírez 4,087 13.97%
PIP Milagros Martínez Pérez 3,344 11.43%
Turnout 29,255
PPD hold

Representative District 21
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 21 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Lydia Méndez (incumbent) 12,122 42.29%
PNP Yamilet González Alicea 11,870 41.42%
Citizens' Victory Andrés Acosta Mercado 2,867 10.00%
PIP Jaime Camacho Román 1,802 6.29%
Turnout 28,661
PPD hold

Representative District 22
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 22 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Jorge Alfredo Rivera 15,049 48.44%
PNP Michael Quiñones (incumbent) 14,483 46.61%
PIP Edna Quiñones 1,538 4.95%
Turnout 31,070
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 23
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 23 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD José Rivera Madera 11,017 37.96%
PNP Victor Torres (incumbent) 10,816 37.27%
Citizens' Victory Saime Figueroa Rodríguez 4,803 16.55%
PIP Jimmy Borrero 2,385 8.22%
Turnout 29,021
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 24
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 24 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Ángel Fourquet 9,024 36.34%
PNP José Bachs Alemán (incumbent) 7,944 31.99%
Citizens' Victory Reinaldo Colón Alonso 3,325 13.39%
Project Dignity Luis Salinas 2,353 9.48%
PIP Carlos Reyes Alonso 2,185 8.80%
Turnout 24,831
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 25
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 25 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Domingo Torres Garcia 11,453 42.08%
PNP Jacqueline Rodríguez (incumbent) 10,021 36.82%
PIP Gerardo Cruz López 2,908 10.68%
Project Dignity José Hernández Pagán 2,837 10.42%
Turnout 27,219
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 26
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 26 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Orlando Aponte Rosario 18,096 51.80%
PNP Urayoán Hernández (Incumbent) 14,636 41.89%
PIP Calixto Negrón Aponte 2,203 6.31%
Turnout 34,935
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 27
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 27 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Estrella Martínez Soto 14,230 48.39%
PNP Manuel Claudio (Incumbent) 11,850 40.30%
PIP Rafael Rosario Rivera 3,327 11.31%
Turnout 29,407
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 28
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 28 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Juan Santiago Nieves 17,059 46.60%
PNP Rafael June Rivera (Incumbent) 14,251 38.93%
Citizens' Victory José Daniel Rodríguez 3,894 10.64%
PIP Roy Ayala Pérez 1,402 3.83%
Turnout 36,606
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 29
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 29 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD José Díaz Collazo (Incumbent) 13,093 49.64%
PNP Lisandro Morales Vázquez 9,024 34.21%
PIP Fernando Maldonado Morales 4,259 16.15%
Turnout 26,376
PPD hold

Representative District 30
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 30 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Luis Ortiz Lugo (Incumbent) 12,160 49.16%
PNP Héctor Torres 10,017 40.49%
PIP Eduardo Soto 2,561 10.35%
Turnout 24,738
PPD hold

Representative District 31
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 31 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Jesús Santa Rodríguez (Incumbent) 10,369 32.84%
PNP Vimarie Peña Dávila 10,255 32.48%
Citizens' Victory César García Martínez 4,994 15.82%
PIP Luis Domenech Sepúlveda 3,675 11.64%
Project Dignity Raúl Colón Rodríguez 2,279 7.22%
Turnout 31,572
PPD hold

Representative District 32
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 32 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD José Varela (Incumbent) 8,558 35.43%
PNP José Figueroa 7,146 29.58%
Citizens' Victory Maritza Maymí Hernández 5,420 22.44%
PIP Jesús Roque 3,034 12.56%
Turnout 24,158
PPD hold

Representative District 33
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 33 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Ángel Peña Jr. (Incumbent) 13,257 49.91%
PPD Luis Collazo Negrón 9,757 36.73%
PIP Gloria Santana Velázquez 3,548 13.36%
Turnout 26,562
PNP hold

Representative District 34
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 34 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Ramón Cruz Burgos (Incumbent) 16,719 52.18%
PNP Félix Figueroa 13,098 40.88%
PIP Carlos Rosado Dávila 2,227 6.95%
Turnout 32,044
PPD hold

Representative District 35
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 35 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Sol Higgins 11,892 49.26%
PNP Alejandro Martínez Burgos 7,933 32.86%
Independent Samuel Pagán Cuadrado 2,321 9.61%
PIP Ricardo Díaz Maldonado 1,996 8.27%
Turnout 24,142
PPD gain from PNP

Representative District 36
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 36 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Carlos Méndez (Incumbent) 9,634 44.36%
PPD Juan Gómez 9,364 43.11%
PIP Lydia Ramos Ivaldo 2,722 12.53%
Turnout 21,720
PNP hold

Representative District 37
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 37 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Ángel Bulerín (Incumbent) 10,639 41.31%
PPD Ángel Osorio Vélez 9,933 38.56%
Project Dignity Eilleen Ramos Rivera 3,071 11.92%
PIP Reginald Carrasquillo 2,114 8.21%
Turnout 25,757
PNP hold

Representative District 38
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 38 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNP Wanda del Valle Correa 9,696 36.66%
PPD Luis Rivera Filomino 8,941 33.80%
Citizens' Victory Daniel Lugo Mercado 5,188 19.61%
PIP Luz Álvarez Rodríguez 2,158 8.16%
Independent Emmanuel Huertas 468 1.77%
Turnout 26,451
PNP gain from PPD

Representative District 39
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 39 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Roberto Rivera Ruiz (Incumbent) 8,949 37.18%
PNP Luis Alberto Cortés 7,012 29.13%
Citizens' Victory Manuel Alonso López 5,984 24.86%
PIP Luis Cruz Batista 2,124 8.82%
Turnout 24,069
PPD hold

Representative District 40
2020 Puerto Rico Representative District 40 Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPD Ángel Matos Garcia (Incumbent) 7,974 36.45%
PNP Sergio Estevez 6,649 30.39%
Citizens' Victory Tiffany Rohena 4,998 22.84%
PIP María Vargas Cáceres 2,257 10.32%
Turnout 21,878
PPD hold

References
  1. AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES, November 7, 2020
  2. DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, November 7, 2020
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