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Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia
Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia (New Progressive Party) was the Governor of Puerto Rico. He assumed office on January 2, 2021. He left office on January 2, 2025.
Pierluisi Urrutia (New Progressive Party) ran for re-election for Governor of Puerto Rico. He lost in the New Progressive Party primary on June 2, 2024.
Pierluisi previously served as the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2017, representing the island as a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives.
He was also the Puerto Rico secretary of justice—an office equivalent to a state attorney general—from 1993 to 1997.
Biography
Pierluisi was born on April 26, 1959, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He earned a bachelor's degree in American history from Tulane University in 1981 and a J.D. from George Washington University in 1984. He was a congressional aide to Puerto Rican Resident Commissioner Baltasar Corrada del Rio before working as a litigator in Washington, D.C., for six years. He returned to Puerto Rico and entered public service in the 1990s.[1]
Political career
Governor of Puerto Rico (2021-2025)
Pierluisi was the governor of Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2025.
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (2009-2017)
Pierluisi was the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2017.
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Puerto Rico Secretary of Justice (1993-1997)
Pierluisi was the Puerto Rico secretary of justice from 1993 to 1997.
Elections
2024
See also: Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, 2024
General election
General election for Governor of Puerto Rico
Jenniffer González-Colón defeated Juan Dalmau Ramírez, Jesús Manuel Ortiz González, Javier Jiménez Pérez, and Javier Cordova Iturregui in the general election for Governor of Puerto Rico on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jenniffer González-Colón (New Progressive Party) | 41.2 | 526,020 |
 | Juan Dalmau Ramírez (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 30.7 | 392,185 | |
 | Jesús Manuel Ortiz González (Popular Democratic Party) | 21.4 | 273,649 | |
 | Javier Jiménez Pérez (Project Dignity) | 6.4 | 81,369 | |
 | Javier Cordova Iturregui (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 0.1 | 1,522 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,362 | ||
| Total votes: 1,276,107 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Víctor Luis Medina Cruz (Independent)
- Carlos Cintron Rivera (Independent)
- Ada Norah Henriquez (Independent)
Citizen's Victory Movement primary election
The Citizen's Victory Movement primary election was canceled. Javier Cordova Iturregui advanced from the Citizen's Victory Movement primary for Governor of Puerto Rico.
New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico
Jenniffer González-Colón defeated incumbent Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia in the New Progressive Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenniffer González-Colón | 54.3 | 174,203 |
 | Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia | 45.7 | 146,872 | |
| Total votes: 321,075 | |||
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Popular Democratic Party primary election
Popular Democratic Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico
Jesús Manuel Ortiz González defeated Juan Zaragoza Gómez in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jesús Manuel Ortiz González | 61.8 | 93,133 |
| Juan Zaragoza Gómez | 38.2 | 57,651 | ||
| Total votes: 150,784 | |||
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Project Dignity primary election
The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Javier Jiménez Pérez advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Governor of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election
The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Juan Dalmau Ramírez advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pierluisi Urrutia in this election.
2020
See also: Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, 2020
General election
General election for Governor of Puerto Rico
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Puerto Rico on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia (New Progressive Party) | 33.2 | 427,016 |
| Carlos Delgado Altieri (Popular Democratic Party) | 31.7 | 407,817 | ||
| Alexandra Lúgaro (Citizen Victory Movement) | 13.9 | 179,265 | ||
| Juan Dalmau Ramírez (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 13.5 | 174,402 | |
| César Augusto Vázquez Muñiz (Project Dignity) | 6.8 | 87,379 | ||
| Eliezer Molina Pérez (Independent) | 0.7 | 8,751 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3,115 | ||
| Total votes: 1,287,745 | |||
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New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico
Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia defeated incumbent Wanda Vázquez Garced in the New Progressive Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia | 57.7 | 161,732 |
 | Wanda Vázquez Garced | 42.3 | 118,711 | |
| Total votes: 280,443 | |||
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Popular Democratic Party primary election
Popular Democratic Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico
Carlos Delgado Altieri defeated Eduardo Bhatia Gautier and Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Delgado Altieri | 63.0 | 128,638 | |
| Eduardo Bhatia Gautier | 23.8 | 48,563 | ||
| Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto | 13.3 | 27,068 | ||
| Total votes: 204,269 | |||
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2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| New Progressive Party (PNP) |  Pedro Pierluisi Incumbent |
48.4% | 905,066 | |
| Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | Rafael Cox Alomar | 47.2% | 881,181 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | Juan Manuel Mercado | 2.1% | 38,941 | |
| Sovereign Union Movement (MUS) | Maria de Lourdes Guzman | 0.6% | 11,764 | |
| Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) | Sadiasept Guillont | 0.3% | 5,647 | |
| Working People's Party (PPT) | Félix Córdova Iturregui | 0.7% | 13,120 | |
| N/A | Others | 0% | 626 | |
| N/A | White | 0.2% | 4,523 | |
| N/A | Null | 0.4% | 7,488 | |
| Total Votes | 1,868,356 | |||
| Source: Puerto Rico Election Commission, "Elections in Puerto Rico: Canvass General Election November 6, 2012 Results for Resident Commissioner Candidate" | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Wanda Vázquez Garced |
Governor of Puerto Rico 2021-2025 |
Succeeded by Jenniffer González-Colón |
| Preceded by - |
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico 2009-2017 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico 1993-1996 |
Succeeded by - |
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