Carlos Román Román

Carlos Román Román

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Popular Democratic Party

Mayor of Hatillo

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

3

Predecessor

José Rodríguez Cruz

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Carlos Román Román (Popular Democratic Party) is the Mayor of Hatillo in Puerto Rico. He assumed office in 2022. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Román (Popular Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Mayor of Hatillo in Puerto Rico. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Mayoral election in Hatillo, Puerto Rico (2024)

General election

General election for Mayor of Hatillo

Incumbent Carlos Román Román defeated Manuel A. Orriola Pérez, Edwin Del Valle Ruiz, and Luis Collazo Torres in the general election for Mayor of Hatillo on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carlos Román Román (Popular Democratic Party)	52.2	7,628
	Submit photo	Manuel A. Orriola Pérez (New Progressive Party)	40.7	5,952
	Submit photo	Edwin Del Valle Ruiz (Project Dignity)	4.0	580
	Submit photo	Luis Collazo Torres (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	3.1	452

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,612
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New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Hatillo

Manuel A. Orriola Pérez defeated Ivis Emelina González Rosa in the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Hatillo on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Manuel A. Orriola Pérez	53.1	1,878
	Submit photo	Ivis Emelina González Rosa	46.9	1,662

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,540
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Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Hatillo

Incumbent Carlos Román Román defeated Jorge Luis Ruiz Hernandez, Jose F. Ruiz Morales, Brunilda Soto López, and Nur Vales in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Hatillo on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carlos Román Román	38.6	1,649
	Submit photo	Jorge Luis Ruiz Hernandez	32.8	1,399
	Submit photo	Jose F. Ruiz Morales	12.4	529
	Submit photo	Brunilda Soto López	12.3	527
	Submit photo	Nur Vales	3.8	164

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,268
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Project Dignity primary election

The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Edwin Del Valle Ruiz advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Mayor of Hatillo.

Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Luis Collazo Torres advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Mayor of Hatillo.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Román in this election.

2022

See also: Mayoral election in Hatillo, Puerto Rico (2022)

General election

Special general election for Mayor of Hatillo

Carlos Román Román defeated Nur Vales in the special general election for Mayor of Hatillo on May 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carlos Román Román (Popular Democratic Party)	87.1	1,878
	Submit photo	Nur Vales (Popular Democratic Party)	12.5	269
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	8

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,155
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Carlos Román Román did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Carlos Román Román did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

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Preceded by José Rodríguez Cruz	Mayor of Hatillo 2022-Present	Succeeded by -