Héctor Hiram Santaella Buitrago

Héctor Hiram Santaella Buitrago (Puerto Rican Independence Party) ran for election to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives to represent District 17. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17

Incumbent Wilson Román López defeated Kenneth Sanabria Domenech, Héctor Hiram Santaella Buitrago, and Ramón Roman in the general election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Wilson Román López (New Progressive Party)	46.8	14,615
	Submit photo	Kenneth Sanabria Domenech (Popular Democratic Party)	35.6	11,141
	Submit photo	Héctor Hiram Santaella Buitrago (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	8.9	2,792
	Submit photo	Ramón Roman (Project Dignity)	8.7	2,712

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,260
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New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17

Incumbent Wilson Román López defeated Jorge Valentín in the New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17 on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Wilson Román López	66.9	7,522
	Submit photo	Jorge Valentín	33.1	3,718

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,240
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Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17

Kenneth Sanabria Domenech defeated Emy Soto and Milton Morales Pérez in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17 on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kenneth Sanabria Domenech	56.2	1,990
	Submit photo	Emy Soto	34.3	1,216
	Submit photo	Milton Morales Pérez	9.5	338

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,544
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Project Dignity primary election

The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Ramón Roman advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17.

Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Héctor Hiram Santaella Buitrago advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Santaella Buitrago in this election.

2020

General election

General election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17

Incumbent Wilson Román López defeated David Villanueva Matías, Santiago Concepción Cajigas, and Héctor Hiram Santaella Buitrago in the general election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Wilson Román López (New Progressive Party)	47.2	14,394
	Submit photo	David Villanueva Matías (Popular Democratic Party)	39.0	11,901
	Submit photo	Santiago Concepción Cajigas (Citizen Victory Movement)	8.2	2,489
	Submit photo	Héctor Hiram Santaella Buitrago (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	5.5	1,688
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	41

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,513
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Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17

David Villanueva Matías defeated Armando Franco González in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 17 on August 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	David Villanueva Matías	52.2	2,353
	Submit photo	Armando Franco González	47.8	2,156

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,509
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