Javier Aponte Dalmau

Javier Aponte Dalmau (Popular Democratic Party) was a member of the Puerto Rico Senate, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 2, 2021. He left office on January 2, 2025.

Aponte Dalmau (Popular Democratic Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Puerto Rico Senate. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Prior to being elected to the Puerto Rico Senate in 2020, he represented District 38 in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives.

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	María De Lourdes Santiago (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	14.2	178,575
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Rivera Schatz (New Progressive Party)	7.9	100,001
✔		Joanne Rodríguez Veve (Project Dignity)	7.5	94,604
✔	Submit photo	José Dalmau Santiago (Popular Democratic Party)	6.8	86,097
✔	Submit photo	Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz (Popular Democratic Party)	6.8	85,956
✔	Submit photo	José Santiago Rivera (Popular Democratic Party)	6.1	76,961
✔		Ada Álvarez Conde (Popular Democratic Party)	6.0	76,039
✔	Submit photo	Ángel Antonio Toledo López (New Progressive Party)	5.7	72,368
✔	Submit photo	Eliezer Molina Pérez (Independent)	5.6	71,254
✔	Submit photo	Gregorio Matias Rosario (New Progressive Party)	5.5	69,350
✔	Submit photo	Roxanna Soto Aguilú (New Progressive Party)	5.5	69,010
	Submit photo	Keren Riquelme (New Progressive Party)	5.4	67,953
	Submit photo	Leyda Cruz (New Progressive Party)	5.4	67,591
		José Antonio Vargas Vidot (Independent)	3.9	48,566
		Elizabeth Torres Rodriguez (Independent)	0.8	10,191
	Submit photo	Nelson Raul Albino Ruiz (Independent)	0.2	2,042
	Submit photo	Jorge Luis Oyola Torres (Independent)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Carlos Díaz Sánchez (Popular Democratic Party)	0.0	0
		Javier Aponte Dalmau (Popular Democratic Party)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Sharon Rodriguez Diaz (Independent)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Andrea Rua Gonzalez (Independent)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	6.7	84,649

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,261,207
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Alejandro Santiago Calderón (Citizen's Victory Movement)
Rafael Bernabe (Citizen's Victory Movement)

New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)

The following candidates ran in the New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Rivera Schatz	15.9	236,626
✔	Submit photo	Keren Riquelme	13.4	198,752
✔	Submit photo	Ángel Antonio Toledo López	11.7	173,717
✔	Submit photo	Gregorio Matias Rosario	11.4	169,373
✔	Submit photo	Roxanna Soto Aguilú	10.0	148,521
✔	Submit photo	Leyda Cruz	8.8	130,110
	Submit photo	Marcos Fabián González Barreto	8.3	123,290
	Submit photo	Carlos Rodríguez Mateo	7.8	115,355
	Submit photo	Marlene Maldonado	7.0	103,352
	Submit photo	Ángel Ortiz Valladares	5.8	85,594

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,484,690
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Miguel Angel Padilla Torres (New Progressive Party)
Orlando Parga Cuevas (New Progressive Party)

Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz	20.4	109,159
✔	Submit photo	José Dalmau Santiago	17.9	95,733
✔	Submit photo	José Santiago Rivera	15.7	84,035
✔		Ada Álvarez Conde	15.5	82,964
✔	Submit photo	Carlos Díaz Sánchez	12.0	64,268
✔		Javier Aponte Dalmau	11.8	63,037
	Submit photo	Eder Ortiz	6.5	34,765

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 533,961
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Project Dignity primary election

The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joanne Rodríguez Veve advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District.

Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent María De Lourdes Santiago advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District.

Citizen's Victory Movement convention

Citizen's Victory Movement convention for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)

Incumbent Rafael Bernabe and Alejandro Santiago Calderón defeated Ramón Cruz and Edwin Marrero Martinez in the Citizen's Victory Movement convention for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on March 16, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rafael Bernabe (Citizen's Victory Movement)	40.1	931
✔	Submit photo	Alejandro Santiago Calderón (Citizen's Victory Movement)	23.2	538
	Submit photo	Ramón Cruz (Citizen's Victory Movement)	21.5	499
	Submit photo	Edwin Marrero Martinez (Citizen's Victory Movement)	15.2	354

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,322
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Aponte Dalmau in this election.

2020

General election

General election for Puerto Rico Senate District 8 (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Puerto Rico Senate District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Javier Aponte Dalmau (Popular Democratic Party)	18.2	47,031
✔	Submit photo	Marissa Jiménez (New Progressive Party)	18.0	46,649
	Submit photo	Nayda Venegas Brown (New Progressive Party)	16.9	43,811
	Submit photo	Christian G. Rodríguez Rivera (Popular Democratic Party)	16.8	43,531
	Submit photo	Alice Pérez Fernández (Citizen Victory Movement)	8.8	22,718
	Submit photo	Reginald Smith Pizarro (Citizen Victory Movement)	7.7	20,001
	Submit photo	Janise Santiago (Project Dignity)	5.4	13,894
	Submit photo	Marisol Quiñones Algarín (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	4.5	11,760
	Submit photo	Wanda Alemán Alemán (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	3.7	9,704

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,099
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New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate District 8 (2 seats)

Marissa Jiménez and incumbent Nayda Venegas Brown defeated José Soto, Pablo Ramos Rivera, and Francisco Peterson Montijo in the New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate District 8 on August 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marissa Jiménez	36.3	19,492
✔	Submit photo	Nayda Venegas Brown	23.0	12,354
	Submit photo	José Soto	19.2	10,322
	Submit photo	Pablo Ramos Rivera	14.0	7,483
	Submit photo	Francisco Peterson Montijo	7.4	3,983

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,634
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Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate District 8 (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate District 8 on August 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Javier Aponte Dalmau	30.8	12,385
✔	Submit photo	Christian G. Rodríguez Rivera	15.8	6,332
	Submit photo	Frankie Guerra Morales	13.9	5,568
	Submit photo	Marie Joan Ramos	10.8	4,323
	Submit photo	Hiram Rivera Encarnación	10.6	4,269
	Submit photo	Norma Guzmán	7.1	2,841
	Submit photo	Flavia Fernández García	5.5	2,227
	Submit photo	Daniel Resto	5.5	2,216

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,161
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