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José González Mercado
José González Mercado (New Progressive Party) (also known as Memo) was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, representing District 14. He left office on January 2, 2025.
González Mercado (New Progressive Party) ran for election for Mayor of Arecibo in Puerto Rico. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Arecibo, Puerto Rico (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Arecibo
Incumbent Carlos Ramirez Irizarry defeated José González Mercado, Luis Del Rio Morales, Lauce Colon Perez, and Javier Biaggi in the general election for Mayor of Arecibo on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Ramirez Irizarry (Popular Democratic Party) | 56.0 | 18,770 | |
| José González Mercado (New Progressive Party) | 35.5 | 11,899 | ||
| Luis Del Rio Morales (Project Dignity) | 4.8 | 1,605 | ||
 | Lauce Colon Perez (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 2.0 | 687 | |
| Javier Biaggi (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 1.7 | 557 | ||
| Total votes: 33,518 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marcos De La Cruz Arroyo (Independent)
Citizen's Victory Movement primary election
The Citizen's Victory Movement primary election was canceled. Lauce Colon Perez advanced from the Citizen's Victory Movement primary for Mayor of Arecibo.
New Progressive Party primary election
The New Progressive Party primary election was canceled. José González Mercado advanced from the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Arecibo.
Popular Democratic Party primary election
The Popular Democratic Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carlos Ramirez Irizarry advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Arecibo.
Project Dignity primary election
The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Luis Del Rio Morales advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Mayor of Arecibo.
Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election
The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Javier Biaggi advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Mayor of Arecibo.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for González Mercado in this election.
2020
See also: Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent José González Mercado defeated Juan Torres, Edwin Mieles Richard, Ismael Rodríguez Medina, and Héctor Guillermo Díaz in the general election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | José González Mercado (New Progressive Party) | 44.0 | 13,533 | |
| Juan Torres (Popular Democratic Party) | 33.9 | 10,424 | ||
| Edwin Mieles Richard (Project Dignity) | 9.9 | 3,055 | ||
| Ismael Rodríguez Medina (Citizen Victory Movement) | 8.0 | 2,456 | ||
| Héctor Guillermo Díaz (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 4.1 | 1,265 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 30,751 | |||
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New Progressive Party primary election
The New Progressive Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent José González Mercado advanced from the New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 14.
Popular Democratic Party primary election
Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 14
Juan Torres defeated Héctor Rafael Romero Carrión in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 14 on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Juan Torres | 51.1 | 2,161 | |
| Héctor Rafael Romero Carrión | 48.9 | 2,072 | ||
| Total votes: 4,233 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
José González Mercado did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
José González Mercado did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 14 -2025 |
Succeeded by Edgar Robles |
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