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José Mercado (Puerto Rico District 32 candidate)
José Mercado (New Progressive Party) (also known as Papo) ran for election to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives to represent District 32. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent José Varela Fernández defeated José Mercado, Maritza Maymí Hernández, and Jesús Roque in the general election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 32 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | José Varela Fernández (Popular Democratic Party) | 35.6 | 9,692 |
José Mercado (New Progressive Party) | 31.0 | 8,441 | ||
Maritza Maymí Hernández (Citizen Victory Movement) | 21.4 | 5,829 | ||
Jesús Roque (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 11.9 | 3,252 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 31 |
Total votes: 27,245 | ||||
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New Progressive Party primary election
The New Progressive Party primary election was canceled. José Mercado advanced from the New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 32.
Popular Democratic Party primary election
The Popular Democratic Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent José Varela Fernández advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 32.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
José Mercado did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes