Juan Zaragoza Gómez

Juan Zaragoza Gómez (Popular Democratic Party) was an at-large member of the Puerto Rico Senate. He assumed office on January 2, 2021. He left office on January 2, 2025.

Zaragoza Gómez (Popular Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Puerto Rico. He lost in the Popular Democratic Party primary on June 2, 2024.

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Governor of Puerto Rico

Jenniffer González-Colón defeated Juan Dalmau Ramírez, Jesús Manuel Ortiz González, Javier Jiménez Pérez, and Javier Cordova Iturregui in the general election for Governor of Puerto Rico on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jenniffer González-Colón (New Progressive Party)	41.2	526,020
	Juan Dalmau Ramírez (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	30.7	392,185
	Jesús Manuel Ortiz González (Popular Democratic Party)	21.4	273,649
	Javier Jiménez Pérez (Project Dignity)	6.4	81,369
	Javier Cordova Iturregui (Citizen's Victory Movement)	0.1	1,522
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,362

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,276,107
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Víctor Luis Medina Cruz (Independent)
Carlos Cintron Rivera (Independent)
Ada Norah Henriquez (Independent)

Citizen's Victory Movement primary election

The Citizen's Victory Movement primary election was canceled. Javier Cordova Iturregui advanced from the Citizen's Victory Movement primary for Governor of Puerto Rico.

New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico

Jenniffer González-Colón defeated incumbent Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia in the New Progressive Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico on June 2, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jenniffer González-Colón	54.3	174,203
	Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia	45.7	146,872

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 321,075
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Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico

Jesús Manuel Ortiz González defeated Juan Zaragoza Gómez in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesús Manuel Ortiz González	61.8	93,133
	Submit photo	Juan Zaragoza Gómez	38.2	57,651

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 150,784
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Project Dignity primary election

The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Javier Jiménez Pérez advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Governor of Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Juan Dalmau Ramírez advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Zaragoza Gómez in this election.

2020

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 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	María De Lourdes Santiago (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	11.3	136,679
✔		Joanne Rodríguez Veve (Project Dignity)	7.3	88,716
✔		William Villafañe Ramos (New Progressive Party)	6.8	81,863
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Rivera Schatz (New Progressive Party)	6.6	80,139
✔	Submit photo	Juan Zaragoza Gómez (Popular Democratic Party)	6.1	73,809
✔	Submit photo	José Dalmau Santiago (Popular Democratic Party)	5.9	71,896
✔		José Antonio Vargas Vidot (Independent)	5.8	69,810
✔		Ana Irma Rivera Lassén (Citizen Victory Movement)	5.7	68,760
✔	Submit photo	Rafael Bernabe (Citizen Victory Movement)	5.3	64,309
✔	Submit photo	Gregorio Matias Rosario (New Progressive Party)	5.3	64,140
✔	Submit photo	Keren Riquelme (New Progressive Party)	5.2	63,154
	Submit photo	Anibal Torres Torres (Popular Democratic Party)	5.0	61,202
	Submit photo	Brenda López De Arrarás (Popular Democratic Party)	4.9	59,961
	Submit photo	Itzamar Peña Ramirez (New Progressive Party)	4.8	58,560
		Ada Álvarez Conde (Popular Democratic Party)	4.7	57,220
	Submit photo	Carlos Rodríguez Mateo (New Progressive Party)	4.6	56,258
	Submit photo	Luis Vega Ramos (Popular Democratic Party)	4.5	54,650
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	990

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,212,116
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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 August 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Villafañe Ramos	14.0	172,895
✔	Submit photo	Gregorio Matias Rosario	13.4	165,011
✔	Submit photo	Keren Riquelme	12.8	158,498
✔	Submit photo	Itzamar Peña Ramirez	12.1	149,179
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Rivera Schatz	11.7	144,576
✔	Submit photo	Carlos Rodríguez Mateo	11.0	135,308
	Submit photo	Alba Iris Calderón Cestero	9.4	115,851
	Submit photo	Héctor Martínez Maldonado	9.2	113,849
	Submit photo	Evelyn Vázquez Nieves	6.5	80,200

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,235,367
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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 August 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	José Dalmau Santiago	15.1	153,832
✔	Submit photo	Anibal Torres Torres	14.1	144,152
✔	Submit photo	Brenda López De Arrarás	12.4	126,756
✔	Submit photo	Luis Vega Ramos	12.3	125,161
✔	Submit photo	Juan Zaragoza Gómez	8.8	89,703
✔		Ada Álvarez Conde	7.9	81,009
	Submit photo	Sonia Pacheco	7.8	79,399
	Submit photo	Marco Rigau	7.7	78,789
	Submit photo	Ramón Luis Nieves	6.5	66,657
	Submit photo	Ruth Currás Paniagua	2.9	29,961
	Submit photo	Samuel González González	2.5	25,422
	Submit photo	Pedro Norat	1.9	19,508

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,020,349
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