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Mayoral election in Arecibo, Puerto Rico (2024)

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2020
2024 Arecibo elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: January 15, 2024
Primary election: June 2, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, held a general election for mayor on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 2, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was January 15, 2024.


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Candidates and results

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
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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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Puerto Rico elections, 2024


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