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Mayoral election in Ciales, Puerto Rico (2020)

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2020 Ciales elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 30, 2019
Primary election: August 9, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other elections in Puerto Rico)
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

The city of Ciales, Puerto Rico, held a general election for mayor on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 9, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 30, 2019.

Alexander Burgos Otero won election in the general election for Mayor of Ciales.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Mayor of Ciales

Alexander Burgos Otero defeated José Carrer González, Ángel Tirado, and José Juan Ríos Piñeiro in the general election for Mayor of Ciales on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alexander Burgos Otero (New Progressive Party)
 
48.9
 
4,221
José Carrer González (Popular Democratic Party)
 
42.5
 
3,672
Ángel Tirado (Independent)
 
5.9
 
512
José Juan Ríos Piñeiro (Puerto Rican Independence Party)
 
2.4
 
207
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
28

Total votes: 8,640
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New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Ciales

Alexander Burgos Otero defeated Félix Mercado Alcalde in the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Ciales on August 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alexander Burgos Otero
 
60.1
 
1,293
Félix Mercado Alcalde
 
39.9
 
860

Total votes: 2,153
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Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Ciales

José Carrer González defeated Jorge Ortíz in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Ciales on August 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
José Carrer González
 
67.3
 
1,402
Jorge Ortíz
 
32.7
 
680

Total votes: 2,082
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See also: Puerto Rico elections, 2020

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