Mayoral election in Ciales, Puerto Rico (2024)

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2020
2024 Ciales 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 Ciales, 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.


Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Mayor of Ciales

Jesús Edgardo Resto Rivera defeated incumbent Alexander Burgos Otero, Abimael Ayala Melecio, and Ana Villalobos Robles in the general election for Mayor of Ciales on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jesús Edgardo Resto Rivera
Jesús Edgardo Resto Rivera (Popular Democratic Party)
 
53.1
 
4,587
Alexander Burgos Otero (New Progressive Party)
 
42.6
 
3,679
Abimael Ayala Melecio (Project Dignity)
 
2.9
 
250
Ana Villalobos Robles (Puerto Rican Independence Party)
 
1.4
 
117

Total votes: 8,633
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New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Ciales

Incumbent Alexander Burgos Otero defeated Manuel Oliveras Pagán in the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Ciales on June 2, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alexander Burgos Otero
 
74.9
 
1,943
Manuel Oliveras Pagán
 
25.1
 
650

Total votes: 2,593
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Ciales

Jesús Edgardo Resto Rivera defeated Michael Gracia Cruz in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Ciales on June 2, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jesús Edgardo Resto Rivera
 
70.3
 
1,864
Michael Gracia Cruz
 
29.7
 
787

Total votes: 2,651
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Project Dignity primary election

The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Abimael Ayala Melecio advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Mayor of Ciales.

Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Ana Villalobos Robles advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Mayor of Ciales.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Puerto Rico elections, 2024


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