Mayoral election in Coamo, Puerto Rico (2024)

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2024 Coamo elections
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
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The city of Coamo, 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 Coamo

Incumbent Juan Carlos García Padilla defeated Merlyn Rivera Zayas and Anibal Diaz Santos in the general election for Mayor of Coamo on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Juan Carlos García Padilla (Popular Democratic Party)	59.4	7,845
	Submit photo	Merlyn Rivera Zayas (New Progressive Party)	37.3	4,932
	Submit photo	Anibal Diaz Santos (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	3.3	437

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,214
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New Progressive Party primary election

The New Progressive Party primary election was canceled. Merlyn Rivera Zayas advanced from the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Coamo.

Popular Democratic Party primary election

The Popular Democratic Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Juan Carlos García Padilla advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Coamo.

Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Anibal Diaz Santos advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Mayor of Coamo.

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