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Mayoral election in Lajas, Puerto Rico (2024)

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2020
2024 Lajas 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 Lajas, 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 Lajas

Incumbent Jayson Martínez defeated Alcides Martínez Valentín, Jaime Camacho Román, and Caesar Corales Cotty in the general election for Mayor of Lajas on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jayson Martínez (New Progressive Party)
 
58.4
 
5,137
Alcides Martínez Valentín (Popular Democratic Party)
 
35.9
 
3,159
Jaime Camacho Román (Puerto Rican Independence Party)
 
3.4
 
296
Caesar Corales Cotty (Project Dignity)
 
2.2
 
197

Total votes: 8,789
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

New Progressive Party primary election

The New Progressive Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jayson Martínez advanced from the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Lajas.

Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Lajas

Alcides Martínez Valentín defeated Ahymet Rivera Rodríguez and Karla Michelle Bracero Acosta in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Lajas on June 2, 2024.


Total votes: 2,401
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Project Dignity primary election

The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Caesar Corales Cotty advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Mayor of Lajas.

Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Wilson Sánchez Casiano advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Mayor of Lajas.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Puerto Rico elections, 2024


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