Mayoral election in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (2024)
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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 |
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The city of Mayagüez, 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 Mayagüez
Jorge Luis Ramos Ruiz defeated Evelyn Vázquez Nieves, Orlando Ruiz Pesante, Jaime Viqueria Mariani, and John Edison Pérez in the general election for Mayor of Mayagüez on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jorge Luis Ramos Ruiz (Popular Democratic Party) | 65.8 | 16,583 |
| Evelyn Vázquez Nieves (New Progressive Party) | 22.6 | 5,698 | ||
| Orlando Ruiz Pesante (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 5.8 | 1,457 | ||
| Jaime Viqueria Mariani (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 3.0 | 752 | ||
| John Edison Pérez (Project Dignity) | 2.8 | 716 | ||
| Total votes: 25,206 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alfredo Morales Nieves (Independent)
Citizen's Victory Movement primary election
The Citizen's Victory Movement primary election was canceled. Jaime Viqueria Mariani advanced from the Citizen's Victory Movement primary for Mayor of Mayagüez.
New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Mayagüez
Evelyn Vázquez Nieves defeated Tania Lugo López, Jacqueline Martínez Irizarry, and Francis Laracuente Ramos in the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Mayagüez on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Evelyn Vázquez Nieves | 46.6 | 2,354 | |
| Tania Lugo López | 38.5 | 1,948 | ||
| Jacqueline Martínez Irizarry | 11.1 | 561 | ||
| Francis Laracuente Ramos | 3.8 | 192 | ||
| Total votes: 5,055 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edgardo Alequin Justiano (New Progressive Party)
Popular Democratic Party primary election
Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Mayagüez
Jorge Luis Ramos Ruiz defeated Jocelyne Rodríguez Negrón and René Marrero Rosado in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Mayagüez on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jorge Luis Ramos Ruiz | 62.5 | 4,931 |
| Jocelyne Rodríguez Negrón | 30.2 | 2,383 | ||
| René Marrero Rosado | 7.3 | 578 | ||
| Total votes: 7,892 | |||
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Project Dignity primary election
The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. John Edison Pérez advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Mayor of Mayagüez.
Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election
The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Orlando Ruiz Pesante advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Mayor of Mayagüez.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Puerto Rico elections, 2024
June 2, 2024
- United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico, 2024
- Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, 2024
- Puerto Rico Senate elections, 2024
- Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Mayoral election in Añasco, Puerto Rico (2024)
- Mayoral election in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico (2024)
- Mayoral election in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (2024)
- Mayoral election in San Germán, Puerto Rico (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico, 2024
- Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, 2024
- Puerto Rico Senate elections, 2024
- Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Puerto Rico Statehood, Independence, or Free Association Referendum (2024)
- Mayoral election in Añasco, Puerto Rico (2024)
- Mayoral election in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico (2024)
- Mayoral election in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (2024)
- Mayoral election in San Germán, Puerto Rico (2024)
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