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Mayoral election in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico (2024)

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2020
2024 Vega Alta 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 Vega Alta, 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 Vega Alta

Incumbent Maria Vega defeated Brenda Rubio Mena, Luis Felipe Mercado, Hector Zambrana Santos, and Jose Gonzalez Torres in the general election for Mayor of Vega Alta on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Maria Vega (New Progressive Party)
 
73.5
 
9,194
Brenda Rubio Mena (Popular Democratic Party)
 
17.6
 
2,196
Luis Felipe Mercado (Puerto Rican Independence Party)
 
3.7
 
459
Hector Zambrana Santos (Project Dignity)
 
3.5
 
433
Jose Gonzalez Torres (Citizen's Victory Movement)
 
1.8
 
226

Total votes: 12,508
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Citizen's Victory Movement primary election

The Citizen's Victory Movement primary election was canceled. Jose Gonzalez Torres advanced from the Citizen's Victory Movement primary for Mayor of Vega Alta.

New Progressive Party primary election

The New Progressive Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Maria Vega advanced from the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Vega Alta.

Popular Democratic Party primary election

The Popular Democratic Party primary election was canceled. Brenda Rubio Mena advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Vega Alta.

Project Dignity primary election

The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Hector Zambrana Santos advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Mayor of Vega Alta.

Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Luis Felipe Mercado advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Mayor of Vega Alta.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Puerto Rico elections, 2024


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