Mayoral election in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico (2020)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 30, 2019 |
| Primary election: August 9, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other elections in Puerto Rico) |
| Election type: Partisan |
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The city of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, held a general election for mayor on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 9, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 30, 2019.
Incumbent Marcos Cruz Molina won election in the general election for Mayor of Vega Baja.
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Vega Baja
Incumbent Marcos Cruz Molina defeated Melvin Carrión Rivera and Luis Alberto Rodríguez Rivera in the general election for Mayor of Vega Baja on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcos Cruz Molina (Popular Democratic Party) | 67.2 | 12,285 | |
| Melvin Carrión Rivera (New Progressive Party) | 28.5 | 5,212 | ||
| Luis Alberto Rodríguez Rivera (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 4.0 | 735 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 18,275 | |||
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New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Vega Baja
Melvin Carrión Rivera defeated Jorge Albaladejo Díaz in the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Vega Baja on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melvin Carrión Rivera | 58.8 | 1,502 | |
| Jorge Albaladejo Díaz | 41.2 | 1,053 | ||
| Total votes: 2,555 | |||
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Popular Democratic Party primary election
The Popular Democratic Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marcos Cruz Molina advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Vega Baja.
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- See also: Puerto Rico elections, 2020
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