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Mayoral election in Vega Baja, 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 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Vega Baja, 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 Vega Baja
Incumbent Marcos Cruz Molina defeated Evelyn Meléndez Marrero, Edwin Marrero Santiago, Salvador Garcia Rivera, and Rolando Rivera Garratón in the general election for Mayor of Vega Baja on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcos Cruz Molina (Popular Democratic Party) | 60.1 | 11,477 | |
| Evelyn Meléndez Marrero (New Progressive Party) | 18.6 | 3,544 | ||
| Edwin Marrero Santiago (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 15.1 | 2,875 | ||
| Salvador Garcia Rivera (Project Dignity) | 3.4 | 640 | ||
| Rolando Rivera Garratón (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 2.9 | 545 | ||
| Total votes: 19,081 | |||
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Citizen's Victory Movement primary election
The Citizen's Victory Movement primary election was canceled. Edwin Marrero Santiago advanced from the Citizen's Victory Movement primary for Mayor of Vega Baja.
New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Vega Baja
Evelyn Meléndez Marrero defeated Nixon Rosado in the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Vega Baja on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Evelyn Meléndez Marrero | 69.7 | 1,920 | |
| Nixon Rosado | 30.3 | 835 | ||
| Total votes: 2,755 | |||
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Popular Democratic Party primary election
Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Vega Baja
Incumbent Marcos Cruz Molina defeated Madeline Pichardo Riestra in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Vega Baja on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcos Cruz Molina | 75.3 | 3,790 | |
| Madeline Pichardo Riestra | 24.7 | 1,245 | ||
| Total votes: 5,035 | |||
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Project Dignity primary election
The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Salvador Garcia Rivera advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Mayor of Vega Baja.
Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election
The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Rolando Rivera Garratón advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Mayor of Vega Baja.
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 Manatí, Puerto Rico (2024)
- Mayoral election in Morovis, 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 Manatí, Puerto Rico (2024)
- Mayoral election in Morovis, Puerto Rico (2024)
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