Oscar Santiago Martínez

Oscar Santiago Martínez (Popular Democratic Party) (also known as Can) was the Mayor of Vega Alta in Puerto Rico. He left office on January 11, 2021.

Santiago Martínez (Popular Democratic Party) ran for election to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives to represent District 11. He lost in the Popular Democratic Party primary on June 2, 2024.

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 11

Elinette González Aguayo defeated Rubén Soto, Eric Marrero, and Angel de Leon in the general election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 11 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Elinette González Aguayo (New Progressive Party)	43.2	11,262
	Submit photo	Rubén Soto (Popular Democratic Party)	42.5	11,090
	Submit photo	Eric Marrero (Citizen's Victory Movement)	14.2	3,714
	Submit photo	Angel de Leon (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	0.0	0

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,066
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Citizen's Victory Movement primary election

The Citizen's Victory Movement primary election was canceled. Eric Marrero advanced from the Citizen's Victory Movement primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 11.

New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 11

Elinette González Aguayo defeated José Galán, Javier García Cabán, and Waldemar Cantres Silva in the New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 11 on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Elinette González Aguayo	39.1	2,054
	Submit photo	José Galán	26.2	1,376
	Submit photo	Javier García Cabán	22.8	1,198
	Submit photo	Waldemar Cantres Silva	12.0	630

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,258
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Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 11

Rubén Soto defeated Oscar Santiago Martínez in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 11 on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rubén Soto	60.3	4,842
	Submit photo	Oscar Santiago Martínez	39.7	3,184

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,026
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Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Angel de Leon advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 11.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Santiago Martínez in this election.

2020

General election

General election for Mayor of Vega Alta

Maria Vega defeated incumbent Oscar Santiago Martínez and Luis Felipe Mercado in the general election for Mayor of Vega Alta on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maria Vega (New Progressive Party)	48.3	5,974
	Submit photo	Oscar Santiago Martínez (Popular Democratic Party)	46.8	5,792
	Submit photo	Luis Felipe Mercado (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	4.8	597
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	18

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,381
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New Progressive Party primary election

The New Progressive Party primary election was canceled. 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. Incumbent Oscar Santiago Martínez advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Vega Alta.