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Puerto Rico Senate elections, 2020
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| 2020 Puerto Rico Senate Elections | |
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| General | November 3, 2020 |
| Primary | August 9, 2020 |
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Elections for the office of Puerto Rico Senate took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 9, 2020. The filing deadline was December 30, 2019.
The Puerto Rico Senate was one of seven territory legislative chambers holding elections in 2020. There were 27 seats in the Puerto Rico Senate up for election.
In addition to the territory legislatures, there were 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. Click here to read more.
Party control
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| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | 7 | 13 | |
| New Progressive Party (PNP) | 21 | 9 | |
| Citizen Victory Movement (MVC) | 0 | 2 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence (PIP) | 1 | 1 | |
| Project Dignity (PD) | 0 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacancy | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 27 | |
Candidates
General election
Puerto Rico Senate general election |
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| Office | New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party | Other |
| At-large district (11 seats) |
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| District 1 (2 seats) |
Marilú Guzmán (Citizen Victory Movement) |
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| District 2 (2 seats) |
Ruthie Arroyo (Citizen Victory Movement) |
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| District 3 (2 seats) |
Yamira Colón Rosa (Citizen Victory Movement) |
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| District 4 (2 seats) |
Luis Antonio Ferrer Rivera (Citizen Victory Movement) |
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| District 5 (2 seats) |
Maikel González Alvarado (Citizen Victory Movement) |
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| District 6 (2 seats) |
Tomás Flores Torres (Citizen Victory Movement) |
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| District 7 (2 seats) |
Xander Torres (Citizen Victory Movement) |
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| District 8 (2 seats) |
Alice Pérez Fernández (Citizen Victory Movement) |
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Primary election
Incumbents retiring
Eight incumbents were not on the ballot in 2020.[1] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office | Reason |
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| Cirilo Tirado Rivera | Popular Democratic | At-large | Retired |
| Eduardo Bhatia Gautier | Popular Democratic | At-large | Retired |
| José Nadal Power | Popular Democratic | At-large | Retired |
| Juan Dalmau Ramírez | Puerto Rican Independence | At-large | Retired |
| Miguel Pereira Castillo | Popular Democratic | At-large | Retired |
| Rossana López León | Popular Democratic | At-large | Retired |
| Miguel Romero Lugo | New Progressive | Senate District 1 | Retired |
| Eric Correa Rivera | New Progressive | Senate District 8 | Retired |
Qualifications
Members of the Puerto Rico Senate are required to read and write in the Spanish or English language. He or she must be a citizen of the United States and of Puerto Rico, and must reside in Puerto Rico for at least 2 years prior to the date of the election or appointment.[2]
A member must be at least 30 years of age. Candidates for election or appointment as representatives of a district must also reside in that district for at least 1 year immediately prior to an election or appointment.[3]
Swearing in dates
Puerto Rico legislators assume office on the second day of January following their election.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Constitution of Puerto Rico, "Article III, Section 5," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Constitution of Puerto Rico, "Article III, Section 6," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Constitution of Puerto Rico, "Article III, Section 8," accessed June 13, 2014
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