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Popular Democratic Party

Mayor of Santa Isabel

Last election

November 5, 2024

Rafael Burgos Santiago (Popular Democratic Party) (also known as Billy) was the Mayor of Santa Isabel in Puerto Rico. He assumed office on January 11, 2021. He left office on January 13, 2025.

Burgos Santiago (Popular Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Mayor of Santa Isabel in Puerto Rico. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Mayoral election in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico (2024)

General election

General election for Mayor of Santa Isabel

Meldwin Rivera Rodríguez defeated incumbent Rafael Burgos Santiago and Fermín Candelario in the general election for Mayor of Santa Isabel on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Meldwin Rivera Rodríguez (New Progressive Party)
 
49.4
 
5,031
Rafael Burgos Santiago (Popular Democratic Party)
 
47.5
 
4,835
Fermín Candelario (Puerto Rican Independence Party)
 
3.2
 
321

Total votes: 10,187
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New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Santa Isabel

Meldwin Rivera Rodríguez defeated Ramón Luna and Eduardo De Jesús De Jesús in the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Santa Isabel on June 2, 2024.


Total votes: 4,062
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Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Santa Isabel

Incumbent Rafael Burgos Santiago defeated Angel Torres in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Santa Isabel on June 2, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Rafael Burgos Santiago
 
88.7
 
1,584
Angel Torres
 
11.3
 
201

Total votes: 1,785
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Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Fermín Candelario advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Mayor of Santa Isabel.

Endorsements

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

2020

See also: Mayoral election in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico (2020)

General election

General election for Mayor of Santa Isabel

Rafael Burgos Santiago defeated incumbent Enrique Questell Alvarado and Fermín Candelario in the general election for Mayor of Santa Isabel on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Rafael Burgos Santiago (Popular Democratic Party)
 
49.6
 
4,836
Enrique Questell Alvarado (New Progressive Party)
 
47.1
 
4,591
Fermín Candelario (Puerto Rican Independence Party)
 
3.1
 
300
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
21

Total votes: 9,748
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New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Santa Isabel

Incumbent Enrique Questell Alvarado defeated Ramón Luna in the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Santa Isabel on August 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Enrique Questell Alvarado
 
55.1
 
2,187
Ramón Luna
 
44.9
 
1,783

Total votes: 3,970
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Popular Democratic Party primary election

The Popular Democratic Party primary election was canceled. Rafael Burgos Santiago advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Santa Isabel.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Rafael Burgos Santiago did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Enrique Questell Alvarado
Mayor of Santa Isabel
2021-2025
Succeeded by
Meldwin Rivera Rodríguez