2016 Puerto Rican municipal elections

none July 2016 2016 Puerto Rican municipal elections legislative no 2012 Puerto Rican municipal elections 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 Puerto Rican municipal elections 2020 All 78 municipalities Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Mayors Association Puerto Rico 47 Rolando Ortiz Velázquez Cayey February 3, 2015 45 2 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Mayors Federation Héctor O’Neill Garcia January 9, 2009 Guaynabo 31 33 2 Result of every municipality in the 2016 elections|300x300px Election results:#0101FF PNP gain #FF0000 PPD gain#8080FF PNP hold #FF8080 PPD hold The 2016 Puerto Rican municipal election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the mayors of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor, the Resident Commissioner, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. The winners were elected to a four-year term from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2021. The Popular Democratic Party kept most of the municipalities, only going from 47 to 45. 8 municipalities flipped parties, these being Aguada, Aguas Buenas, Cataño, Ciales, Las Marías, Loiza, Morovis, Vega Alta. The most shocking flip was Loiza, which had been under New Progressive Party control since 1973.2016 election municipality map https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#en/map/ALCALDES_Mapa_Municipios.xml 2022-07-20 elecciones2016.ceepur.org Results Adjuntas 2016 Adjuntas mayoral election Jaime Barlucea (incumbent) New Progressive Party 6243 +6.74 Víctor Vitito Pérez Popular Democratic Party 3878 –7.24 Adalberto Lugo Boneta Puerto Rican Independence Party 256 +1.51 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Jaime Barlucea Maldonado won his fourth term due to an internal split within the Popular Democratic Party.Adjuntas 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#en/default/ALCALDES_Adjuntas.xml 2022-07-28 CEEPUR Aguada 2016 Aguada mayoral election Manuel Santiago Mendoza New Progressive Party 10326 +5.31 Jessie Cortés Ramos Popular Democratic Party 9929 –4.73 Roberto Cotto Puerto Rican Independence Party 443 +1.01 New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party Manuel Santiago Mendoza won the PNP primaryAguada 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_AGUADA.xml 2022-07-28 CEEPUR and won against incumbent mayor Jessie Cortés Ramos.Aguada 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#en/default/ALCALDES_Aguada.xml 2022-07-28 CEEPUR Aguadilla 2016 Aguadilla mayoral election Carlos Méndez (incumbent) New Progressive Party 15119 +14.06 Noemí Cardona Tomassini Popular Democratic Party 7269 –13.54 Rafael Boglio Martínez Puerto Rican Independence Party 418 +0.30 Ivette Mejias Independent 231 New New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Carlos Méndez Martínez won the PNP primaryAguadilla 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_AGUADILLA.xml 2022-07-29 CEEPUR and his sixth term.Aguadilla 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#en/default/ALCALDES_Aguadilla.xml 2022-07-29 CEEPUR Aguas Buenas 2016 Aguas Buenas mayoral election Javier García Pérez New Progressive Party 8005 +13.99 Nilsa García Cabrera Popular Democratic Party 3749 –19.52 Luis Díaz Puerto Rican Independence Party 1116 +6.19 New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party Previous PPD mayor Luis Arroyo Chiqués announced on May 18, 2015, that he would not seek re-election for a 4th term.Alcalde de Aguas Buenas no va a la reelección https://www.metro.pr/pr/noticias/2015/05/19/alcalde-aguas-buenas-no-reeleccion.html 2022-07-30 Metro Puerto Rico May 19, 2015 es PNP candidate Javier García Pérez won the election, ending 12 years of PPD control of the municipality.Aguas Buenas 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#en/default/ALCALDES_Aguas_Buenas.xml 2022-07-30 CEEPUR Aibonito 2016 Aibonito mayoral election William Alicea Pérez (incumbent) New Progressive Party 9062 +10.73 Izael Santiago Rivera Popular Democratic Party 3334 –10.97 Graciela Rosario Puerto Rican Independence Party 320 +0.90 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor William Alicea Pérez won his third term.Aibonito 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#en/default/ALCALDES_Aibonito.xml 2022-07-30 CEEPUR Añasco 2016 Añasco mayoral election Jorge Estévez (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 7614 –0.78 Pablo Crespo Torres New Progressive Party 6301 +0.59 Antonio Vargas Morales Puerto Rican Independence Party 224 +0.96 Popular Democratic Party hold Pablo Crespo Torres won the PNP primary.Añasco 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_ANASCO.xml 2022-08-15 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Jorge Estévez Martínez won his third term.Añasco 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#en/default/ALCALDES_Anasco.xml 2022-08-15 CEEPUR Arecibo 2016 Arecibo mayoral election Carlos Molina (incumbent) New Progressive Party 28089 +13.64 Lourdes Acevedo Concepción Popular Democratic Party 9788 –13.94 Javier Biaggi Caballero Puerto Rican Independence Party 1071 +1.32 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Carlos Molina Rodríguez won the PNP primaryArecibo 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_ARECIBO.xml 2022-08-15 CEEPUR and his second term.Arecibo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#en/default/ALCALDES_Arecibo.xml 2022-08-15 CEEPUR Arroyo 2016 Arroyo mayoral election Eric Bachier Román (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 4950 +1.62 Edwin Santell Cora New Progressive Party 3968 –0.45 Anselmo Mariani Puerto Rican Independence Party 168 –0.05 Popular Democratic Party hold Edwin Santell Cora won the PNP primary.Arroyo 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_ARROYO.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Eric Bachier Román won his second term.Arroyo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Arroyo.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Barceloneta 2016 Barceloneta mayoral election Wanda Soler Rosario (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 6790 –12.57 Balseiro Ángel New Progressive Party 5065 +15.17 Coralys Marrero Córdova Puerto Rican Independence Party 130 +0.32 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Wanda Soler Rosario won her second term.Barceloneta 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Barceloneta.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Barranquitas 2016 Barranquitas mayoral election Francisco López (incumbent) New Progressive Party 8869 +3.84 Ardyce Rivera Guzmán Popular Democratic Party 5173 –3.99 Elsa Berríos López Puerto Rican Independence Party 376 +1.14 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Francisco López López won his sixth term.Barranquitas 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Barranquitas.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Bayamón 2016 Bayamón mayoral election Ramón Rivera Cruz (incumbent) New Progressive Party 60115 +10.82 Jaime Otero Semprit Popular Democratic Party 19415 –10.50 Félix Rodríguez Puerto Rican Independence Party 2416 +1.17 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Ramón Rivera Cruz won his fifth term.Bayamon 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Bayamon.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Cabo Rojo 2016 Cabo Rojo mayoral election Roberto Ramírez Kurtz (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 11127 +7.73 Jorge Morales Wiscovitch New Progressive Party 9022 +1.84 Anagaly Bracero Pérez Puerto Rican Independence Party 793 +1.18 Popular Democratic Party hold Jorge Morales Wiscovitch won the PNP primary.Cabo Rojo 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CABO_ROJO.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Roberto Ramírez Kurtz won his second term.Cabo Rojo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Cabo_Rojo.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Caguas 2016 Caguas mayoral election William Miranda Torres (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 39483 +5.31 Roberto López New Progressive Party 17047 –5.39 Luis Domenech Sepúlveda Puerto Rican Independence Party 1370 +0.96 Popular Democratic Party hold Roberto López won the PNP primary.Caguas 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CAGUAS.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor William Miranda Torres won his second term.Caguas 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Caguas.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Camuy 2016 Camuy mayoral election Edwin García Feliciano (incumbent) New Progressive Party 9299 +1.24 Iván Serrano Cordero Popular Democratic Party 7108 –1.31 Fernando Babilonia Aguilar Puerto Rican Independence Party 376 +0.99 New Progressive Party hold Iván Serrano Cordero won the PPD primary.Camuy 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Escrutinio_74/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CAMUY.xml 2023-01-04 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Edwin García Feliciano won his fourth term.Camuy 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Camuy.xml 2023-01-04 CEEPUR Canóvanas 2016 Canóvanas mayoral election Lorna Soto Villanueva (incumbent) New Progressive Party 9224 –3.36 Enrique Calderón Robles Popular Democratic Party 8188 +5.18 Reginald Carrasquillo Maisonet Puerto Rican Independence Party 402 +0.37 New Progressive Party hold Previous PNP mayor José Soto Rivera announced on May 14, 2014, that he would renounce to his post on June 30, 2014, and that his daughter, Lorna Soto Villanueva would take over as mayor.Renuncia Chemo Soto a la Alcaldía y deja a su hija como sucesora https://www.noticel.com/ahora/20140517/renuncia-chemo-soto-a-la-alcaldia-y-deja-a-su-hija-como-sucesora/ 2023-01-03 www.noticel.com en-US On July 1, Soto Villanueva was sworn in as the mayor to finish her father's term.2014-07-01 Lornna Soto juramenta como alcaldesa de Canóvanas https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/lornna-soto-juramenta-como-alcaldesa-de-canovanas/ 2023-01-03 Primera Hora es She went on to win the PNP primaryCanóvanas 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CANOVANAS.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR and was elected to serve a first full term in office.Canóvanas 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Canovanas.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Carolina 2016 Carolina mayoral election José Aponte Dalmau (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 49232 +3.34 Eduardo González Antelo New Progressive Party 17534 –3.54 Myrta Cintrón Piñero Puerto Rican Independence Party 1268 +0.78 Popular Democratic Party hold Eduardo González Antelo won the PNP primary.Carolina 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CAROLINA.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor José Aponte Dalmau won his third term.Carolina 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Carolina.xml 2023-01-03 CEEPUR Cataño 2016 Cataño mayoral election Félix Delgado Montalva New Progressive Party 8265 +15.73 José Rosario Meléndez (Incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 4264 –16.18 Yolanda Ortiz Del Rosario Puerto Rican Independence Party 249 +1.08 New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party On May 16, 2016, the PPD cancelled its primary after learning that candidate Leslie Eaton Ramos had failed to reveal a previous police booking for an alleged criminal event.PPD descalifica a aspirante a la alcaldía de Cataño https://www.noticel.com/ahora/20160516/ppd-descalifica-a-aspirante-a-la-alcaldia-de-catano/ 2022-07-26 www.noticel.com en-US El secretario del Partido Popular Democrático, Javier Echevarría Vargas, notificó el lunes la decisión de descalificar al candidato Leslie Giovanni Eaton Ramos como aspirante a candidato del Municipio de Cataño. [...] Se llegó a dicha decisión luego de realizar un proceso evaluativo donde se concluyó que el referido aspirante omitió notificar al Partido sobre el hecho de que previamente había sido fichado por la Policía por un alegado evento delictivo. [...]' Eaton Ramos took the party to court, and the court decided that the primary had to be held.Tribunal de Primera Instancia determina que hay primarias en Cataño https://www.metro.pr/pr/noticias/2016/06/03/tribunal-primera-instancia-determina-que-hay-primarias-catano.html 2022-07-26 Metro Puerto Rico June 3, 2016 es The incumbent mayor José Rosario Meléndez won the primary with a total of 4 votes.Cataño 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Noche_del_Evento_72/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CATANO.xml 2022-07-26 CEEPUR The PPD appealed, and the Court of Appeals declared Eaton Ramos officially disqualified, and that incumbent mayor José Rosario Meléndez had to be declared the winner. The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico decided not to revise the Court of Appeals' decision.Tribunal resuelve primaria antes de que se emitan los votos (documento) https://www.noticel.com/ahora/20160605/tribunal-resuelve-primaria-antes-de-que-se-emitan-los-votos-documento/ 2022-07-26 www.noticel.com en-US Rosario Meléndez ultimately lost to PNP candidate Félix Delgado Montalvo.Cataño 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#en/default/ALCALDES_Catano.xml 2022-07-26 CEEPUR Cayey 2016 Cayey mayoral election Rolando Ortiz (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 15043 +0.77 Von Rivera Rivera New Progressive Party 4640 –0.42 Migdonio Hernández Puerto Rican Independence Party 630 +0.64 Popular Democratic Party hold Von Rivera Rivera won the PNP primary.Cayey 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CAYEY.xml 2023-01-04 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Rolando Ortiz Velázquez won his sixth term.Cayey 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Cayey.xml 2023-01-04 CEEPUR Ceiba 2016 Ceiba mayoral election Angelo Cruz Ramos (incumbent) New Progressive Party 3380 +20.70 Melinda Ramos Popular Democratic Party 1973 +1.02 Carlos Pino Pagán Puerto Rican Independence Party 79 – New Progressive Party hold Melinda Ramos won the PPD primary.Ceiba 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Escrutinio_74/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CEIBA.xml 2023-01-04 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Angelo Cruz Ramos won the PNP primaryCeiba 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CEIBA.xml 2023-01-04 CEEPUR and his second term.Ceiba 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Ceiba.xml 2023-01-04 CEEPUR Ciales 2016 Ciales mayoral election Luis Maldonado Rodríguez New Progressive Party 5566 +1.42 Juan Rodríguez Pérez (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 5372 –0.88 Francisco Vicéns Puerto Rican Independence Party 101 +0.21 New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party Incumbent mayor Juan Rodríguez Pérez ran for a second term, but lost to PNP candidate Luis Maldonado Rodríguez, who won his third non-consecutive term.Ciales 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Ciales.xml 2023-01-11 CEEPUR Cidra 2016 Cidra mayoral election Javier Carrasquillo (incumbent) New Progressive Party 12139 +12.92 Rudy Santos García Popular Democratic Party 6319 –9.91 Alberto Santiago Rivera Puerto Rican Independence Party 716 +0.96 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Javier Carrasquillo Cruz won his second term.Cidra 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Cidra.xml 2023-01-11 CEEPUR Coamo 2016 Coamo mayoral election Juan García Padilla (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 9862 –0.19 Manuel Claudio Rodríguez New Progressive Party 6860 +0.16 Rolando Cartagena Ramos Puerto Rican Independence Party 263 +0.87 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Juan García Padilla won his fifth term.Coamo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Coamo.xml 2023-01-17 CEEPUR Comerío 2016 Comerío mayoral election José Santiago Rivera (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 5779 –0.24 Ricardo Rodríguez New Progressive Party 4267 +1.03 Roy Ayala Pérez Puerto Rican Independence Party 124 +0.43 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor José Santiago Rivera won his fifith term.Comerío 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Comerio.xml 2023-01-17 CEEPUR Corozal 2016 Corozal mayoral election Sergio Torres Torres (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 10018 +0.76 Manolo Landrón Ángel New Progressive Party 8152 –0.53 Andrés Miranda Rosado Puerto Rican Independence Party 232 +0.36 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Sergio Torres Torres won his second term.Corozal 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Corozal.xml 2023-01-17 CEEPUR Culebra 2016 Culebra mayoral election Iván Solís Bermúdez (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 714 +5.84 Basilio Graciani Pereira New Progressive Party 522 –5.2 JÁngel Luis Sanes Puerto Rican Independence Party 8 +0.10 Popular Democratic Party hold Basilio Graciani Pereira won the PNP primary.Culebra 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CULEBRA.xml 2023-01-04 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Iván Solís Bermúdez won the PPD primaryCulebra 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Escrutinio_74/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_CULEBRA.xml 2023-01-04 CEEPUR and his second term.Culebra 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Culebra.xml 2023-01-04 CEEPUR Dorado 2016 Dorado mayoral election Carlos López Rivera (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 9053 –7.28 Waldemar Volmar Méndez New Progressive Party 8228 +7.78 Josué Rafael Correa Puerto Rican Independence Party 326 +0.01 Popular Democratic Party hold Waldemar Volmar Méndez won the PNP primary.Dorado 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_DORADO.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Carlos López Rivera won his eighth term.Dorado 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Dorado.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Fajardo 2016 Fajardo mayoral election Aníbal Meléndez (incumbent) New Progressive Party 8627 +4.82 Jaime Laureano Popular Democratic Party 3403 –4.72 Rosa Rodríguez Peñalbert Puerto Rican Independence Party 240 –0.14 Michael Avilés Independent 169 New New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Aníbal Meléndez Rivera won his eight term.Fajardo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Fajardo.xml 2023-01-17 CEEPUR Florida 2016 Florida mayoral election José Gerena Polanco (incumbent) New Progressive Party 3418 –13.38 Carlos Tato Ruiz Popular Democratic Party 2942 +13.55 Beverly Rivera Echevarría Puerto Rican Independence Party 120 +0.83 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor José Gerena Polanco won the PNP primaryFlorida 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_FLORIDA.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR and his second term.Florida 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Florida.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Guánica 2016 Guánica mayoral election Santos Seda Nazario (Incumbent) New Progressive Party 5501 +6.27 Martín Vargas Morales Popular Democratic Party 3695 –6.96 Tasha Rodríguez Feliciano Puerto Rican Independence Party 180 +1.28 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Santos Seda Nazario won his second term.Guánica 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Guanica.xml 2023-01-17 CEEPUR Guayama 2016 Guayama mayoral election Eduardo Cintrón (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 9497 +2.54 Glorimari Jaime New Progressive Party 8233 –2.03 José De Jesús Peña Puerto Rican Independence Party 366 +0.53 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Eduardo Cintrón Suárez won the PPD primaryGuayama 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Escrutinio_74/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_GUAYAMA.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR and his second term.Guayama 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Guayama.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Guayanilla 2016 Guayanilla mayoral election Nelson Torres Yordán (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 5545 +1.95 Héctor Rodríguez Rodríguez New Progressive Party 4798 –0.18 Antonio Broco Soto Puerto Rican Independence Party 238 –0.60 Popular Democratic Party hold Previous PPD mayor Edgardo Arlequín Vélez was suspended by his party on May 6, 2015, because he was accused of sexual harassment by an employee.2015-03-07 Suspenden a alcalde de Guayanilla de todos sus puestos en el PPD https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/suspenden-a-alcalde-de-guayanilla-de-todos-sus-puestos-en-el-ppd/ 2023-01-05 Primera Hora es It wasn't until January 13, 2016, until he resigned from his post.Renuncia alcalde de Guayanilla tras convicción por acoso sexual https://www.univision.com/local/puerto-rico-wlii/renuncia-alcalde-de-guayanilla-tras-conviccion-por-acoso-sexual 2023-01-05 Univision spanish 28th district representative Nelson Torres Yordán resigned from his post in the House of Representatives to become mayor.2016-01-25 Renuncia hoy a la Cámara para ocupar una alcaldía https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/renuncia-hoy-a-la-camara-para-ocupar-una-alcaldia/ 2023-01-05 Primera Hora es While Héctor Rodríguez Rodríguez won the PNP primary,Guayanilla 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_GUAYANILLA.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR en Torres Yordán ultimately was elected to serve a first full term in office.Guayanilla 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Guayanilla.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Guaynabo 2016 Guaynabo mayoral election Hector O'Neill Garcia (incumbent) New Progressive Party 29771 +12.29 Ricardo Vicéns Popular Democratic Party 9301 –11.21 Jaime Alonso Sánchez Puerto Rican Independence Party 1545 +1.20 Héctor Montalvo Rodríguez Working People's Party 592 –0.43 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Hector O'Neill Garcia won the PNP primaryGuaynabo 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_GUAYNABO.xmlhttps://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_GUAYNABO.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR and his sixth term.Guaynabo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Guaynabo.xmlhttps://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Guaynabo.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Gurabo 2016 Gurabo mayoral election Víctor Ortiz Díaz (incumbent) New Progressive Party 11313 +9.41 Raúl Méndez Candelaria Popular Democratic Party 5953 –8.74 Eduardo Figueroa Rosa Puerto Rican Independence Party 744 +1.92 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Víctor Ortiz Díaz won the PNP primaryGurabo 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_GURABO.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR and his fourth term.Gurabo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Gurabo.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Hatillo 2016 Hatillo mayoral election José Rodríguez Cruz (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 12321 +2.35 Wenceslao López New Progressive Party 5524 –1.91 Ubaldo Rosario Nieves Puerto Rican Independence Party 214 +0.41 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor José Rodríguez Cruz won his fourth term.Hatillo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Hatillo.xml 2023-01-18 CEEPUR Hormigueros 2016 Hormigueros mayoral election Pedro García (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 5737 +4.91 Augustine Olivencia New Progressive Party 2342 –4.50 Luis Mario Acevedo Puerto Rican Independence Party 206 +0.74 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Pedro García Figueroa won his fourth term.Hormigueros 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Hormigueros.xml 2023-01-18 CEEPUR Humacao 2016 Humacao mayoral election Marcelo Trujillo (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 13092 –10.65 Reinaldo Vargas Rodríguez New Progressive Party 9375 +10.33 Ricardo Díaz Maldonado Puerto Rican Independence Party 420 +0.31 Luz Camacho Rivera Working People's Party 199 New Popular Democratic Party hold Reinaldo Vargas Rodríguez won the PNP primary.Humacao 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_HUMACAO.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Marcelo Trujillo Panisse won the PPD primaryHumacao 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Escrutinio_74/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_HUMACAO.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR and his fifth term.Humacao 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Humacao.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Isabela 2016 Isabela mayoral election Carlos Delgado Altieri (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 12521 +4.03 Juvencio Méndez Mercado New Progressive Party 7154 –3.48 Fidelio Román Zamot Puerto Rican Independence Party 255 +0.33 Popular Democratic Party hold Juvencio Méndez Mercado won the PPD primary.Isabela 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_ISABELA.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent PPD mayor Carlos Delgado Altieri won his fifth term.Isabela 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Isabela.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Jayuya 2016 Jayuya mayoral election Jorge González Otero (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 4752 –1.75 Felix Morales Cruz New Progressive Party 3830 +2.21 Ernesto Dávila Marín Puerto Rican Independence Party 89 +0.27 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Jorge González Otero won his sixth term.Jayuya 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Jayuya.xml 2023-01-18 CEEPUR Juana Díaz 2016 Juana Díaz mayoral election Ramón Hernández (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 12486 +0.82 Ariel Rivera Zayas New Progressive Party 7196 –1.99 Rafael Rosario Rivera Puerto Rican Independence Party 641 +1.83 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Ramón Hernández Torres won his fifth term.Juana Díaz 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Juana_Diaz.xml 2023-01-18 CEEPUR Juncos 2016 Juncos mayoral election Alfredo Alejandro (Incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 9432 –7.09 Irma Beltrán Sánchez New Progressive Party 6068 +6.96 Carolina González Colón Puerto Rican Independence Party 410 +1.25 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Alfredo Alejandro Carrión won his fifth term.Juncos 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Juncos.xml 2023-01-18 CEEPUR Lajas 2016 Lajas mayoral election Marcos Irizarry Pagán (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 6204 –5.45 Erwin Álvarez New Progressive Party 4392 +6.79 Jaime Camacho Román Puerto Rican Independence Party 267 –0.16 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Marcos Irizarry Pagán won his second term.Lajas 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Lajas.xml 2023-01-18 CEEPUR Lares 2016 Lares mayoral election Roberto Pagán (incumbent) New Progressive Party 8109 +0.65 José González Popular Democratic Party 7428 –0.12 Edia Quiñones Puerto Rican Independence Party 248 +0.48 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Roberto Pagán Centeno won the PNP primaryLares 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_LARES.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR and his fourth term.Lares 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Lares.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Las Marías 2016 Las Marías mayoral election Edwin Soto Santiago New Progressive Party 3106 +5.07 José Javier Rodríguez (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 2979 –4.73 Carlos Cruz Carrión Puerto Rican Independence Party 78 +0.43 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor José Javier Rodríguez ran for a second term, but lost to PNP candidate Edwin Soto Santiago, who won his fifth non-consecutive term.Las Marías 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Las_Marias.xml 2023-01-19 CEEPUR Las Piedras 2016 Las Piedras mayoral election Miguel López Rivera (Incumbent) New Progressive Party 9336 –2.13 Julio Díaz Popular Democratic Party 6705 +1.97 Gloria Santana Velázquez Puerto Rican Independence Party 355 +1.06 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Miguel López Rivera won his third term.Las Piedras 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Las_Piedras.xml 2023-01-19 CEEPUR Loíza 2016 Loíza mayoral election Julia Nazario Fuentes Popular Democratic Party 5956 +17.05 Eddie Manso Fuentes (incumbent) New Progressive Party 4880 –13.65 Samuel Quiñones Iglesias Puerto Rican Independence Party 187 –0.04 Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party Incumbent mayor Eddie Manso Fuentes ran for a fourth term, won the PNP primary,Loíza 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_LOIZA.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR but lost to PPD candidate Julia Nazario Fuentes, ending 44 years of PNP control of the municipality.2016 Loíza election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Loiza.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Luquillo 2016 Luquillo mayoral election Jesús Márquez (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 4924 +6.43 Carlos Rodríguez Rivera New Progressive Party 3400 –6.01 Gloria Escobar Skerrett Puerto Rican Independence Party 155 +0.44 Popular Democratic Party hold Carlos Rodríguez Rivera won the PNP primary.Luquillo 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_LUQUILLO.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Jesús Márquez Rodríguez won his third term.Luquillo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Luquillo.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Manatí 2016 Manatí mayoral election José Sánchez González New Progressive Party 14765 +18.03 Brian Casais García Popular Democratic Party 3618 –14.88 María Digmar Rosa Puerto Rican Independence Party 449 +0.76 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Juan Cruz Manzano announced that he would not seek re-election, opting to retire after 40 years of being mayor.2016-04-13 Juan Aubín Cruz Manzano se despide de su querida Atenas https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/juan-aubin-cruz-manzano-se-despide-de-su-querida-atenas/ 2023-01-05 Primera Hora es José Sánchez González won the PNP primaryManatí 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_MANATI.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR and the election.Manatí 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Manati.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Maricao 2016 Maricao mayoral election Gilberto Pérez Valentín (incumbent) New Progressive Party 1818 –4.98 Wilfredo Ruiz Feliciano Popular Democratic Party 1675 +5.90 Maximino Rivera López Puerto Rican Independence Party 18 –0.07 New Progressive Party hold Wilfredo Ruiz Feliciano won the PPD primary.Maricao 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Escrutinio_74/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_MARICAO.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Gilberto Pérez Valentín won the PNP primaryMaricao 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_MARICAO.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR and his sixth term.Maricao 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Maricao.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Maunabo 2016 Maunabo mayoral election Jorge Márquez Pérez (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 3199 –4.85 Eric Fernández García New Progressive Party 3048 +5.62 Juan Lebrón López Puerto Rican Independence Party 159 +0.20 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Jorge Márquez Pérez won his fifth term.Maunabo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Maunabo.xml 2023-01-19 CEEPUR Mayagüez 2016 Mayagüez mayoral election José Rodríguez (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 19986 –0.45 Tania Lugo López New Progressive Party 10963 +0.55 Orlando Ruiz Pesante Puerto Rican Independence Party 1257 +1.45 Popular Democratic Party hold Tania Lugo López won the PNP primary.Mayagüez 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_MAYAGUEZ.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor José Rodríguez Rodríguez won his seventh term.Mayagüez 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Mayaguez.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Moca 2016 Moca mayoral election José Avilés Santiago (incumbent) New Progressive Party 10048 +3.61 Domingo Méndez Popular Democratic Party 8638 –2.24 Carlos Hernández Segui Puerto Rican Independence Party 229 –0.01 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor José Avilés Santiago won the PNP primaryMoca 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_MOCA.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR and his fifth term.Moca 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Moca.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Morovis 2016 Morovis mayoral election Carmen Maldonado González Popular Democratic Party 7753 +7.04 Héctor Torres Calderón New Progressive Party 7233 –6.27 Oscar Fontán La Fontaine Puerto Rican Independence Party 153 +0.04 Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party Incumbent mayor Heriberto Rodríguez Adorno announced via Twitter that he would not seek re-election, opting to retire after 12 years of being mayor.No aspiraré a un cuarto término como Alcalde, pero llevo la satisfacción de haber servido a mi pueblo con entrega y lo haré hasta el 2016. https://twitter.com/alcaldemorovis/status/554263820190105600 2023-01-05 Twitter en 12th district representative Héctor Torres Calderón opted not to run for the House of Representatives to instead run for mayor,Representante Héctor Torres radica candidatura a la Alcaldía de Morovis https://www.metro.pr/pr/noticias/2015/12/13/representante-hector-torres-radica-candidatura-a-la-alcaldia-de-morovis.html 2023-01-05 Metro Puerto Rico December 13, 2015 es winning the PNP primary.Morovis 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_MOROVIS.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Torres Calderón went on to lose to PPD candidate Carmen Maldonado González, ending 12 years of PNP control in the municipality.Morovis 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Morovis.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Naguabo 2016 Naguabo mayoral election Noé Marcano Rivera (incumbent) New Progressive Party 8081 +23.01 Wilma Rosa Méndez Popular Democratic Party 2190 –22.14 Giovanni Montañez Puerto Rican Independence Party 190 –0.04 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Noé Marcano Riveri won his second term.Naguabo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Naguabo.xml 2023-01-19 CEEPUR Naranjito 2016 Naranjito mayoral election Orlando Ortiz Chevres (incumbent) New Progressive Party 9486 +8.70 Jordan Rodriguez Rodriguez Popular Democratic Party 6361 +9.25 William Correa Rivera Puerto Rican Independence Party 241 +0.37 Efrain Negron Rodriguez Independent 78 New New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Orlando Ortiz Chevres won his third term.Naranjito 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Naranjito.xml 2023-01-19 CEEPUR Orocovis 2016 Orocovis mayoral election Jesús Colón Berlingeri (incumbent) New Progressive Party 7663 +6.14 Angelys Rivera Popular Democratic Party 5549 –6.27 Oscar Figueroa Betancourt Puerto Rican Independence Party 144 +0.64 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Jesús Colón Berlingeri won his sixth term.Orocovis 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Orocovis.xml 2023-01-19 CEEPUR Patillas 2016 Patillas mayoral election Norberto Soto (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 5304 +3.96 Maritza Sánchez Neris New Progressive Party 4108 –2.94 Luis Lebrón Ayala Puerto Rican Independence Party 177 –0.06 Popular Democratic Party hold Maritza Sánchez Neris won the PNP primary.Patillas 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_PATILLAS.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Norberto Soto Figueroa won his second term.Patillas 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Patillas.xml 2023-01-05 CEEPUR Peñuelas 2016 Peñuelas mayoral election Walter Torres (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 5950 –1.36 Rafael Martínez New Progressive Party 4541 +0.24 Jimmy Borrero Costas Puerto Rican Independence Party 501 +2.08 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Walter Torres Maldonado won his sixth term.Peñuelas 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Penuelas.xml 2023-02-23 CEEPUR Ponce 2016 Ponce mayoral election María Meléndez Altieri (incumbent) New Progressive Party 30902 –5.11 Víctor Vassallo Anadón Popular Democratic Party 25798 –0.99 Ramón Rodríguez Ramos Working People's Party 3349 New José Escabí Pérez Puerto Rican Independence Party 1964 +1.56 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor María Meléndez Altieri won the PNP primaryPonce 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_PONCE.xml 2023-01-06 CEEPUR and her third term.Ponce 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Ponce.xml 2023-01-06 CEEPUR The Ponceños' Autonomous Movement, a local autonomous party that had candidates for 2008 and 2012, allied itself with the Working People's Party to nominate the candidate instead.MAP entra en alianza con el PPT https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/telenoticias/map-entra-en-alianza-con-el-ppt/74088/ 2023-01-07 Telemundo Puerto Rico February 22, 2015 es Quebradillas 2016 Quebradillas mayoral election Heriberto Vélez Vélez (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 7181 –6.65 Jeron Muñiz Lasalle New Progressive Party 5485 +7.58 Haydee Jiménez Hernández Puerto Rican Independence Party 236 +0.16 Popular Democratic Party hold Jeron Muñiz Lasalle won the PNP primary.Quebradillas 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_QUEBRADILLAS.xml 2023-01-06 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Heriberto Vélez Vélez won his fourth term.Quebradillas 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Quebradillas.xml 2023-01-06 CEEPUR Rincón 2016 Rincón mayoral election Carlos López Bonilla (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 4344 –3.27 Roberto Feliciano Rosado New Progressive Party 2943 +3.21 Rogelio Bonet Aybar Puerto Rican Independence Party 119 +0.64 Suhaey Rosario Working People's Party 30 New Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Carlos López Bonilla won the PPD primaryRincón 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Escrutinio_74/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_RINCON.xml 2023-01-06 CEEPUR and his fifth term.Rincón 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Rincon.xml 2023-01-06 CEEPUR Río Grande 2016 Río Grande mayoral election Ángel González (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 10673 –8.89 David Acosta Rodríguez New Progressive Party 8164 +8.70 Gaddier García García Puerto Rican Independence Party 477 +1.15 Popular Democratic Party hold Previous PPD mayor Eduard Rivera Correa was arrested by the FBI on July 10, 2014, for participating in a bribery scheme where he would receive money in exchange for contracting certain companies and suppliers.Arrestado alcalde de Río Grande por corrupción https://www.noticel.com/la-calle/20140710/arrestado-alcalde-de-rio-grande-por-corrupcion/ 2023-01-06 www.noticel.com en-US He resigned his post on September 2, 2014,2014-09-02 Renuncia Eduard Rivera Correa a la alcaldía de Río Grande https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/renuncia-eduard-rivera-correa-a-la-alcaldia-de-rio-grande/ 2023-01-06 Primera Hora es and later on September 24, the CEE certified Ángel González Damudt as the new mayor of Río Grande.2014-09-24 CEE certifica a nuevo alcalde de Río Grande https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/cee-certifica-a-nuevo-alcalde-de-rio-grande/ 2023-01-06 Primera Hora es David Acosta Rodríguez won the PNP primary,Río Grande 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_RIO_GRANDE.xml 2023-01-06 CEEPUR but incumbent mayor González Damudt went on to win his first-full term.Río Grande 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Rio_Grande.xml 2023-01-06 CEEPUR Sabana Grande 2016 Sabana Grande mayoral election Miguel Ortiz Vélez (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 6668 +1.14 Alex López Rodríguez New Progressive Party 4979 –1.11 José Ortiz Lugo Puerto Rican Independence Party 317 +0.85 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Miguel Ortiz Vélez won his fifth term.Sabana Grande 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Sabana_Grande.xml 2023-02-23 CEEPUR Salinas 2016 Salinas mayoral election Karilyn Bonilla Colón (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 8086 +11.74 Rafael Picó Seda New Progressive Party 4417 –12.18 Víctor Alvarado Guzmán Puerto Rican Independence Party 347 +1.48 Popular Democratic Party hold Rafael Picó Seda won the PNP primary.Salinas 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_SALINAS.xml 2023-01-07 CEEPUR Nonetheless, Karilyn Bonilla Colón won her second term.Salinas 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Salinas.xml 2023-01-07 CEEPUR San Germán 2020 San Germán mayoral election Virgilio Olivera Olivera New Progressive Party 6427 +8.95 Isidro Negrón Irizarry (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 5173 –13.88 Julia Rita Rodríguez Puerto Rican Independence Party 1019 +4.93 New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party Incumbent mayor Isidro Negrón Irizarry ran for a 6th term, won the PPD primary,San German 2020 PPD primary result https://primarias2020.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2020_PPD_57/Escrutinio_91/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_San_German.xml 2022-04-11 primarias2020.ceepur.org but lost to Virgilio Olivera Olivera, ending 20 years of PPD control of the municipality.San German 2020 election result https://elecciones2020.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_93/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_San_German.xml 2022-04-11 elecciones2020.ceepur.org San Juan 2016 San Juan mayoral election Carmen Cruz Soto (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 78808 +2.16 Leo Díaz Urbina New Progressive Party 65654 –3.33 Adrián González Costa Puerto Rican Independence Party 4227 +1.32 Antonio Carmona Báez Working People's Party 1312 +0.36 Popular Democratic Party hold Leo Díaz Urbina won the PNP primary.San Juan 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_SAN_JUAN.xml 2023-01-07 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Carmen Cruz Soto won her second term.San Juan 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_San_Juan.xml 2023-01-07 CEEPUR San Lorenzo 2016 San Lorenzo mayoral election José Román Abreu (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 10999 +2.56 Omar Galarza Pagán New Progressive Party 7967 –2.66 José Raúl Dávila Jr. Puerto Rican Independence Party 309 +0.70 Popular Democratic Party hold Omar Galarza Pagán won the PNP primary.San Lorenzo 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_SAN_LORENZO.xml 2023-01-08 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor José Román Abreu won his fifth term.San Lorenzo 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_San_Lorenzo.xml 2023-01-08 CEEPUR San Sebastián 2016 San Sebastián mayoral election Javier Jiménez Pérez (incumbent) New Progressive Party 13277 +13.00 Samuel Vega Orta Popular Democratic Party 5755 –12.11 Pedro Méndez Acosta Puerto Rican Independence Party 538 +0.63 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Javier Jiménez Pérez won his fourth term.San Sebastian 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_San_Sebastian.xml 2023-02-23 CEEPUR Santa Isabel 2016 Santa Isabel mayoral election Enrique Questell (incumbent) New Progressive Party 5174 –7.60 Marcos Martínez Popular Democratic Party 4734 +8.39 Héctor Mercado Puerto Rican Independence Party 169 +0.45 New Progressive Party hold Marcos Martínez won the PPD primary.Santa Isabel 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Escrutinio_74/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_SANTA_ISABEL.xml 2023-01-08 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Enrique Questell Alvarado won the PNP primarySanta Isabel 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_SANTA_ISABEL.xml 2023-01-08 CEEPUR and his fourth term.Santa Isabel 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Santa_Isabel.xml 2023-01-08 CEEPUR Toa Alta 2016 Toa Alta mayoral election Clemente Agosto (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 14870 +0.58 Ángel Gary Rodríguez New Progressive Party 13186 +1.72 Ediberto Rodríguez Puerto Rican Independence Party 645 –0.16 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Clemente Agosto Lugardo won his second term.Toa Alta 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Toa_Alta.xml 2023-02-23 CEEPUR Toa Baja 2016 Toa Baja mayoral election Bernardo Márquez García New Progressive Party 25544 +8.73 Carlos Costales González Popular Democratic Party 7986 –8.68 Justo Lozada Sánchez Puerto Rican Independence Party 909 +1.11 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Aníbal Vega Borges lost the PNP primary to Bernardo Márquez García.Toa Baja 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_TOA_BAJA.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Márquez García went on to win the election.Toa Baja 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Toa_Baja.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Trujillo Alto 2016 Trujillo Alto mayoral election José Cruz Cruz (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 18139 –3.79 Emmanuel Huertas New Progressive Party 9025 +1.94 Wanda Alemán Puerto Rican Independence Party 1433 +3.31 Popular Democratic Party hold Emmanuel Huertas won the PNP primary.Trujillo Alto 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_TRUJILLO_ALTO.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor José Cruz Cruz won his third term.Trujillo Alto 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Trujillo_Alto.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Utuado 2016 Utuado mayoral election Ernesto Irizarry Salvá (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 8181 +2.34 Jonathan Tossas New Progressive Party 7247 –0.77 Jean Viruet Serrano Puerto Rican Independence Party 172 +0.31 Popular Democratic Party hold Jonathan Tossas won the PNP primary.Utuado 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_UTUADO.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Ernesto Irizarry Salvá won his second term.Utuado 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Utuado.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Vega Alta 2016 Vega Alta mayoral election Oscar Santiago Martínez Popular Democratic Party 7607 +3.95 Isabelo Molina (incumbent) New Progressive Party 7450 –2.65 Luis Mercado Rosario Puerto Rican Independence Party 342 +0.93 Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party Incumbent mayor Isabelo Molina Hernandez ran for a fourth consecutive term (and sixth non-consecutive term), won the PNP primary,Vega Alta 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_VEGA_ALTA.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR but lost to PPD primary winnerVega Alta 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Escrutinio_74/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_VEGA_ALTA.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Oscar Santiago Martínez, ending 12 years of PNP control of the municipality.Vega Alta 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Vega_Alta.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Vega Baja 2016 Vega Baja mayoral election Marcos Cruz Molina (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 16790 +6.30 José Galán Rojas New Progressive Party 7565 –5.94 Yalivette Valentín Vega Puerto Rican Independence Party 460 +0.38 Popular Democratic Party hold José Galán Rojas won the PNP primary.Vega Baja 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_VEGA_BAJA.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Marcos Cruz Molina won his second term.Vega Baja 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Vega_Baja.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Vieques 2016 Vieques mayoral election Víctor Emeric (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 2215 +4.33 Evelyn Delerme Camacho New Progressive Party 1505 –4.94 Teodoro Escobar Ayala Independent 181 New Indalecio Tirado Rosa Puerto Rican Independence Party 46 +0.40 Popular Democratic Party hold Evelyn Delerme Camacho won the PNP primary.Vieques 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_VIEQUES.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Víctor Emeric Catarineau won his second term.Vieques 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Vieques.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Villalba 2016 Villalba mayoral election Luis Hernández Ortiz (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 7702 +0.50 Melvin Vázquez Roche New Progressive Party 7367 –0.37 Neisha Vázquez Muñoz Puerto Rican Independence Party 168 +0.33 Popular Democratic Party hold Previous PPD mayor Waldemar Rivera Torres renounced to his post on January 13, 2013, before taking his oath for hid third term. Luis Hernández Ortiz was sworn in the very next day.2013-01-13 Presenta su renuncia alcalde de Villalba https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/presenta-su-renuncia-alcalde-de-villalba/ 2023-01-10 Primera Hora es While Melvin Vázquez Roche won the PNP primary,Villalba 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_VILLALBA.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR incumbent mayor Hernández Ortiz won his first full term in office.Villalba 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Villalba.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Yabucoa 2016 Yabucoa mayoral election Rafael Surillo Ruiz (incumbent) Popular Democratic Party 10416 +2.63 Javier Colón González New Progressive Party 7651 –2.36 Ángel Colón Puerto Rican Independence Party 210 +0.20 Popular Democratic Party hold Incumbent mayor Rafael Surillo Ruiz won the PPD primaryYabucoa 2016 PPD primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PPD_49/Escrutinio_74/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_YABUCOA.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR and his second term.Yabucoa 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Yabucoa.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR Yauco 2016 Yauco mayoral election Ángel Torres Ortiz New Progressive Party 11355 –0.25 Pedro Torres Rivera Popular Democratic Party 6481 –1.21 Luis Santiago Puerto Rican Independence Party 847 +2.42 New Progressive Party hold Incumbent mayor Abel Nazario Quiñones decided not to run for a fifth term, choosing instead to run at-large for the Senate of Puerto Rico.2015-11-02 Abel Nazario oficializa su candidatura https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/notas/abel-nazario-oficializa-su-candidatura/ 2023-01-10 El Nuevo Día es Ángel Torres Ortiz won the PNP primaryYauco 2016 PNP primary result https://primarias2016.ceepur.org/PRIMARIAS_LOCALES_2016_PNP_50/Escrutinio_75/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_YAUCO.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR and the election.Yauco 2016 election result https://elecciones2016.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_77/index.html#es/default/ALCALDES_Yauco.xml 2023-01-10 CEEPUR References Category:2016 in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Category:November 2016 in the United States Category:2016 elections in Puerto Rico Category:2016 United States mayoral elections Category:Local elections in Puerto Rico