2012 Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries explained

Election Name:Popular Democratic Party primaries, 2012
Country:Puerto Rico
Type:primary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Popular Democratic Party primaries, 2008
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2016 Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries
Next Year:2016
Election Date:March 18, 2012
PPD Governor candidate
Before Election:Alejandro García Padilla
Posttitle:PPD Governor candidate-elect
After Election:Alejandro García Padilla

The 2012 Popular Democratic Party primaries were the primary elections by which voters of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2012 general elections. They were held on March 18, 2012 and coincided with the Republican Party primaries in the island.

Background

At the time of the primaries, the Popular Democratic Party had already chosen current Senator Alejandro García Padilla, as their gubernatorial candidate. He would be joined in the ballot by Rafael Cox Alomar as candidate for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.

In the Senate, there were 5 sitting senators looking to retain their election spots. In the House, there were around 5 sitting representatives as well. Also, some returning candidates from previous years, like Roberto Vigoreaux, and other former officeholders, like Miguel Pereira and Aníbal José Torres, were entering the political race. Some relatives of known politicians also made the jump to politics. Eduardo Ferrer, brother of Héctor Ferrer, was aspiring for a Senate spot, while Javier Aponte Dalmau, brother of current mayor of Carolina, José Aponte Dalmau, both sons of former mayor José Aponte de la Torre, was running for a spot as representative for District 38.

Francisco Zayas Seijo, who was mayor of Ponce, was also attempting a return to politics after his defeat in 2008. He was running for the mayoral candidacy again, this time against Ramón Torres. The only sitting mayor from the PPD that was challenged in a primary was Edgardo Arlequín, from Guayanilla.

Also, the amount of primaries per municipality and districts were few, when compared to previous years. As a result, the primaries were expected to be of low participation among the party members.

Candidates

Mayors

The Popular Democratic Party held primaries in 20 of 78 municipalities.

Aibonito

Arecibo

Arroyo

Camuy

Cidra

Culebra

Fajardo

Guayama

Guayanilla

Luquillo

Moca

Morovis

Naguabo

Patillas

Ponce

San Sebastián

Santa Isabel

Toa Alta

Utuado

Vieques

Results

Senate

At-large

CandidatePopular votePercentage
Eduardo Bhatia243,60817.12%
Aníbal José Torres228,91116.08
Rossana López León225,14515.82
Angel Rosa220,65215.50
Cirilo Tirado211,72614.88
Antonio Fas Alzamora155,71510.94
Luis Ricardo Santini133,9949.41
Others3,4820.24

District

San Juan
CandidatePopular votePercentage
José Nadal Power17,46334.13%
Ramón Luis Nieves9,87219.30
Claribel Martínez6,58112.86
Angel Noel Rivera6,48512.68
Bethzaida Falcón4,3688.54
José M. Delgado3,3756.60
Raúl Valcárcel2,4634.81
Others5521.08
Arecibo
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Wanda Arroyo16,93126.61%
Rubén Soto11,59518.22
Iván Serrano10,90017.13
Frankie Hernández9,86415.50
Rafael Rodríguez9,56215.03
Francisca Rivera3,7075.83
Others1,0641.67
Mayagüez-Aguadilla
CandidatePopular votePercentage
María Teresa González29,53940.99%
Gilberto Rodríguez16,44622.82
Sergio Ortíz Quiñones15,52421.54
Heriberto Acevedo9,89013.72
Others6650.92
Ponce
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Martín Vargas19,64024.69%
Ramoncito Ruiz19,15424.08
Jackeline Rosado16,33120.53
Rafael Santiago9,97112.53
José G. Izquierdo7,4269.33
Radamés Pérez5,5276.95
Others1,5071.89
Guayama
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Miguel Pereira23,89233.28%
Angel M. Rodríguez16,15422.50
Luis Guillermo Febus14,48620.18
Zulma González12,74117.75
Carlos Colón3,6535.09
Others8621.20
Humacao
CandidatePopular votePercentage
José Luis Dalmau26,40645.75%
Jorge Suárez Cáceres21,30336.91
Norberto Andújar Iglesias9,75716.90
Others2550.44
Carolina
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Pedro A. Rodríguez18,44635.90%
Luis Daniel Rivera14,74528.69
Samuel Cepeda13,24825.78
Gabriel Pérez4,3708.50
Others5791.13

House of Representatives

At-large

CandidatePopular votePercentage
Carmen Yulín Cruz219,21215.13%
Luis Vega Ramos219,04015.12
Jaime Perelló214,79614.82
Brenda López169,68611.71
Charlie Hernández167,20311.54
Jorge Colberg Toro160,18711.05
Eduardo Ferrer146,65710.12
Roberto Vigoreaux82,0275.66
Yaramary Torres64,3774.44
Others5,9250.41

District

District 1
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Ronald Ramos2,11549.43%
Carlos Vélez2,01747.14
Others1473.44
District 3
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Sonia Pacheco2,55148.79%
Rafael Hernández2,07039.59
Cristofer Malespin54610.44
Others611.17
District 4
CandidatePopular votePercentage
José Luis Báez5,28589.09%
José "Pocho" Marrero5018.45
Others1462.46
District 9
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Wraygabriel de Jesús2,46142.43%
Roberto Ocaña2,05635.45
Javier de Jesús1,15719.95
Others1262.17
District 10
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Juan Costales1,95758.49%
Noel Herrera1,34340.14
Others461.37
District 12
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Edgardo Feliciano3,42945.19%
Luis "Wiso" Rivas2,61334.44
Miguel Angel Torres1,36217.95
Others1842.42
District 13
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Hiram Aguila3,07352.69%
Ferdinand Rolón1,74929.99
Félix Pagán Vega83414.30
Others1763.02
District 14
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Esther Vélez4,87964.64%
Benjamín Pérez2,47532.79
Others1942.57
District 15
CandidatePopular votePercentage
César Hernández4,06853.45%
José "Tato" Ruíz3,48545.79
Others580.76
District 16
CandidatePopular votePercentage
José Rodríguez4,70543.42%
José Enrique Méndez4,10537.88
Eladio Cardona1,85217.09
Others1741.61
District 18
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Francisco Nieves2,92736.91%
José "Pote" Vargas2,79635.25
María Vargas2,07726.19
Others1311.65
District 19
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Efraín de Jesús2,98542.81%
Teodoro Solá1,53722.04
Alex Vargas1,31018.79
Luis Negrón5177.41
Gil Mercado3484.99
Others2763.96
District 20
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Carlos Bianchi3,79848.91%
Ramón Torres3,09239.82
Osvaldo Ortíz7069.09
Others1692.18
District 22
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Gabriel Rodríguez4,17540.38%
Gregorio Rivera3,46933.55
Jorge Rivera2,40123.22
Others2952.85
District 23
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Nelson Torres Yordán4,04040.64%
Edward Pacheco2,38023.94
José "Cheito" Rivera1,92519.36
Bienvenido Ramos1,26712.74
Others3303.32
District 24
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Adrian Graham4,44852.48%
Evangelina Rivera3,82045.07
Others2072.44
District 27
CandidatePopular votePercentage
José "Pito" Torres6,54766.60%
Guillermo Avilés3,12331.77
Others1601.63
District 29
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Carlos Vargas2,90442.12%
Alfredo Lamboy2,09830.43
Joel Alicea1,67424.28
Others2193.18
District 30
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Luis R. Ortíz4,40949.74%
Edgar González3,15335.57
Angel Sanabria1,05011.85
Others2522.84
District 31
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Jesús Santa3,25454.15%
Rubén Ríos2,36439.34
Miguel Suárez2924.86
Others991.65
District 32
CandidatePopular votePercentage
"Conny" Varela4,08161.85%
Miguel Otero1,69925.75
Alexander Torres6289.52
Others1902.88
District 35
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Narden Jaime Espinosa4,91761.36%
Elvin Monge2,97937.17
Others1181.47
District 36
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Glenn Rivera4,23861.71%
Norma Guzmán2,38234.68
Others2483.61
District 38
CandidatePopular votePercentage
Javier Aponte2,31433.44%
Daniel Resto1,35219.54
Benjamín Cortés94913.71
Hiram Rivera81111.72
Luis David Rodríguez69310.01
Víctor Rodríguez4656.72
Richard Timm Ríos1001.45
Others2363.41

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