| Election Name: | New Progressive Party primaries, 2016 |
| Country: | Puerto Rico |
| Type: | primary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2020 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Election Date: | June 5, 2016 |
| Nominee1: | Ricardo Rosselló |
| Party1: | New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico |
| Alliance1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 236,524 |
| Percentage1: | 51.09% |
| Nominee2: | Pedro Pierluisi |
| Party2: | New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico |
| Alliance2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 226,449 |
| Percentage2: | 48.91% |
| Previous PNP Governor candidate | |
| Before Election: | Luis Fortuño |
| Posttitle: | PNP Governor candidate-elect |
| After Election: | Ricardo Rosselló |
The 2016 New Progressive Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2016 general elections. They were held on June 5, 2016, and also coincided with the Democratic Party primaries in the island.
The primaries were held on June 5, 2016. In it, newcomer Ricky Rosselló narrowly defeated incumbent Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi to win the spot for Governor at the 2016 elections.[1] Also, Jenniffer González comfortably defeated Carlos Pesquera with 71% of the votes to win the spot for Resident Commissioner.[2]
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rosselló | 236,524 | 51.09% | ||
| Pedro Pierluisi | 226,449 | 48.91% | ||
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenniffer González | 323,893 | 70.54% | ||
| Carlos Pesquera | 135,246 | 29.46% | ||
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Rivera Schatz | 361,362 | 16.67% | ||
| Larry Seilhamer | 271,780 | 12.54 | ||
| Zoé Laboy | 251,732 | 11.61 | ||
| Abel Nazario | 216,472 | 9.99 | ||
| Margarita Nolasco | 213,886 | 9.87 | ||
| Itzamar Peña | 203,609 | 9.39 | ||
| José Chemo Soto | 123,126 | 5.68 | ||
| Johanne Vélez García | 108,855 | 5.02 | ||
| Alba Iris Calderón | 72,397 | 3.34 | ||
| Eric "Javo" Ramírez | 64,301 | 2.97 | ||
| Javier García Cabán | 58,211 | 2.69 | ||
| Ramón Díaz | 53,810 | 2.48 | ||
| Iván Díaz Carrasquillo | 46,729 | 2.16 | ||
| Frankie Amador | 46,634 | 2.15 | ||
| Mario Ramos Méndez | 39,059 | 1.80 | ||
| María Salgado Sánchez | 35,661 | 1.65 | ||
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| María Milagros Charbonier | 267,662 | 13.53% | ||
| Lourdes Ramos | 266,421 | 13.47% | ||
| José Kikito Meléndez | 261,172 | 13.20% | ||
| José "Pichy" Torres Zamora | 256,470 | 12.97% | ||
| José Aponte | 210,191 | 10.63% | ||
| Néstor Alonso | 179,629 | 9.08% | ||
| Hiram Torres Montalvo | 144,551 | 7.31% | ||
| Jorge Emmanuel Báez | 101,584 | 5.14% | ||
| Roberto Rivera | 98,472 | 4.98% | ||
| Jesús Vélez | 79,675 | 4.03% | ||
| Joe Colón | 62,205 | 3.15% | ||
| José Olmos Muñíz | 49,868 | 2.52% | ||