| Election Name: | New Progressive Party primaries, 2003 |
| Country: | Puerto Rico |
| Type: | primary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1999 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2008 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Election Date: | November 9, 2003 |
| Image1: | Dr Pedro Rosello.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Pedro Rosselló |
| Party1: | New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico |
| Popular Vote1: | 449,315 |
| Percentage1: | 75.82% |
| Nominee2: | Carlos Pesquera |
| Party2: | New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico |
| Popular Vote2: | 139,898 |
| Percentage2: | 23.61% |
| Map Size: | 330px |
| PNP Governor candidate | |
| Before Election: | Carlos Pesquera |
| Posttitle: | PNP Governor candidate-elect |
| After Election: | Pedro Rosselló |
The 2003 New Progressive Party primaries were the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico, namely the position of governor, for the 2004 general elections. Former Governor Pedro Rosselló was selected as the nominee at the primary elections held on November 9, 2003. He would go on to narrowly lose the 2004 general election against Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
The New Progressive Party held primaries on all 8 of the senatorial districts.
The New Progressive Party held primaries on 33 of the 40 representative districts.
The primaries were held on November 9, 2003. In it, Pedro Rosselló comfortably defeated Carlos Pesquera to win the spot for Governor at the 2004 elections.[1] Also, Luis Fortuño defeated Carlos Romero Barceló, Charlie Rodríguez and Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer to win the spot for Resident Commissioner.[2]
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Rosselló | 449,315 | 75.82% | ||
| Carlos Pesquera | 139,898 | 23.61% | ||
| Others | 3,378 | 0.57% | ||
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Fortuño | 363,217 | 61.36% | ||
| Carlos Romero Barceló | 151,898 | 25.66% | ||
| Charlie Rodríguez | 37,828 | 6.39% | ||
| Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer | 25,075 | 4.24% | ||
| Others | 64 | 0.01% | ||
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norma Burgos | 414,819 | 14.54% | ||
| Jorge de Castro Font | 384,113 | 13.47% | ||
| Kenneth McClintock | 353,344 | 12.39% | ||
| Orlando Parga | 251,920 | 8.83% | ||
| Lucy Arce | 227,455 | 7.97% | ||
| José Garriga Picó | 174,361 | 6.11 | ||
| Tomás Fantauzzi | 159,157 | 5.58% | ||
| José Enrique Meléndez | 141,018 | 4.94% | ||
| Epifanio | 129,058 | 4.52% | ||
| Viruet | 108,100 | 3.79% | ||
| Jesús Soto Amadeo | 107,173 | 3.76% | ||
| Genaro Sánchez | 94,305 | 3.31% | ||
| Luis Felipe Navas | 85,272 | 2.99% | ||
| Peter Muller | 80,167 | 2.81% | ||
| Jaime Irizarry | 65,734 | 2.32% | ||
| Armando Izquierdo | 52,355 | 1.84% | ||
| Others | 23,910 | 0.85% | ||
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenniffer González | 351,424 | 12.66% | ||
| José Aponte | 318,419 | 11.47% | ||
| Iris Miriam Ruíz | 305,146 | 10.99% | ||
| Lourdes Ramos | 240,761 | 8.67% | ||
| José Chico | 219,136 | 7.89% | ||
| Rolando Crespo | 209,862 | 7.56 | ||
| Edwin Mundo | 193,226 | 6.96% | ||
| Rafi Escudero | 183,164 | 6.60% | ||
| Omar Negrón | 167,296 | 6.03% | ||
| Luis David Valentín | 147,772 | 5.32% | ||
| Luis Maldonado | 121,228 | 4.37% | ||
| Augusto Sánchez | 105,525 | 3.80% | ||
| Harold Jim Rivera | 66,270 | 2.39% | ||
| Edgar Berríos | 54,128 | 1.95% | ||
| Others | 30,793 | 1.09% | ||