2003 Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries explained

Election Name:Popular Democratic Party primaries, 2003
Country:Puerto Rico
Type:primary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Popular Democratic Party primaries, 1999
Previous Year:1999
Next Election:Popular Democratic Party primaries, 2008
Next Year:2008
Election Date:November 9, 2003
Map Size:330px

The 2003 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 2004 general elections. They were held on November 9, 2003. Incumbent Resident Commissioner Aníbal Acevedo Vilá faced no opposition for his candidacy, making him the official candidate for the elections.

Candidates

Senate

At-large

District

The Popular Democratic Party held primaries on only 6 of the 8 senatorial districts.

San Juan
Arecibo
Mayagüez-Aguadilla
Ponce
Guayama
Carolina

House of Representatives

At-large

District

The Popular Democratic Party held primaries on 22 of the 40 representative districts.

District 1
District 3
District 7
District 9
District 10
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 22
District 24
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 33
District 34
District 38

Mayors

The Popular Democratic Party held primaries on 19 of 78 municipalities.

Aguada

Aguadilla

Aibonito

Arecibo

Arroyo

Cabo Rojo

Canóvanas

Cataño

Hatillo

Hormigueros

Humacao

Lajas

Loíza

Morovis

Salinas

San Juan

Santa Isabel

Toa Alta

Vega Alta

Results

Senate

At-large

CandidatePopular votePercentage
Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral226,30016.65%
Sila Mari González Calderón219,74816.17
Antonio Fas Alzamora198,23714.58
Velda González de Modestti160,88311.84
Eudaldo Báez Galib154,60011.37
Severo Colberg Toro135,5799.97
Armandito Torres107,4387.90
Sergio Peña Clos96,8607.13
Alfredo Freddy López53,2463.92
Others6,4160.47

House of Representatives

At-large

CandidatePopular votePercentage
Ferdinand Pérez221,21617.05%
Jorge Colberg Toro202,01315.57
Héctor Ferrer197,04815.18
Carlos Vizcarrondo Irizarry195,50515.06
Julia Torres186,45914.37
José Eligio Vélez153,31711.81
Luis Vega Ramos133,52010.29
Others8,7470.67

See also