Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2012

Popular Democratic Party primaries, 2012
Puerto Rico
March 18, 2012
PPD Governor candidate before election

Alejandro García Padilla

 PPD Governor candidate-elect

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

Senate

At-large

District

The Popular Democratic Party held primaries on only 7 of the 8 senatorial districts.

San Juan
Arecibo
Mayagüez-Aguadilla
Ponce
Guayama
Humacao
Carolina

House of Representatives

At-large

District

The Popular Democratic Party held primaries on 24 of the 40 representative districts.

District 1
  • Ronald Ramos
  • Carlos Vélez
District 3
District 4
District 9
  • Javier de Jesús
  • Wraygabriel de Jesús
  • Roberto Ocaña
District 10
  • Juan Costales
  • Noel Herrera
District 12
  • Edgardo Feliciano
  • Luis "Wiso" Rivas
  • Miguel Angel Torres
District 13
  • Hiram Aguila
  • Felix Pagán
  • Ferdinand Rolón
District 14
  • Benjamín Pérez
  • Esther Vélez Barreto
District 15
District 16
District 18
  • Francisco Nieves
  • José "Pote" Vargas
  • María Vargas
District 19
District 20
District 22
  • Gregorio "Goyito" Rivera
  • Jorge Rivera
  • Gregorio Rodríguez
District 23
District 24
  • Adrian Graham
  • Evangelina "Vangie" Rivera
District 27
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 35
District 36
  • Norma Guzmán
  • Glenn Rivera
District 38
  • Javier Aponte Dalmau
  • Benjamín Cortés
  • Daniel Resto
  • Hiram Rivera
  • Luis David Rodríguez
  • Víctor Rodríguez
  • Richard Timm Ríos

Mayors

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

Aibonito

  • Leonardo González
  • Lisandro Quiles
  • Dennis Nuñez

Arecibo

  • René González
  • Gilberto Legarreta
  • Jesús "Manía" López
  • Raquel Ortíz Roldán

Arroyo

Camuy

  • Ricardo García
  • Víctor Román Vélez

Cidra

  • Roberto Colón
  • Georgie Maldonado
  • Rudy Santos

Culebra

Fajardo

  • Michael Avilés
  • Reginald Neptune Torres

Guayama

Guayanilla

Luquillo

Moca

  • Héctor "Mol" Ibañez
  • Domingo "Isín" Méndez
  • Samuel Pellot

Morovis

  • Miguel "Mickey" Ríos
  • Roxana "Ivy" Sánchez

Naguabo

  • Wilfredo Astacio
  • Aguedo Rivera Ríos
  • José Obel Rosario

Patillas

Ponce

San Sebastián

  • Reinaldo Ramos
  • Angel Salas Pérez

Santa Isabel

  • Jaime Muñoz
  • Justo Torres

Toa Alta

Utuado

Vieques

Results

Senate

At-large

Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Eduardo Bhatia 243,608 17.12%
Aníbal José Torres 228,911 16.08
Rossana López León 225,145 15.82
Angel Rosa 220,652 15.50
Cirilo Tirado 211,726 14.88
Antonio Fas Alzamora 155,715 10.94
Luis Ricardo Santini 133,994 9.41
Others 3,482 0.24

District

San Juan
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
José Nadal Power 17,463 34.13%
Ramón Luis Nieves 9,872 19.30
Claribel Martínez 6,581 12.86
Angel Noel Rivera 6,485 12.68
Bethzaida Falcón 4,368 8.54
José M. Delgado 3,375 6.60
Raúl Valcárcel 2,463 4.81
Others 552 1.08
Arecibo
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Wanda Arroyo 16,931 26.61%
Rubén Soto 11,595 18.22
Iván Serrano 10,900 17.13
Frankie Hernández 9,864 15.50
Rafael Rodríguez 9,562 15.03
Francisca Rivera 3,707 5.83
Others 1,064 1.67
Mayagüez-Aguadilla
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
María Teresa González 29,539 40.99%
Gilberto Rodríguez 16,446 22.82
Sergio Ortíz Quiñones 15,524 21.54
Heriberto Acevedo 9,890 13.72
Others 665 0.92
Ponce
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Martín Vargas 19,640 24.69%
Ramoncito Ruiz 19,154 24.08
Jackeline Rosado 16,331 20.53
Rafael Santiago 9,971 12.53
José G. Izquierdo 7,426 9.33
Radamés Pérez 5,527 6.95
Others 1,507 1.89
Guayama
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Miguel Pereira 23,892 33.28%
Angel M. Rodríguez 16,154 22.50
Luis Guillermo Febus 14,486 20.18
Zulma González 12,741 17.75
Carlos Colón 3,653 5.09
Others 862 1.20
Humacao
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
José Luis Dalmau 26,406 45.75%
Jorge Suárez Cáceres 21,303 36.91
Norberto Andújar Iglesias 9,757 16.90
Others 255 0.44
Carolina
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Pedro A. Rodríguez 18,446 35.90%
Luis Daniel Rivera 14,745 28.69
Samuel Cepeda 13,248 25.78
Gabriel Pérez 4,370 8.50
Others 579 1.13

House of Representatives

At-large

Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Carmen Yulín Cruz 219,212 15.13%
Luis Vega Ramos 219,040 15.12
Jaime Perelló 214,796 14.82
Brenda López 169,686 11.71
Charlie Hernández 167,203 11.54
Jorge Colberg Toro 160,187 11.05
Eduardo Ferrer 146,657 10.12
Roberto Vigoreaux 82,027 5.66
Yaramary Torres 64,377 4.44
Others 5,925 0.41

District

District 1
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Ronald Ramos 2,115 49.43%
Carlos Vélez 2,017 47.14
Others 147 3.44
District 3
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Sonia Pacheco 2,551 48.79%
Rafael Hernández 2,070 39.59
Cristofer Malespin 546 10.44
Others 61 1.17
District 4
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
José Luis Báez 5,285 89.09%
José "Pocho" Marrero 501 8.45
Others 146 2.46
District 9
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Wraygabriel de Jesús 2,461 42.43%
Roberto Ocaña 2,056 35.45
Javier de Jesús 1,157 19.95
Others 126 2.17
District 10
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Juan Costales 1,957 58.49%
Noel Herrera 1,343 40.14
Others 46 1.37
District 12
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Edgardo Feliciano 3,429 45.19%
Luis "Wiso" Rivas 2,613 34.44
Miguel Angel Torres 1,362 17.95
Others 184 2.42
District 13
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Hiram Aguila 3,073 52.69%
Ferdinand Rolón 1,749 29.99
Félix Pagán Vega 834 14.30
Others 176 3.02
District 14
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Esther Vélez 4,879 64.64%
Benjamín Pérez 2,475 32.79
Others 194 2.57
District 15
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
César Hernández 4,068 53.45%
José "Tato" Ruíz 3,485 45.79
Others 58 0.76
District 16
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
José Rodríguez 4,705 43.42%
José Enrique Méndez 4,105 37.88
Eladio Cardona 1,852 17.09
Others 174 1.61
District 18
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Francisco Nieves 2,927 36.91%
José "Pote" Vargas 2,796 35.25
María Vargas 2,077 26.19
Others 131 1.65
District 19
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Efraín de Jesús 2,985 42.81%
Teodoro Solá 1,537 22.04
Alex Vargas 1,310 18.79
Luis Negrón 517 7.41
Gil Mercado 348 4.99
Others 276 3.96
District 20
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Carlos Bianchi 3,798 48.91%
Ramón Torres 3,092 39.82
Osvaldo Ortíz 706 9.09
Others 169 2.18
District 22
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Gabriel Rodríguez 4,175 40.38%
Gregorio Rivera 3,469 33.55
Jorge Rivera 2,401 23.22
Others 295 2.85
District 23
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Nelson Torres Yordán 4,040 40.64%
Edward Pacheco 2,380 23.94
José "Cheito" Rivera 1,925 19.36
Bienvenido Ramos 1,267 12.74
Others 330 3.32
District 24
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Adrian Graham 4,448 52.48%
Evangelina Rivera 3,820 45.07
Others 207 2.44
District 27
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
José "Pito" Torres 6,547 66.60%
Guillermo Avilés 3,123 31.77
Others 160 1.63
District 29
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Carlos Vargas 2,904 42.12%
Alfredo Lamboy 2,098 30.43
Joel Alicea 1,674 24.28
Others 219 3.18
District 30
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Luis R. Ortíz 4,409 49.74%
Edgar González 3,153 35.57
Angel Sanabria 1,050 11.85
Others 252 2.84
District 31
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Jesús Santa 3,254 54.15%
Rubén Ríos 2,364 39.34
Miguel Suárez 292 4.86
Others 99 1.65
District 32
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
"Conny" Varela 4,081 61.85%
Miguel Otero 1,699 25.75
Alexander Torres 628 9.52
Others 190 2.88
District 35
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Narden Jaime Espinosa 4,917 61.36%
Elvin Monge 2,979 37.17
Others 118 1.47
District 36
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Glenn Rivera 4,238 61.71%
Norma Guzmán 2,382 34.68
Others 248 3.61
District 38
Candidate Popular vote Percentage
Javier Aponte 2,314 33.44%
Daniel Resto 1,352 19.54
Benjamín Cortés 949 13.71
Hiram Rivera 811 11.72
Luis David Rodríguez 693 10.01
Víctor Rodríguez 465 6.72
Richard Timm Ríos 100 1.45
Others 236 3.41

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