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2000 Puerto Rican general election

2000 Puerto Rican general election
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Gubernatorial election
 
Nominee Sila María Calderón Carlos Pesquera Rubén Berríos
Party Popular Democratic New Progressive Independence
Popular vote 978,860 919,194 104,705
Percentage 48.86% 45.88% 5.23%
Results by municipality
Calderón:      40-50%      50-60%
Pesquera:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

Pedro Rosselló
New Progressive

Elected Governor

Sila María Calderón
Popular Democratic

Resident Commissioner election
 
Nominee Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Carlos Romero Barcelo
Party Popular Democratic New Progressive
Alliance Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 983,488 905,960
Percentage 49.55% 45.63%
Results by municipality
Acevedo Vilá:      40-50%      50-60%
Barceló:      40–50%      50–60%
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 7, 2000.[1] Sila María Calderón of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was elected Governor, becoming the first woman to be elected for that office, whilst the PPD also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was between 80% and 82%.[2]

Results

Governor

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sila María CalderónPopular Democratic Party978,86048.86
Carlos PesqueraNew Progressive Party919,19445.88
Rubén Berríos MartínezPuerto Rican Independence Party104,7055.23
Other candidates7090.04
Total2,003,468100.00
Valid votes2,003,46899.57
Invalid/blank votes8,6670.43
Total votes2,012,135100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,447,03282.23
Source: Nohlen

Resident Commissioner

CandidatePartyVotes%
Aníbal Acevedo ViláPopular Democratic Party983,48849.55
Carlos Romero BarceloNew Progressive Party905,69045.63
Manuel Rodríguez OrellanaPuerto Rican Independence Party95,0674.79
Other candidates5710.03
Total1,984,816100.00
Valid votes1,984,81699.57
Invalid/blank votes8,6670.43
Total votes1,993,483100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,447,03281.47
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

PartyAt-largeDistrictTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Popular Democratic Party857,61444.345934,61147.90253014
New Progressive Party851,50644.025902,70846.261520–17
Puerto Rican Independence Party224,76511.621112,5925.77010
Other parties2740.0101,4140.07000
Total1,934,159100.00111,951,325100.0040510
Valid votes1,934,15999.031,951,32599.04
Invalid/blank votes18,9620.9718,9620.96
Total votes1,953,121100.001,970,287100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,447,03279.822,447,03280.52
Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive, Puerto Rico Election Archive

Senate

PartyAt-largeDistrictTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Popular Democratic Party855,01344.3151,850,09148.051419+11
New Progressive Party856,88644.4161,778,19746.1828–11
Puerto Rican Independence Party217,39011.271221,4115.75010
Other parties1420.0106760.0200–
Total1,929,431100.00123,850,375100.0016280
Valid votes1,929,43199.03
Invalid/blank votes18,9620.97
Total votes1,948,393100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,447,03279.62
Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p553
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