The 2020 Popular Democratic Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for 2020. The primaries, originally scheduled for June 2020, were delayed until August 9, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The August 9 elections, however, were marred by a lack of ballots leading a suspension of the election; polling locations that could not open on August 9 were scheduled to be open for voting on August 16. The winner for the party's nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico is Charlie Delgado, mayor of Isabela, over Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan and Eduardo Bhatia, Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate.
Candidates
Governor Carlos Delgado Altieri, mayor of Isabela Eduardo Bhatia, Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan, and former member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Withdrawn Roberto Prats, former member of the Senate of Puerto Rico Juan Zaragoza, former Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico
Resident Commissioner Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico and former Governor of Puerto Rico
Senate In the Senate of Puerto Rico, the PPD holds 3 at-large seats and 1 district seat. The PPD also holds 3 additional seats that are temporarily added under Article Three of the Constitution of Puerto Rico whenever the majority party (in this case the New Progressive Party) wins more than two thirds of the original 27 seats in contention.
House of Representatives The PPD holds 15 seats in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.
Opinion polls Governor Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Carlos Delgado Altieri EduardoBhatia Carmen Yulín Cruz Other/UndecidedRadio IslaRadio IslaJuly 28–August 3, 2020 ≈246 (LV) –39%35%21%5%Becaon Research/Puerto Rico HeraldBecaon Research/Puerto Rico HeraldJuly 20–26, 2020 ≈192 (V) –44%26%16%14%Beacon Research/Puerto Rico HeraldBeacon Research/Puerto Rico HeraldMay 3–7, 2020~181 (LV) –25%35%17%23%Diario Las AméricasDiario Las AméricasMarch 30-April 21, 2020 — (RV) — —49%25%26%Beacon Research/Puerto Rico HeraldBeacon Research/Puerto Rico HeraldMarch, 2020 – (V) –17%52%16%15%Beacon Research/Puerto Rico HeraldBeacon Research/Puerto Rico HeraldFebruary, 2020 – (V) –21%42%12%25%El Nuevo DíaEl Nuevo DíaFebruary 21–25, 2020170 (RV)± 7.5%12%50%24%14%
Results Governor
See also 2020 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries
Notes
References
External links Comisión Estatal de Elecciones