No governor has won re-election since Pedro Rosselló in 1996.
New Progressive primary
On March 20, 2022, during the New Progressive Party's general assembly, governor Pedro Pierluisi announced that he would run for a second term.[1] In an interview on August 28, he reaffirmed the press that he would be in fact running again, stating that "Puerto Rico is moving forward and there is no one who can stop us" and that they were "going to beat the PDP".[2] Resident Commissoner Jenniffer González Colón won the primary against Governor Pierluisi, becoming the first-ever female gubernational nominee for the New Progressive Party.
On June 16, 2022, while criticizing the party president José Dalmau, Morovis mayor Carmen Maldonado González challenged him, and announced that she would be running for governor.[13] Later, on October 17, she officialized her candidacy in an press conference.[14] Afterward, on January 18, 2023, she stated that she would run for president of the party.[15] On May 7, after coming last on the presidency election, she conceded and announced that she would instead be running for re-election.[16]
Territorial senator Juan Zaragoza Gómez announced his candidacy for governor during a press conference on September 13, 2022, saying that "If God gives me health, I'm going there".[17] Zaragoza previously had announced that he would run for governor in the 2020 primary,[18] before withdrawing his candidacy to run as territorial senator at-large.[19]
Candidates
Nominee
Jesús Manuel Ortiz, territorial representative and president of the PPD[20]
The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and Citizens' Victory Movement (MVC) have formed an alliance for the 2024 elections. MVC has agreed to support PIP's nominee, Juan Dalmau Ramírez. However, Puerto Rico law requires all parties to nominate a candidate for governor, so MVC nominated Javier Córdova Iturregui as a placeholder candidate.[25][26]
Ada Norah Henriquez, who ran for resident commissioner in 2020, announced on 23 May 2023, while on the La Trinchera podcast that "we are going to aspire for the executive."[27]
César Vázquez Muñiz, the president of the party and the nominee for governor in 2020, announced on 27 May 2023, while at a protest asking for the resignation of the Secretary of Justice of Puerto RicoDomingo Emanuelli, that he would be running again for governor, stating that "What you see is not asked". He later dropped out to run for territorial senate in the Bayamón district.
Javier Jiménez Pérez, mayor of San Sebastián del Pepino, who switched to Proyecto Dignidad earlier, announced his intention to run. This was further confirmed by a party assembly that certified the party will hold primaries to select the candidate.[28]
Henriquez announced in December 2023 that she would run as an independent, leaving Jiménez as the only candidate seeking the PD nomination.[29]
^ a bKey: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^"None of the above" with 1%
^unclear subgroup
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^"Jenniffer González confirma que buscará la gobernación". Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
^NotiCel; CyberNews. "Pierluisi calienta motores para las elecciones del 2024". www.noticel.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ a b c"Pierluisi: González Colón's running mate lacks pro-statehood creds". The San Juan Daily Star. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ a b c d e f"El representante Ángel Peña respalda las aspiraciones de Jenniffer González a la gobernación". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^Ruiz Kuillan, Gloria (January 14, 2024). "Pedro Pierluisi aceita su maquinaria electoral de cara a las primarias de junio: se reúne en Arecibo con 168 aspirantes del PNP". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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^ a b"Alcaldesa de Morovis acepta derrota en elección especial por presidencia del PPD". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). May 7, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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^ a b"Alcalde de San Sebastián confirma que aspirará a la gobernación por el Proyecto Dignidad". Metro. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
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