Puerto Rican general election, 2008 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Puerto Rico general election of 2008, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 was the most recent election to select the Governor of Puerto Rico

Governor of Puerto Rico

The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...

.

The election was won by Luis G. Fortuño; he was inaugurated on January 2, 2009.

Significance

The 2008 Puerto Rican election was historic because:

it was the first time in more than 20 years that a new party (PPR
Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party
The Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party is a Puerto Rican political party which tenets are citizen participation, sustainable development, effective administration, and quality of life...

) joined the three traditional parties in the election.
it was the first time in Puerto Rican political history that one of the candidates (Anibal Acevedo Vilá) faced federal criminal charges.
supporters of former Governor Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001...

organized to promote a write-in campaign on his behalf after he lost the party primary against Luis Fortuño.

Candidates for Governor

The incumbent Governor

Governor

A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...

, Anibal Acevedo Vilá

Aníbal Acevedo Vilá

Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States, from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law,...

, Popular Democratic Party

Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico

The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....

faced the following candidates for the Governorship:

Luis Fortuño
Luis Fortuño
Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is the governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America. Fortuño is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico , a member of the Republican National Committee, and will be president of the Council of State...

, Washington Resident Commissioner
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years...

, New Progressive Party
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
Edwin Irizarry Mora
Edwin Irizarry Mora
Edwin Irizarry Mora is an economist, professor and pro-independence leader in Puerto Rico.He was the Puerto Rican Independence Party candidate for governor of the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the 2008 election. In 2004, he ran for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in Washington, D.C....

Puerto Rican Independence Party
Puerto Rican Independence Party
The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....
Rogelio Figueroa
Rogelio Figueroa
Rogelio Figueroa was the 2008 gubernatorial candidate for the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico party, a registered political party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico....

, Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party
Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party
The Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party is a Puerto Rican political party which tenets are citizen participation, sustainable development, effective administration, and quality of life...

Candidates for Resident Commissioner

The United States House of Representatives elections in Puerto Rico, 2008 was won by Pedro Pierluisi

Pedro Pierluisi

Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico and the United States Democratic Party...

, New Progressive Party

New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico

The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...

. He ran against:

Jessica Martínez Birriel, Puerto Rican Independence Party
Puerto Rican Independence Party
The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....
Alfredo Salazar
Alfredo Salazar
Alfredo Salazar is an economist and politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party . He is currently running for the office of Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States Congress in the upcoming 2008 elections...

, Popular Democratic Party
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
Carlos Alberto Velazquez Lopez, Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party
Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party
The Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party is a Puerto Rican political party which tenets are citizen participation, sustainable development, effective administration, and quality of life...

Governor: Election Results

	Political party	Popular vote	Percentage
Luis Fortuño Luis Fortuño Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is the governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America. Fortuño is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico , a member of the Republican National Committee, and will be president of the Council of State...	PNP New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...	1,025,965	52.77%
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States, from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law,...	PPD Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....	801,071	41.29%
Rogelio Figueroa Rogelio Figueroa Rogelio Figueroa was the 2008 gubernatorial candidate for the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico party, a registered political party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico....	PPR Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party The Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party is a Puerto Rican political party which tenets are citizen participation, sustainable development, effective administration, and quality of life...	53,693	2.76%
Edwin Irizarry Mora Edwin Irizarry Mora Edwin Irizarry Mora is an economist, professor and pro-independence leader in Puerto Rico.He was the Puerto Rican Independence Party candidate for governor of the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the 2008 election. In 2004, he ran for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in Washington, D.C....	PIP Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....	39,590	2.04%
Pedro Rossello Pedro Rosselló Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001...	Write-In	13,215	0.64%
Others		8,170	0.49%

Resident Commissioner: Election Results

	Political party	Popular vote	Percentage
Pedro Pierluisi Pedro Pierluisi Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico and the United States Democratic Party...	PNP New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...	1,010,304	52.68%
Alfredo Salazar Alfredo Salazar Alfredo Salazar is an economist and politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party . He is currently running for the office of Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States Congress in the upcoming 2008 elections...	PPD Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....	810,111	42.30%
Carlos Alberto Velazquez	PPR Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party The Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party is a Puerto Rican political party which tenets are citizen participation, sustainable development, effective administration, and quality of life...	44,126	2.39%
Jessica Martinez Biel	PIP Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....	37,865	1.95%
Others		11,889	0.67%

New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico

The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...

|1,010,304
|52.7%
|-
|align=left|Alfredo Salazar

Alfredo Salazar

Alfredo Salazar is an economist and politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party . He is currently running for the office of Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States Congress in the upcoming 2008 elections...

|bgcolor=red|
|align=left|PDP

Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico

|810,111
|42.3%
|-
|align=left|Carlos Alberto Velázquez
|bgcolor=orange|
|align=left|PPR

Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party

The Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party is a Puerto Rican political party which tenets are citizen participation, sustainable development, effective administration, and quality of life...

|46,126
|2.4%
|-
|align=left|Jessica Martínez Birriel
|bgcolor=green|
|align=left|PIP
|37,865
|2.0%
|}

State Senate: Election Results

Category	PPD	PNP	PIP	PPR	Sub-total
By district	0	16	0	0	16
By accumulation	5	6	0	0	11
Total	5	22	0	0	27
Percentage	18.51%	81.48%	0%	0%	100.0%

State House of Representatives: Election Results

Category	PPD	PNP	PIP	PPR	Sub-total
By district	9	31	0	0	40
By accumulation	5	6	0	0	11
Total	14	37	0	0	51
Percentage	27.45%	72.55%	0%	0%

Mayoral: Election Results

PPD	PNP	PPR	PIP	Total
30	48	0	0	78

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